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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.Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. Who is the author?
  • A.Green Leaf Books
  • B.Priya Shah
  • C.The Busy Beehive
2.Mei Chen. Owls After Dark. Starlight Books, 2017. Which part tells you what the book is called?
  • A.Owls After Dark
  • B.2017
  • C.Mei Chen
3.Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. Who is the publisher?
  • A.Sam Lee
  • B.Oak Press
  • C.Rivers of Ice
4.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
5.Ana Ruiz. Life in a Rock Pool. Blue Wave Books, 2018. What is the title?
  • A.Ana Ruiz
  • B.Life in a Rock Pool
  • C.Blue Wave Books
6.Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. When was the book published?
  • A.Oak Press
  • B.Sam Lee
  • C.2019
7.Mei Chen. Owls After Dark. Starlight Books, 2017. Which part is the publisher?
  • A.Mei Chen
  • B.Starlight Books
  • C.Owls After Dark
8.Leo Grant. The Story of Bread. Mill Stone Press, 2016. When was it published?
  • A.Mill Stone Press
  • B.2016
  • C.Leo Grant

LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Author, Title, Publisher, Year

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Priya Shah
  2. 2.Owls After Dark
  3. 3.Oak Press
  4. 4.The title and the author
  5. 5.Life in a Rock Pool
  6. 6.2019
  7. 7.Starlight Books
  8. 8.2016

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