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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 limited
  • B.First person
  • C.Third person omniscient
2.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 show what every character thinks
  • C.To avoid having a main character
3.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
4.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
5.Which narrator can tell you what every character is thinking?
  • A.A third-person limited narrator
  • B.A third-person omniscient narrator
  • C.A first-person narrator
6.How can a limited narrator build suspense?
  • A.The reader knows only what one character knows, so other people's plans stay hidden
  • B.It leaves out all the dialogue
  • C.It tells the reader everything at once
7.A first-person narrator says, "Everyone loved my idea." Why should a reader be careful?
  • A.The narrator may only believe that, because we see events through their view alone
  • B.First-person narrators always lie
  • C.The narrator knows every character's thoughts
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.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  3. 3.Third person limited
  4. 4.A narrator who knows everything
  5. 5.A third-person omniscient narrator
  6. 6.The reader knows only what one character knows, so other people's plans stay hidden
  7. 7.The narrator may only believe that, because we see events through their view alone
  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.