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.Ana Ruiz. Life in a Rock Pool. Blue Wave Books, 2018. In which year was it published?

A.2018
B.Ana Ruiz
C.Blue Wave Books

2.Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. Who is the author?

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

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

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

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

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

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

A.2019
B.Oak Press
C.Sam Lee

6.Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. Who is the publisher?

A.Oak Press
B.Rivers of Ice
C.Sam Lee

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

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

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

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

LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 15 · 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