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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 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. Why did Priya say nothing for a week?
  2. 2. How did her mum react?
  3. 3. Whose feelings does this story tell us about?
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. What made Ivy change how she acted?
  3. 3. How did Ivy feel just after the jar fell?

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Answer key — Narrator or Character?

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Because she loved the red boots and did not want to give them up. 2. She did not laugh — she took Priya to find a bigger pair. 3. Priya's — how she loved the boots and did not want to give them up.
  2. 2.1. Somebody outside the story, because it says "she" and not "I". 2. She saw that Ben was crying. 3. Hot and cross.

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