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 18 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 pressed my ear to the door and held my breath., Lena wondered whether her grandmother was joking., Nobody told me the river would rise so fast., He never wanted to move to the city., The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot., 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: Her hands shook as she opened the letter., 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., Jamal ran all the way to the harbor., We ran all the way to the harbor, laughing.
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3.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: Mr. Patel handed his daughter the map., Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast., My hands shook as I opened the letter., They pitched the tent just as the rain began., My first day at the new school was the longest of my life., I could not tell whether Grandma was joking.
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LessonPrint · RL.4.6 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — First Person and Third
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Dad handed me the map and said I was in charge. — First person 2. He never wanted to move to the city. — Third person 3. I pressed my ear to the door and held my breath. — First person 4. Lena wondered whether her grandmother was joking. — Third person 5. Nobody told me the river would rise so fast. — First person 6. The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot. — Third person
2.1. Her hands shook as she opened the letter. — Third person 2. I never wanted to move to the city, and I still don't. — First person 3. Jamal ran all the way to the harbor. — Third person 4. Meanwhile, across town, the twins were packing their bags. — Third person 5. We ran all the way to the harbor, laughing. — First person 6. When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm. — First person
3.1. I could not tell whether Grandma was joking. — First person 2. Mr. Patel handed his daughter the map. — Third person 3. My first day at the new school was the longest of my life. — First 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. They pitched the tent just as the rain began. — Third person