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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 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. What does the first line tell you about Dee?
  3. 3. Whose thoughts does the story give us?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Boots by the Door

Priya's boots were too small. Her toes pressed against the ends. But they were red, and she loved them. For a week she said nothing. Then she could not run at playtime without it hurting. She told her mum. Her mum did not laugh. They took the red boots to the charity shop and found a bigger pair, green this time. Priya kept the red ones by the door for a month before she let them go.

  1. 1. Whose feelings does this story tell us about?
  2. 2. Why did Priya say nothing for a week?
  3. 3. How did her mum react?

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Answer key — Narrator or Character?

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Disappointed — she sat down and thought only about losing. 2. She is fast and she knows she is fast. 3. Dee's — we are told she had only thought about losing.
  2. 2.1. Priya's — how she loved the boots and did not want to give them up. 2. Because she loved the red boots and did not want to give them up. 3. She did not laugh — she took Priya to find a bigger pair.

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