Reading Worksheet · Grades 7–8
Unreliable Narrator Worksheet
A printable reading worksheet for grades 7-8 on the unreliable narrator, a narrator whose account the reader cannot fully trust. Students read an original first-person passage, answer eight questions, and complete four short analysis responses. A complete answer key is included.
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Subject
Reading
Grades
Grades 7–8
Skill Focus
Unreliable Narrator, literary devices
Lesson Length
25 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
An unreliable narrator is a narrator whose account the reader cannot fully trust, whether from bias, lying, limited knowledge, or self-deception. Good readers watch for details that do not match the narrator’s claims and read between the lines. This worksheet uses an original first-person passage about a child in denial over a kitchen mess to teach the skill.
The reference box and the passage are on page 1. Section A on page 2 gives eight questions, and students compare what the narrator claims with what the details reveal. The reference box teaches the device generally, so the questions stay independent of the model.
Section B on page 3 asks students to define an unreliable narrator, list two reasons a narrator may be unreliable, explain how to find the truth, and cite one clue from the passage. Page 4 is a complete answer key with sample answers. The skill builds on point of view, narration, and author’s bias.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box and passage aloud and notice the contradictions.
Complete Section A on page 2 independently.
Discuss which details prove the narrator is not being honest.
Use the answer key on page 4 for self-check.
Pair with the Point of View Worksheet or the First and Third Person Narration Worksheet.
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Unreliable Narrator Worksheet
A printable reading worksheet for grades 7-8 on the unreliable narrator, a narrator whose account the reader cannot fully trust. Students read an original first-person passage, answer eight questions, and complete four short analysis responses. A complete answer key is included.
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Point of View: Whose Eyes Are We Seeing This Through? — a complete 45-minute lesson plan for Grades 6-8: objectives, warm-up, direct instruction, guided and independent practice, assessment, and differentiation. Free to read, no sign-in required. This resource is one of the student materials it uses.
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