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 17 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: Dad handed me the map and said I was in charge., We ran all the way to the harbor, laughing., My hands shook as I opened the letter., Lena wondered whether her grandmother was joking., Her hands shook as she opened the letter., Mr. Patel handed his daughter the map.
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2.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: I could not tell whether Grandma was joking., We heard the wolves before we saw them., Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast., The wolves circled the camp while the travelers slept., I pressed my ear to the door and held my breath., He never wanted to move to the city.
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3.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: Jamal ran all the way to the harbor., I never wanted to move to the city, and I still don't., When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm., Meanwhile, across town, the twins were packing their bags., Nobody told me the river would rise so fast., They pitched the tent just as the rain began.
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LessonPrint · RL.4.6 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — First Person and Third
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Dad handed me the map and said I was in charge. — First person 2. Her hands shook as she opened the letter. — Third person 3. Lena wondered whether her grandmother was joking. — Third person 4. Mr. Patel handed his daughter the map. — Third person 5. My hands shook as I opened the letter. — First person 6. We ran all the way to the harbor, laughing. — First person
2.1. He never wanted to move to the city. — Third person 2. I could not tell whether Grandma was joking. — First person 3. I pressed my ear to the door and held my breath. — First person 4. Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast. — Third person 5. The wolves circled the camp while the travelers slept. — Third person 6. We heard the wolves before we saw them. — First person
3.1. I never wanted to move to the city, and I still don't. — First person 2. Jamal ran all the way to the harbor. — Third person 3. Meanwhile, across town, the twins were packing their bags. — Third person 4. Nobody told me the river would rise so fast. — First person 5. They pitched the tent just as the rain began. — Third person 6. When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm. — First person