First Person and Third is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on telling first-person narration from third-person narration, aligned to Common Core standard RL.4.6. 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.
Set 14 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
First Person and Third
RL.4.6
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Sort each one into the right box.
1.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: I could not tell whether Grandma was joking., Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast., Jamal ran all the way to the harbor., My hands shook as I opened the letter., The wolves circled the camp while the travelers slept., Dad handed me the map and said I was in charge.
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2.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot., They pitched the tent just as the rain began., I pressed my ear to the door and held my breath., I never wanted to move to the city, and I still don't., Lena wondered whether her grandmother was joking., Nobody told me the river would rise so fast.
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3.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: We heard the wolves before we saw them., When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm., My first day at the new school was the longest of my life., The dog had no idea it was about to become famous., He never wanted to move to the city., Her hands shook as she opened the letter.
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LessonPrint · RL.4.6 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — First Person and Third
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Dad handed me the map and said I was in charge. — First person 2. I could not tell whether Grandma was joking. — First person 3. Jamal ran all the way to the harbor. — Third person 4. My hands shook as I opened the letter. — First person 5. Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast. — Third person 6. The wolves circled the camp while the travelers slept. — Third person
2.1. I never wanted to move to the city, and I still don't. — First person 2. I pressed my ear to the door and held my breath. — First person 3. Lena wondered whether her grandmother was joking. — Third person 4. Nobody told me the river would rise so fast. — First person 5. The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot. — Third person 6. They pitched the tent just as the rain began. — Third person
3.1. He never wanted to move to the city. — Third person 2. Her hands shook as she opened the letter. — Third person 3. My first day at the new school was the longest of my life. — First person 4. The dog had no idea it was about to become famous. — Third person 5. We heard the wolves before we saw them. — First person 6. When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm. — First person