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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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Narrator or Character?

RL.1.6

NameDate

Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Market Day

On Saturdays, Grandpa took Omar to the market. Omar carried the basket. Grandpa carried the money. Omar's job was to pick the apples. He learned to press each one gently with his thumb. A soft spot meant the apple would be brown inside. One week Grandpa let Omar carry the money instead. Omar counted the change twice. He got it right both times.

  1. 1. What does counting the change twice tell you about Omar?
  2. 2. Who is telling this story?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Too Loud

The school band practised in the hall every Thursday. Sam played the drum. He liked it best when he could hit it hard. "Softer," said Mrs Otu. "The flutes cannot be heard." Sam did not want to play softly. But he tried it. This time he could hear the flutes too, winding above the drum like a bird. It sounded better than anything he had played before.

  1. 1. What changed Sam's mind?
  2. 2. How did Sam feel about playing softly at first?
  3. 3. Whose feelings does the story tell us about?

LessonPrint · RL.1.6 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Narrator or Character?

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. He is careful and wants to get it right. 2. Somebody outside the story, talking about Omar and Grandpa as "he".
  2. 2.1. He could hear the flutes, and it sounded better than anything before. 2. He did not want to. 3. Sam's — how he liked to play and how he felt about being asked to change.

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