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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.Two characters argue. Does the story have to agree with one of them?
  • A.Yes, always the last one
  • B.Yes, always the first one
  • C.No — a story can show both views
2.Words outside the speech marks are usually whose?
  • A.The main character's
  • B.The reader's
  • C.The narrator's
3.How can you tell which character is speaking?
  • A.The length of the sentence
  • B.The speech marks and the words like "said Nana"
  • C.The page number
4.The mouse said she might help one day. What does she believe?
  • A.That she could be useful to the lion
  • B.That the lion is weak
  • C.That she can escape anyway
5.Tess said "It's better in the pool anyway." What has changed?
  • A.She is still cross
  • B.She has taken it home
  • C.She now agrees with Grandad
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.Why might two characters describe the same day differently?
  • A.Because each one noticed and felt different things
  • B.Because one of them is lying
  • C.Because stories are always wrong
8.The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
  • A.The mouse's
  • B.The lion's
  • C.The hunter's

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Answer key — Different Characters, Different Views

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

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