Narrator or Character? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on separating what the narrator says from what a character says, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.6. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with different questions, so no two pupils 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.
23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Narrator or Character?
RL.1.6
NameDate
Read the story, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
The Blue Door
At the end of the lane stood a house with a blue door. Nobody had lived there for years. The grass grew as high as Tomas.
One Saturday a van pulled up. A woman got out with a ladder and a tin of paint. By teatime the blue door was bright yellow.
Tomas waved. The woman waved back. "I'm Nita," she called. "Come and see the garden when I've cut it."
1. What do we learn about Nita from what she does?
2. Which words in the story are Nita's own?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Market Day
On Saturdays, Grandpa took Omar to the market. Omar carried the basket. Grandpa carried the money.
Omar's job was to pick the apples. He learned to press each one gently with his thumb. A soft spot meant the apple would be brown inside.
One week Grandpa let Omar carry the money instead. Omar counted the change twice. He got it right both times.
1. What does counting the change twice tell you about Omar?
2. Who is telling this story?
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. She is friendly and hard-working — she painted the door and invited Tomas over. 2. "I'm Nita" and "Come and see the garden when I've cut it."
2.1. He is careful and wants to get it right. 2. Somebody outside the story, talking about Omar and Grandpa as "he".
Questions about Narrator or Character?
What does the Narrator or Character? worksheet cover?
It practises separating what the narrator says from what a character says — 2 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 pupils is “Read the story, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Narrator or Character? practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6 — RL.1.6, in the Reading: Literature domain 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 pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Narrator or Character? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 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 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
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.