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Narrator or Character? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on separating what the narrator says from what a character says, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.6. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.

Narrator or Character?

RL.1.6

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

One Glove

Maya found one green glove on the wall by the bus stop. It was small, so it belonged to a child. She could not just leave it. She pinned a note to the wall: FOUND — ONE GREEN GLOVE. ASK AT NUMBER 12. For three days nobody came. On the fourth day a boy knocked. He had the other green glove in his hand.

  1. 1. Who is telling this story?
  2. 2. What does Maya's note tell you about her?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Jar of Shells

Every summer, Ivy filled a jar with shells from the beach. The jar sat on her windowsill all winter. One day her little brother knocked the jar off the sill. It did not break, but the shells rolled everywhere. Ivy felt hot and cross. Then she saw that Ben was crying. "It was an accident," she said. "Help me find them." They crawled under the bed together. They found every shell but one.

  1. 1. What made Ivy change how she acted?
  2. 2. Who is telling this story — Ivy, or somebody outside the story?
  3. 3. How did Ivy feel just after the jar fell?

LessonPrint · RL.1.6 · Set 10 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Narrator or Character?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Somebody outside the story — it says "she" and "he", not "I". 2. She is thoughtful — she wanted the glove to get back to its owner.
  2. 2.1. She saw that Ben was crying. 2. Somebody outside the story, because it says "she" and not "I". 3. Hot and cross.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.