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.
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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 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., Kofi thought the test would never end, and the teacher was secretly wishing the same., Ben was certain he had locked the gate. His father frowned at the empty field.
Third person limitedThird person omniscient
2.Sort each one: Third person limited or Third person omniscient?
Sort: Ava feared the old man, but he only wanted to ask her the way to the station., Kofi thought the test would never end. The teacher glanced at the clock and said nothing., Mira wondered whether Leo was angry. Leo, in fact, was only worried about his test., Lena missed her old school. The other girls chatted beside her as if she were not there.
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., Sam felt his face go hot. Across the table, Nell laughed, but he could not tell why., Priya hoped the box held a puppy, while her aunt worried that a kitten would disappoint her., Mira wondered whether Leo was angry. He kept his eyes on his book and said nothing.
Third person limitedThird person omniscient
LessonPrint · RL.5.6 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Third Person: Limited or All-Knowing?
Set 25. 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. Kofi thought the test would never end, and the teacher was secretly wishing the same. — Third person omniscient 4. Priya was sure the box held a puppy. Her aunt just smiled and handed it over. — Third person limited
2.1. Ava feared the old man, but he only wanted to ask her the way to the station. — Third person omniscient 2. Kofi thought the test would never end. The teacher glanced at the clock and said nothing. — Third person limited 3. Lena missed her old school. The other girls chatted beside her as if she were not there. — Third person limited 4. Mira wondered whether Leo was angry. Leo, in fact, was only worried about his test. — 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. Mira wondered whether Leo was angry. He kept his eyes on his book and said nothing. — Third person limited 3. Priya hoped the box held a puppy, while her aunt worried that a kitten would disappoint her. — Third person omniscient 4. Sam felt his face go hot. Across the table, Nell laughed, but he could not tell why. — Third person limited
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.