Characters' Viewpoints and Responses · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Whose Story Is It?

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 6-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Rosa waited all week for the class trip. When the bus finally pulled up, she hopped up the steps two at a time. How does Rosa feel about the trip?

    • Bored by it
    • Worried about it
    • Excited about it

  2. In the story, the fox says, 'I chased the rabbit all afternoon.' Who is telling the story?

    • The fox
    • The rabbit
    • A narrator outside the story

  3. When a story says 'he ran home crying,' the character named 'he' is telling the story.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which word is a clue that a character is narrating their own story?

    • I
    • she
    • they

  5. Mia's tower of blocks fell over for the third time. She picked up the blocks and started building again. Mia's response shows that she does not give up.

    Circle one:   True   False

  6. Nadia did not want to go to her new swim class. After she floated on her back for the very first time, she asked if she could come back tomorrow. How did Nadia's feeling about the class change?

    • She went from not wanting to go to wanting to come back
    • She went from loving it to hating it
    • Her feeling stayed exactly the same

  7. A boy loses his kite in a storm. The text says he ran after it for a mile before giving up. What does this tell you about how he responded?

    • He gave up right away
    • He tried hard before stopping
    • He never noticed the kite was gone

  8. The teacher said the class trip is to the museum. Dev punched the air. Tessa asked if they could go to the park instead. Who would say, 'I cannot wait'?

    • Dev
    • Tessa
    • Both of them

  9. Dad asked Leo to help wash the dog. Leo groaned. Then he filled the bucket and held the dog gently the whole time. What does Leo's response show?

    • He refused to help at all
    • He was not keen at first, but he still cared about the dog
    • He was happy about the job from the very start

  10. Ravi and Nell found a big puddle on the path. Ravi jumped straight in and splashed. Nell stepped around the edge and kept her shoes dry. Further along there is a deep patch of mud. How will Nell most likely respond?

    • She will jump in and splash
    • She will walk around the muddy patch
    • She will take her shoes off and run
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Answer key

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  1. Excited about it · Waiting all week and hopping up the steps two at a time show that Rosa is excited.
  2. The fox · The fox uses the word 'I,' so he is telling his own story.
  3. False · 'He' means someone else is telling the story about that character, not the character himself.
  4. I · 'I' means the character is speaking about themselves.
  5. True · Her tower fell three times and she started again, so her response shows she does not give up.
  6. She went from not wanting to go to wanting to come back · At the start she did not want to go. After she floated, she asked to come back, so her feeling turned right around.
  7. He tried hard before stopping · Running for a mile shows he tried hard, even though he stopped in the end.
  8. Dev · Punching the air shows Dev is keen on the museum. Tessa asked to go somewhere else, so those words do not fit her.
  9. He was not keen at first, but he still cared about the dog · The groan and the gentle hands are both true. What Leo did shows he cared, even though he was not keen.
  10. She will walk around the muddy patch · Nell stepped around the puddle to keep her shoes dry, so she will most likely go around the mud too.
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