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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.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.Only what Ali thinks
  • C.How the same events feel to two different characters
2.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
3.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
4."We ran to the shore, and I saw that the boat was gone." Which point of view is this?
  • A.Third person omniscient
  • B.Third person limited
  • C.First person
5."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.First person, because Tom is speaking
  • C.Third person omniscient, because it tells both characters' feelings
6.Which pronouns does a third-person narrator use for the characters?
  • A.I and me
  • B.you and your
  • C.he, she and they
7.A story uses "I" and "me" for the person telling it. What point of view is this?
  • A.Third person limited
  • B.Third person omniscient
  • C.First person
8.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

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Answer key — Kinds of Narrator

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

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