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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 narrator's
  • B.The reader's
  • C.The main character's
2.Nana said "You used the salt twice." Whose words are those?
  • A.Ada's
  • B.Nana's
  • C.The narrator's
3.Why might two characters describe the same day differently?
  • A.Because one of them is lying
  • B.Because stories are always wrong
  • C.Because each one noticed and felt different things
4.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
5.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
6.Tess said "It's better in the pool anyway." What has changed?
  • A.She has taken it home
  • B.She is still cross
  • C.She now agrees with Grandad
7.The lion laughed at the mouse. Whose view is that?
  • A.The lion's
  • B.The mouse's
  • C.The hunter's
8.Two characters argue. Does the story have to agree with one of them?
  • A.Yes, always the first one
  • B.No — a story can show both views
  • C.Yes, always the last one

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Answer key — Different Characters, Different Views

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The narrator's
  2. 2.Nana's
  3. 3.Because each one noticed and felt different things
  4. 4.To show they are different people speaking
  5. 5.The speech marks and the words like "said Nana"
  6. 6.She now agrees with Grandad
  7. 7.The lion's
  8. 8.No — a story can show both views

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.