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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 story tells what Rosa thinks and feels, but never what anybody else thinks. What kind of narrator is it?
  • A.Third person limited
  • B.Third person omniscient
  • C.First person
2.Which narrator could reveal a secret that no character in the story knows?
  • A.A narrator who knows everything
  • B.A narrator who follows only one character
  • C.A narrator who is one of the characters
3."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
4.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
5."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
6."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 limited
  • C.Third person omniscient
7.Why might an author choose a first-person narrator?
  • A.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  • B.To avoid having a main character
  • C.To show what every character thinks
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

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  1. 1.Third person limited
  2. 2.A narrator who knows everything
  3. 3.Third person omniscient, because it tells both characters' feelings
  4. 4.How the same events feel to two different characters
  5. 5.A character in the story
  6. 6.First person
  7. 7.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  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.