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 20 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 old fisherman mended his nets in silence., The teacher looked straight at me, and my face went hot., The dog had no idea it was about to become famous., Dad handed me the map and said I was in charge., Jamal ran all the way to the harbor., When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm.
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2.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: I could not tell whether Grandma was joking., Her hands shook as she opened the letter., 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.
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3.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: We ran all the way to the harbor, laughing., Nobody told me the river would rise so fast., We heard the wolves before we saw them., Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast., Meanwhile, across town, the twins were packing their bags., The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot.
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LessonPrint · RL.4.6 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — First Person and Third
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Dad handed me the map and said I was in charge. — First person 2. Jamal ran all the way to the harbor. — Third person 3. The dog had no idea it was about to become famous. — Third person 4. The old fisherman mended his nets in silence. — Third person 5. The teacher looked straight at me, and my face went hot. — First person 6. When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm. — First person
2.1. Her hands shook as she opened the letter. — Third person 2. I could not tell whether Grandma was joking. — First person 3. I never wanted to move to the city, and I still don't. — First person 4. I pressed my ear to the door and held my breath. — First person 5. Lena wondered whether her grandmother was joking. — Third person 6. They pitched the tent just as the rain began. — Third person
3.1. Meanwhile, across town, the twins were packing their bags. — Third person 2. Nobody told me the river would rise so fast. — First person 3. Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast. — Third person 4. The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot. — Third person 5. We heard the wolves before we saw them. — First person 6. We ran all the way to the harbor, laughing. — First person