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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.A third-person limited narrator follows one character. What can it NOT tell you?
  • A.What the main character feels
  • B.What the other characters are secretly thinking
  • C.What the main character sees
2.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 knows everything
  • C.A narrator who follows only one character
3.Why might an author choose a first-person narrator?
  • A.To avoid having a main character
  • B.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  • C.To show what every character thinks
4."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 omniscient
  • C.Third person limited
5.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
6.What is the main difference between omniscient and limited third person?
  • A.Omniscient uses I; limited uses he
  • B.Limited stories are always shorter
  • C.Omniscient knows every character's thoughts; limited knows only one character's
7.A first-person narrator says, "Everyone loved my idea." Why should a reader be careful?
  • A.First-person narrators always lie
  • B.The narrator may only believe that, because we see events through their view alone
  • C.The narrator knows every character's thoughts
8."I could not believe my luck when the letter came." Who is telling the story?
  • A.A narrator outside the story who knows everything
  • B.The reader
  • C.A character in the story

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Answer key — Kinds of Narrator

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  1. 1.What the other characters are secretly thinking
  2. 2.A narrator who knows everything
  3. 3.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  4. 4.First person
  5. 5.A third-person omniscient narrator
  6. 6.Omniscient knows every character's thoughts; limited knows only one character's
  7. 7.The narrator may only believe that, because we see events through their view alone
  8. 8.A character in the story

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