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 8 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
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Sort each one into the right box.
1.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: I never wanted to move to the city, and I still don't., Nobody told the villagers the river would rise so fast., I could not tell whether Grandma was joking., Meanwhile, across town, the twins were packing their bags., Lena wondered whether her grandmother was joking., My hands shook as I opened the letter.
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2.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: The dog had no idea it was about to become famous., We heard the wolves before we saw them., We ran all the way to the harbor, laughing., The teacher looked straight at Owen, and his face went hot., Her hands shook as she opened the letter., My first day at the new school was the longest of my life.
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3.Sort each one: First person or Third person?
Sort: The wolves circled the camp while the travelers slept., Mr. Patel handed his daughter the map., When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm., He never wanted to move to the city., Nobody told me the river would rise so fast., The teacher looked straight at me, and my face went hot.
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LessonPrint · RL.4.6 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — First Person and Third
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. I could not tell whether Grandma was joking. — First person 2. I never wanted to move to the city, and I still don't. — First person 3. Lena wondered whether her grandmother was joking. — 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. 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 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
3.1. He never wanted to move to the city. — Third person 2. Mr. Patel handed his daughter the map. — Third person 3. Nobody told me the river would rise so fast. — First 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. When the lights went out, I grabbed my brother's arm. — First person