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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."I could not believe my luck when the letter came." Who is telling the story?
  • A.A character in the story
  • B.The reader
  • C.A narrator outside the story who knows everything
2.Chapter 1 follows Ali's thoughts and chapter 2 follows Zara's. What does this let the reader learn?
  • A.Nothing, because only one character speaks
  • B.Only what Ali thinks
  • C.How the same events feel to two different characters
3.Which narrator can tell you what every character is thinking?
  • A.A first-person narrator
  • B.A third-person limited narrator
  • C.A third-person omniscient narrator
4.A first-person narrator says, "Everyone loved my idea." Why should a reader be careful?
  • A.First-person narrators always lie
  • B.The narrator knows every character's thoughts
  • C.The narrator may only believe that, because we see events through their view alone
5."We ran to the shore, and I saw that the boat was gone." Which point of view is this?
  • A.Third person limited
  • B.Third person omniscient
  • C.First person
6.A third-person limited narrator follows one character. What can it NOT tell you?
  • A.What the other characters are secretly thinking
  • B.What the main character sees
  • C.What the main character feels
7."Tom smiled, but inside he was furious. Across the room, Kate felt just as angry." What kind of narrator is this?
  • A.First person, because Tom is speaking
  • B.Third person omniscient, because it tells both characters' feelings
  • C.Third person limited, because it follows only Tom
8.Which pronouns does a third-person narrator use for the characters?
  • A.you and your
  • B.he, she and they
  • C.I and me

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Answer key — Kinds of Narrator

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A character in the story
  2. 2.How the same events feel to two different characters
  3. 3.A third-person omniscient narrator
  4. 4.The narrator may only believe that, because we see events through their view alone
  5. 5.First person
  6. 6.What the other characters are secretly thinking
  7. 7.Third person omniscient, because it tells both characters' feelings
  8. 8.he, she and they

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