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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."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
2.Which narrator can tell you what every character is thinking?
  • A.A third-person omniscient narrator
  • B.A third-person limited narrator
  • C.A first-person narrator
3.A story uses "I" and "me" for the person telling it. What point of view is this?
  • A.Third person omniscient
  • B.Third person limited
  • C.First person
4.A first-person narrator says, "Everyone loved my idea." Why should a reader be careful?
  • A.The narrator knows every character's thoughts
  • B.First-person narrators always lie
  • C.The narrator may only believe that, because we see events through their view alone
5.How can a limited narrator build suspense?
  • A.It tells the reader everything at once
  • B.The reader knows only what one character knows, so other people's plans stay hidden
  • C.It leaves out all the dialogue
6.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
7.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 limited
  • C.Third person omniscient
8.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.Nothing, because only one character speaks
  • C.Only what Ali thinks

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Answer key — Kinds of Narrator

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.First person
  2. 2.A third-person omniscient narrator
  3. 3.First person
  4. 4.The narrator may only believe that, because we see events through their view alone
  5. 5.The reader knows only what one character knows, so other people's plans stay hidden
  6. 6.What the other characters are secretly thinking
  7. 7.Third person limited
  8. 8.How the same events feel to two different characters

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