Author, Title, Publisher, Year is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on finding the author, title, publisher and year in a source entry, aligned to Common Core standard W.3.8. It prints 8 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.
1.Tom Okafor. Bridges of the World. Hill Top Press, 2015. Who wrote the book?
A.Hill Top Press
B.Bridges of the World
C.Tom Okafor
2.Ana Ruiz. Life in a Rock Pool. Blue Wave Books, 2018. In which year was it published?
A.Ana Ruiz
B.2018
C.Blue Wave Books
3.Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. Who is the publisher?
A.Sam Lee
B.Oak Press
C.Rivers of Ice
4.Mei Chen. Owls After Dark. Starlight Books, 2017. Which part is the publisher?
A.Owls After Dark
B.Mei Chen
C.Starlight Books
5.Leo Grant. The Story of Bread. Mill Stone Press, 2016. When was it published?
A.Mill Stone Press
B.Leo Grant
C.2016
6.Ben Carter. How Trains Work. Lantern Press, 2020. Which part is the author's name?
A.Ben Carter
B.Lantern Press
C.How Trains Work
7.Mei Chen. Owls After Dark. Starlight Books, 2017. Which part tells you what the book is called?
A.Mei Chen
B.Owls After Dark
C.2017
8.Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. What is the title?
A.Green Leaf Books
B.Priya Shah
C.The Busy Beehive
LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Author, Title, Publisher, Year
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Tom Okafor
2.2018
3.Oak Press
4.Starlight Books
5.2016
6.Ben Carter
7.Owls After Dark
8.The Busy Beehive
Questions about Author, Title, Publisher, Year
What does the Author, Title, Publisher, Year worksheet cover?
It practices finding the author, title, publisher and year in a source entry — 8 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core W.3.8: Take brief notes from sources and sort them into given categories. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Author, Title, Publisher, Year practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.8 — W.3.8, under Writing for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Author, Title, Publisher, Year is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on W.3.8, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Author, Title, Publisher, Year come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Author, Title, Publisher, Year 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 Author, Title, Publisher, Year free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Author, Title, Publisher, Year, 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 W.3.8
Take brief notes from sources and sort them into given categories.