Third Person: Limited or All-Knowing? is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on telling which kind of third-person narrator is speaking, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.6. It prints 3 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.
Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Third Person: Limited or All-Knowing?
RL.5.6
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Sort each one into the right column.
1.Sort each one: Third person limited or Third person omniscient?
Sort: Sam felt his face go hot. Across the table, Nell laughed, but he could not tell why., Jonah hoped the coach had not noticed his mistake. The coach blew the whistle and walked away., Sam felt embarrassed, and Nell, laughing beside him, had no idea she had hurt him., Priya hoped the box held a puppy, while her aunt worried that a kitten would disappoint her.
Third person limitedThird person omniscient
2.Sort each one: Third person limited or Third person omniscient?
Sort: Mira wondered whether Leo was angry. Leo, in fact, was only worried about his test., Ava did not trust the old man. He waved at her from the porch, and she hurried past., Lena felt lonely, though each girl beside her was wondering how to say hello., Mira wondered whether Leo was angry. He kept his eyes on his book and said nothing.
Third person limitedThird person omniscient
3.Sort each one: Third person limited or Third person omniscient?
Sort: Jonah hoped the coach had missed his mistake. The coach had seen it and decided to say nothing., Kofi thought the test would never end. The teacher glanced at the clock and said nothing., Ben was sure he had locked the gate. His father knew he had not, but decided to let him find out., Priya was sure the box held a puppy. Her aunt just smiled and handed it over.
Third person limitedThird person omniscient
LessonPrint · RL.5.6 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Third Person: Limited or All-Knowing?
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Jonah hoped the coach had not noticed his mistake. The coach blew the whistle and walked away. — Third person limited 2. Priya hoped the box held a puppy, while her aunt worried that a kitten would disappoint her. — Third person omniscient 3. Sam felt embarrassed, and Nell, laughing beside him, had no idea she had hurt him. — Third person omniscient 4. Sam felt his face go hot. Across the table, Nell laughed, but he could not tell why. — Third person limited
2.1. Ava did not trust the old man. He waved at her from the porch, and she hurried past. — Third person limited 2. Lena felt lonely, though each girl beside her was wondering how to say hello. — Third person omniscient 3. Mira wondered whether Leo was angry. He kept his eyes on his book and said nothing. — Third person limited 4. Mira wondered whether Leo was angry. Leo, in fact, was only worried about his test. — Third person omniscient
3.1. Ben was sure he had locked the gate. His father knew he had not, but decided to let him find out. — Third person omniscient 2. Jonah hoped the coach had missed his mistake. The coach had seen it and decided to say nothing. — Third person omniscient 3. Kofi thought the test would never end. The teacher glanced at the clock and said nothing. — Third person limited 4. Priya was sure the box held a puppy. Her aunt just smiled and handed it over. — Third person limited
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.