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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

NameDate

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

The Last Lap

Dee was fast. She won every race at sports day, and she knew it. In the relay, she ran the last lap. Her team was behind. Dee ran so hard that her chest burned, but the other runner crossed the line first. Dee sat on the grass. Her team came and sat with her. "You made up ten metres," said Ali. Dee had not thought about that. She had only thought about losing.

  1. 1. How did Dee feel after the race?
  2. 2. Whose thoughts does the story give us?
  3. 3. What does the first line tell you about Dee?

LessonPrint · RL.1.6 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Narrator or Character?

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. She is thoughtful — she wanted the glove to get back to its owner. 2. Somebody outside the story — it says "she" and "he", not "I".
  2. 2.1. Disappointed — she sat down and thought only about losing. 2. Dee's — we are told she had only thought about losing. 3. She is fast and she knows she is fast.

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