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Different Characters, Different Views is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on recognising that characters see events differently, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.6. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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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Different Characters, Different Views

RL.2.6

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1.Words outside the speech marks are usually whose?
  • A.The main character's
  • B.The narrator's
  • C.The reader's
2.When you read dialogue aloud, why use a different voice for each character?
  • A.Because the author says so
  • B.To make it take longer
  • C.To show they are different people speaking
3.Two characters argue. Does the story have to agree with one of them?
  • A.No — a story can show both views
  • B.Yes, always the first one
  • C.Yes, always the last one
4.How can you tell which character is speaking?
  • A.The page number
  • B.The speech marks and the words like "said Nana"
  • C.The length of the sentence
5.Why might two characters describe the same day differently?
  • A.Because stories are always wrong
  • B.Because one of them is lying
  • C.Because each one noticed and felt different things
6.Grandad said the starfish would die in a bucket. What does he think?
  • A.That the starfish belongs in the pool
  • B.That starfish cannot move
  • C.That Tess should have two
7.The mouse said she might help one day. What does she believe?
  • A.That the lion is weak
  • B.That she can escape anyway
  • C.That she could be useful to the lion
8.Nana said "You used the salt twice." Whose words are those?
  • A.Nana's
  • B.The narrator's
  • C.Ada's

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Answer key — Different Characters, Different Views

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The narrator's
  2. 2.To show they are different people speaking
  3. 3.No — a story can show both views
  4. 4.The speech marks and the words like "said Nana"
  5. 5.Because each one noticed and felt different things
  6. 6.That the starfish belongs in the pool
  7. 7.That she could be useful to the lion
  8. 8.Nana's

More practice for RL.2.6

Read dialogue in different voices, because the characters see things differently.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.