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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.First person
  • C.Third person omniscient
2.Which pronouns does a third-person narrator use for the characters?
  • A.you and your
  • B.he, she and they
  • C.I and me
3."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
4.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
5.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
6.A story uses "I" and "me" for the person telling it. What 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 avoid having a main character
  • B.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  • C.To show what every character thinks
8.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

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Answer key — Kinds of Narrator

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.First person
  2. 2.he, she and they
  3. 3.Third person omniscient, because it tells both characters' feelings
  4. 4.What the other characters are secretly thinking
  5. 5.How the same events feel to two different characters
  6. 6.First person
  7. 7.To let the reader see events through one character's own eyes and words
  8. 8.The narrator may only believe that, because we see events through their view alone

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