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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.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
2.Ana Ruiz. Life in a Rock Pool. Blue Wave Books, 2018. In which year was it published?
  • A.Blue Wave Books
  • B.Ana Ruiz
  • C.2018
3.Ana Ruiz. Life in a Rock Pool. Blue Wave Books, 2018. What is the title?
  • A.Ana Ruiz
  • B.Blue Wave Books
  • C.Life in a Rock Pool
4.Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. Who is the publisher?
  • A.Rivers of Ice
  • B.Oak Press
  • C.Sam Lee
5.You want to find the same book again in the library. Which two details help most?
  • A.The title and the author
  • B.The cover picture and the price
  • C.The year and the page count
6.Tom Okafor. Bridges of the World. Hill Top Press, 2015. Who wrote the book?
  • A.Bridges of the World
  • B.Hill Top Press
  • C.Tom Okafor
7.Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. What is the title?
  • A.The Busy Beehive
  • B.Priya Shah
  • C.Green Leaf Books
8.Leo Grant. The Story of Bread. Mill Stone Press, 2016. When was it published?
  • A.Leo Grant
  • B.Mill Stone Press
  • C.2016

LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Author, Title, Publisher, Year

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Ben Carter
  2. 2.2018
  3. 3.Life in a Rock Pool
  4. 4.Oak Press
  5. 5.The title and the author
  6. 6.Tom Okafor
  7. 7.The Busy Beehive
  8. 8.2016

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