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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.What is the main difference between omniscient and limited third person?
  • A.Limited stories are always shorter
  • B.Omniscient uses I; limited uses he
  • C.Omniscient knows every character's thoughts; limited knows only one character's
2.A story tells what Rosa thinks and feels, but never what anybody else thinks. What kind of narrator is it?
  • A.First person
  • B.Third person omniscient
  • C.Third person limited
3.Which narrator could reveal a secret that no character in the story knows?
  • A.A narrator who follows only one character
  • B.A narrator who knows everything
  • C.A narrator who is one of the characters
4.A story uses "I" and "me" for the person telling it. What point of view is this?
  • A.First person
  • B.Third person limited
  • C.Third person omniscient
5.Which pronouns does a third-person narrator use for the characters?
  • A.he, she and they
  • B.you and your
  • C.I and me
6."I could not believe my luck when the letter came." Who is telling the story?
  • A.The reader
  • B.A character in the story
  • C.A narrator outside the story who knows everything
7."Tom smiled, but inside he was furious. Across the room, Kate felt just as angry." What kind of narrator is this?
  • A.Third person limited, because it follows only Tom
  • B.Third person omniscient, because it tells both characters' feelings
  • C.First person, because Tom is speaking
8.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

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Answer key — Kinds of Narrator

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  1. 1.Omniscient knows every character's thoughts; limited knows only one character's
  2. 2.Third person limited
  3. 3.A narrator who knows everything
  4. 4.First person
  5. 5.he, she and they
  6. 6.A character in the story
  7. 7.Third person omniscient, because it tells both characters' feelings
  8. 8.What the other characters are secretly thinking

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