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.

Author, Title, Publisher, Year

W.3.8

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.Mei Chen. Owls After Dark. Starlight Books, 2017. Which part is the publisher?

A.Starlight Books
B.Owls After Dark
C.Mei Chen

2.Two books on volcanoes: one published in 2005, one published in 2022. Which detail in the entry tells you which is newer?

A.The year
B.The title
C.The publisher

3.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

4.Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. When was the book published?

A.Oak Press
B.Sam Lee
C.2019

5.Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. What is the title?

A.The Busy Beehive
B.Priya Shah
C.Green Leaf Books

6.Ana Ruiz. Life in a Rock Pool. Blue Wave Books, 2018. What is the title?

A.Blue Wave Books
B.Life in a Rock Pool
C.Ana Ruiz

7.Ben Carter. How Trains Work. Lantern Press, 2020. Which part is the author's name?

A.Lantern Press
B.Ben Carter
C.How Trains Work

8.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

LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.3.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

Answer key — Author, Title, Publisher, Year