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