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

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Circle the right answer.

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

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

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

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

3.Tom Okafor. Bridges of the World. Hill Top Press, 2015. Who published the book?

A.2015
B.Hill Top Press
C.Tom Okafor

4.Mei Chen. Owls After Dark. Starlight Books, 2017. Which part tells you what the book is called?

A.Owls After Dark
B.Mei Chen
C.2017

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

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

6.You want to find the same book again in the library. Which two details help most?

A.The title and the author
B.The year and the page count
C.The cover picture and the price

7.Leo Grant. The Story of Bread. Mill Stone Press, 2016. When was it published?

A.Mill Stone Press
B.Leo Grant
C.2016

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

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

LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 12 · 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