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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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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: The two friends shared a sandwich., Snow covered the whole garden., Nell climbed to the top of the slide., "Can I have a turn on the swing?", "My tooth is wobbly!", "I will be the dragon."

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2.Sort each one: Narrator or Character?

Sort: Pip the puppy chased his tail., "Thank you for helping me.", The bus was late again., "Wait for me!", The sun went behind a cloud., "I don't like peas."

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3.Sort each one: Narrator or Character?

Sort: "I am not scared of the dark.", Ella ran down to the beach., "This soup is too hot!", "Shh, the baby is asleep.", Max picked up the shiny stone., The fox crept past the hen house.

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LessonPrint · RL.1.6 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Narrator or Character?

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. "Can I have a turn on the swing?" — Character 2. "I will be the dragon." — Character 3. "My tooth is wobbly!" — Character 4. Nell climbed to the top of the slide. — Narrator 5. Snow covered the whole garden. — Narrator 6. The two friends shared a sandwich. — Narrator
  2. 2.1. "I don't like peas." — Character 2. "Thank you for helping me." — Character 3. "Wait for me!" — Character 4. Pip the puppy chased his tail. — Narrator 5. The bus was late again. — Narrator 6. The sun went behind a cloud. — Narrator
  3. 3.1. "I am not scared of the dark." — Character 2. "Shh, the baby is asleep." — Character 3. "This soup is too hot!" — Character 4. Ella ran down to the beach. — Narrator 5. Max picked up the shiny stone. — Narrator 6. The fox crept past the hen house. — Narrator

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