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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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Circle the right answer.

1."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
2.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
3.Which narrator can tell you what every character is thinking?
  • A.A first-person narrator
  • B.A third-person omniscient narrator
  • C.A third-person limited narrator
4."I could not believe my luck when the letter came." Who is telling the story?
  • A.The reader
  • B.A narrator outside the story who knows everything
  • C.A character in the story
5.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.How the same events feel to two different characters
  • C.Only what Ali thinks
6.A story tells what Rosa thinks and feels, but never what anybody else thinks. What kind of narrator is it?
  • A.Third person omniscient
  • B.Third person limited
  • C.First person
7.Which narrator could reveal a secret that no character in the story knows?
  • A.A narrator who knows everything
  • B.A narrator who is one of the characters
  • C.A narrator who follows only one character
8.How can a limited narrator build suspense?
  • A.It leaves out all the dialogue
  • B.It tells the reader everything at once
  • C.The reader knows only what one character knows, so other people's plans stay hidden

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Answer key — Kinds of Narrator

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Third person omniscient, because it tells both characters' feelings
  2. 2.First person
  3. 3.A third-person omniscient narrator
  4. 4.A character in the story
  5. 5.How the same events feel to two different characters
  6. 6.Third person limited
  7. 7.A narrator who knows everything
  8. 8.The reader knows only what one character knows, so other people's plans stay hidden

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