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 2 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: Ben was certain he had locked the gate. His father frowned at the empty field., Priya hoped the box held a puppy, while her aunt worried that a kitten would disappoint her., Jonah hoped the coach had not noticed his mistake. The coach blew the whistle and walked away., Ben was sure he had locked the gate. His father knew he had not, but decided to let him find out.
Third person limitedThird person omniscient
2.Sort each one: Third person limited or Third person omniscient?
Sort: Ava did not trust the old man. He waved at her from the porch, and she hurried past., Kofi thought the test would never end. The teacher glanced at the clock and said nothing., Sam felt embarrassed, and Nell, laughing beside him, had no idea she had hurt him., Lena felt lonely, though each girl beside her was wondering how to say hello.
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., Mira wondered whether Leo was angry. He kept his eyes on his book and said nothing., Lena missed her old school. The other girls chatted beside her as if she were not there., Mira wondered whether Leo was angry. Leo, in fact, was only worried about his test.
Third person limitedThird person omniscient
LessonPrint · RL.5.6 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Third Person: Limited or All-Knowing?
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Ben was certain he had locked the gate. His father frowned at the empty field. — Third person limited 2. Ben was sure he had locked the gate. His father knew he had not, but decided to let him find out. — Third person omniscient 3. Jonah hoped the coach had not noticed his mistake. The coach blew the whistle and walked away. — Third person limited 4. Priya hoped the box held a puppy, while her aunt worried that a kitten would disappoint her. — Third person omniscient
2.1. Ava did not trust the old man. He waved at her from the porch, and she hurried past. — Third person limited 2. Kofi thought the test would never end. The teacher glanced at the clock and said nothing. — Third person limited 3. Lena felt lonely, though each girl beside her was wondering how to say hello. — Third person omniscient 4. Sam felt embarrassed, and Nell, laughing beside him, had no idea she had hurt him. — Third person omniscient
3.1. Jonah hoped the coach had missed his mistake. The coach had seen it and decided to say nothing. — Third person omniscient 2. Lena missed her old school. The other girls chatted beside her as if she were not there. — Third person limited 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
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.