Narrator or Character? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on telling the narrator's words from the words a character says, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.6. 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort: "I will be the dragon.", Rain tapped on the window all night., Nell climbed to the top of the slide., "Let's build a den.", Max picked up the shiny stone., "Shh, the baby is asleep."
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2.Sort each one: Narrator or Character?
Sort: "Where did my kite go?", "Wait for me!", The bus was late again., "Thank you for helping me.", The fox crept past the hen house., The two friends shared a sandwich.
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3.Sort each one: Narrator or Character?
Sort: "I don't like peas.", "I am not scared of the dark.", It was the last day of school., Snow covered the whole garden., Ella ran down to the beach., "Look, a rainbow!"
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LessonPrint · RL.1.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Narrator or Character?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. "I will be the dragon." — Character 2. "Let's build a den." — Character 3. "Shh, the baby is asleep." — Character 4. Max picked up the shiny stone. — Narrator 5. Nell climbed to the top of the slide. — Narrator 6. Rain tapped on the window all night. — Narrator
2.1. "Thank you for helping me." — Character 2. "Wait for me!" — Character 3. "Where did my kite go?" — Character 4. The bus was late again. — Narrator 5. The fox crept past the hen house. — Narrator 6. The two friends shared a sandwich. — Narrator
3.1. "I am not scared of the dark." — Character 2. "I don't like peas." — Character 3. "Look, a rainbow!" — Character 4. Ella ran down to the beach. — Narrator 5. It was the last day of school. — Narrator 6. Snow covered the whole garden. — Narrator
Questions about Narrator or Character?
What does the Narrator or Character? worksheet cover?
It practices telling the narrator's words from the words a character says — 3 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RL.1.6: Work out who is speaking at each point in the story. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into the right box”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Narrator or Character? practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6 — RL.1.6, under Reading: Literature for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Narrator or Character? is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RL.1.6, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Narrator or Character? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Narrator or Character? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Narrator or Character? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Narrator or Character?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RL.1.6
Work out who is speaking at each point in the story.