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Kinds of Narrator is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on what each point of view lets a narrator know and tell, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.6. It prints 8 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.

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Kinds of Narrator

RL.5.6

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1.Which pronouns does a third-person narrator use for the characters?
  • A.he, she and they
  • B.you and your
  • C.I and me
2.Chapter 1 follows Ali's thoughts and chapter 2 follows Zara's. What does this let the reader learn?
  • A.How the same events feel to two different characters
  • B.Only what Ali thinks
  • C.Nothing, because only one character speaks
3.Why might an author choose a first-person narrator?
  • A.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  • B.To show what every character thinks
  • C.To avoid having a main character
4.Which narrator could reveal a secret that no character in the story knows?
  • A.A narrator who is one of the characters
  • B.A narrator who follows only one character
  • C.A narrator who knows everything
5.A third-person limited narrator follows one character. What can it NOT tell you?
  • A.What the main character sees
  • B.What the other characters are secretly thinking
  • C.What the main character feels
6.What is the main difference between omniscient and limited third person?
  • A.Omniscient uses I; limited uses he
  • B.Omniscient knows every character's thoughts; limited knows only one character's
  • C.Limited stories are always shorter
7."We ran to the shore, and I saw that the boat was gone." Which point of view is this?
  • A.First person
  • B.Third person limited
  • C.Third person omniscient
8.A story uses "I" and "me" for the person telling it. What point of view is this?
  • A.Third person limited
  • B.Third person omniscient
  • C.First person

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Answer key — Kinds of Narrator

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  1. 1.he, she and they
  2. 2.How the same events feel to two different characters
  3. 3.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  4. 4.A narrator who knows everything
  5. 5.What the other characters are secretly thinking
  6. 6.Omniscient knows every character's thoughts; limited knows only one character's
  7. 7.First person
  8. 8.First person

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.