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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 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
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 follows only one character
  • C.A narrator who knows everything
3."We ran to the shore, and I saw that the boat was gone." Which point of view is this?
  • A.Third person limited
  • B.First person
  • C.Third person omniscient
4.Why might an author choose a first-person narrator?
  • A.To show what every character thinks
  • B.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  • C.To avoid having a main character
5.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 feels
  • C.What the main character sees
6.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
7."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
8.Which pronouns does a third-person narrator use for the characters?
  • A.he, she and they
  • B.I and me
  • C.you and your

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Answer key — Kinds of Narrator

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  1. 1.First person
  2. 2.A narrator who knows everything
  3. 3.First person
  4. 4.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  5. 5.What the other characters are secretly thinking
  6. 6.Third person limited
  7. 7.Third person omniscient, because it tells both characters' feelings
  8. 8.he, she and they

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