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 4 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: Meanwhile, across town, the twins were packing their bags., Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast., Jamal ran all the way to the harbor., Dad handed me the map and said I was in charge., My hands shook as I opened the letter., 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: The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot., Our tent leaked, so we slept in the car., They pitched the tent just as the rain began., Her hands shook as she opened the letter., When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm., We ran all the way to the harbor, laughing.
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3.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: The wolves circled the camp while the travelers slept., We heard the wolves before we saw them., My first day at the new school was the longest of my life., Mr. Patel handed his daughter the map., The dog had no idea it was about to become famous., The teacher looked straight at me, and my face went hot.
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LessonPrint · RL.4.6 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — First Person and Third
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Dad handed me the map and said I was in charge. — First 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. My hands shook as I opened the letter. — First person 6. Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast. — Third person
2.1. Her hands shook as she opened the letter. — Third person 2. Our tent leaked, so we slept in the car. — First person 3. The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot. — Third person 4. They pitched the tent just as the rain began. — 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. Mr. Patel handed his daughter the map. — Third person 2. My first day at the new school was the longest of my life. — First person 3. The dog had no idea it was about to become famous. — Third person 4. The teacher looked straight at me, and my face went hot. — First person 5. The wolves circled the camp while the travelers slept. — Third person 6. We heard the wolves before we saw them. — First person