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 22 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 dog had no idea it was about to become famous., Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast., Our tent leaked, so we slept in the car., We ran all the way to the harbor, laughing., Mr. Patel handed his daughter the map., I pressed my ear to the door and held my breath.
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2.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: The wolves circled the camp while the travelers slept., The teacher looked straight at me, and my face went hot., My hands shook as I opened the letter., The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot., He never wanted to move to the city., Dad handed me the map and said I was in charge.
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3.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm., They pitched the tent just as the rain began., I could not tell whether Grandma was joking., The old fisherman mended his nets in silence., Jamal ran all the way to the harbor., We heard the wolves before we saw them.
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LessonPrint · RL.4.6 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — First Person and Third
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. I pressed my ear to the door and held my breath. — First person 2. Mr. Patel handed his daughter the map. — Third person 3. Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast. — Third person 4. Our tent leaked, so we slept in the car. — First person 5. The dog had no idea it was about to become famous. — Third person 6. We ran all the way to the harbor, laughing. — First person
2.1. 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. My hands shook as I opened the letter. — First person 4. The teacher looked straight at me, and my face went hot. — First person 5. The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot. — Third person 6. The wolves circled the camp while the travelers slept. — Third person
3.1. I could not tell whether Grandma was joking. — First person 2. Jamal ran all the way to the harbor. — Third person 3. The old fisherman mended his nets in silence. — Third person 4. They pitched the tent just as the rain began. — 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