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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.

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Author, Title, Publisher, Year

W.3.8

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. Who is the publisher?
  • A.Oak Press
  • B.Sam Lee
  • C.Rivers of Ice
2.Mei Chen. Owls After Dark. Starlight Books, 2017. Which part tells you what the book is called?
  • A.2017
  • B.Mei Chen
  • C.Owls After Dark
3.Ben Carter. How Trains Work. Lantern Press, 2020. Which part is the author's name?
  • A.Ben Carter
  • B.How Trains Work
  • C.Lantern Press
4.Tom Okafor. Bridges of the World. Hill Top Press, 2015. Who wrote the book?
  • A.Bridges of the World
  • B.Tom Okafor
  • C.Hill Top Press
5.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 publisher
  • C.The title
6.Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. Who is the author?
  • A.The Busy Beehive
  • B.Green Leaf Books
  • C.Priya Shah
7.Tom Okafor. Bridges of the World. Hill Top Press, 2015. Who published the book?
  • A.2015
  • B.Tom Okafor
  • C.Hill Top Press
8.You want to find the same book again in the library. Which two details help most?
  • A.The cover picture and the price
  • B.The year and the page count
  • C.The title and the author

LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Author, Title, Publisher, Year

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Oak Press
  2. 2.Owls After Dark
  3. 3.Ben Carter
  4. 4.Tom Okafor
  5. 5.The year
  6. 6.Priya Shah
  7. 7.Hill Top Press
  8. 8.The title and the author

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