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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

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Read the story, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Wobbly Tooth

Ravi had a wobbly tooth. He pushed it with his tongue all through lunch. It hurt a little, and he did not want to eat. His friend Nell sat down beside him. "Mine came out last week," she said. "It only wobbles for a few days." Ravi felt better. He ate his sandwich on the other side of his mouth. That night the tooth came out on his pillow.

  1. 1. How did Ravi feel at lunch?
  2. 2. Whose thoughts do we hear in this story?
  3. 3. What kind of friend is Nell? How do you know?
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. Who is telling this story — Ivy, or somebody outside the story?
  2. 2. How did Ivy feel just after the jar fell?
  3. 3. What made Ivy change how she acted?

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Answer key — Narrator or Character?

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Uncomfortable — it hurt a little and he did not want to eat. 2. Ravi's — we are told how he felt. 3. Kind and helpful — she told him it only wobbles for a few days.
  2. 2.1. Somebody outside the story, because it says "she" and not "I". 2. Hot and cross. 3. She saw that Ben was crying.

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