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Narrator or Character? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on telling the narrator's words from the words a character says, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.6. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Narrator or Character?

RL.1.6

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one: Narrator or Character?

Sort: "Thank you for helping me.", The fox crept past the hen house., "Look, a rainbow!", Nell climbed to the top of the slide., "I don't like peas.", The bus was late again.

NarratorCharacter
2.Sort each one: Narrator or Character?

Sort: "Shh, the baby is asleep.", Snow covered the whole garden., Grandma knitted a long red scarf., "I am not scared of the dark.", "My tooth is wobbly!", Rain tapped on the window all night.

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3.Sort each one: Narrator or Character?

Sort: Ella ran down to the beach., "Where did my kite go?", "Wait for me!", The sun went behind a cloud., The two friends shared a sandwich., "I will be the dragon."

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LessonPrint · RL.1.6 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Narrator or Character?

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. "I don't like peas." — Character 2. "Look, a rainbow!" — Character 3. "Thank you for helping me." — Character 4. Nell climbed to the top of the slide. — Narrator 5. The bus was late again. — Narrator 6. The fox crept past the hen house. — Narrator
  2. 2.1. "I am not scared of the dark." — Character 2. "My tooth is wobbly!" — Character 3. "Shh, the baby is asleep." — Character 4. Grandma knitted a long red scarf. — Narrator 5. Rain tapped on the window all night. — Narrator 6. Snow covered the whole garden. — Narrator
  3. 3.1. "I will be the dragon." — Character 2. "Wait for me!" — Character 3. "Where did my kite go?" — Character 4. Ella ran down to the beach. — Narrator 5. The sun went behind a cloud. — Narrator 6. The two friends shared a sandwich. — Narrator

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