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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.Grandad said the starfish would die in a bucket. What does he think?
  • A.That starfish cannot move
  • B.That the starfish belongs in the pool
  • C.That Tess should have two
2.Nana said "You used the salt twice." Whose words are those?
  • A.Ada's
  • B.Nana's
  • C.The narrator's
3.The mouse said she might help one day. What does she believe?
  • A.That she can escape anyway
  • B.That the lion is weak
  • C.That she could be useful to the lion
4.Words outside the speech marks are usually whose?
  • A.The main character's
  • B.The narrator's
  • C.The reader's
5.When you read dialogue aloud, why use a different voice for each character?
  • A.To make it take longer
  • B.To show they are different people speaking
  • C.Because the author says so
6.Tess said "It's better in the pool anyway." What has changed?
  • A.She now agrees with Grandad
  • B.She has taken it home
  • C.She is still cross
7.How can you tell which character is speaking?
  • A.The speech marks and the words like "said Nana"
  • B.The page number
  • C.The length of the sentence
8.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

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Answer key — Different Characters, Different Views

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.That the starfish belongs in the pool
  2. 2.Nana's
  3. 3.That she could be useful to the lion
  4. 4.The narrator's
  5. 5.To show they are different people speaking
  6. 6.She now agrees with Grandad
  7. 7.The speech marks and the words like "said Nana"
  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.

Teaching this next? Different Characters, Different Views is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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