Home / English / Printables / Grade 3 / Author, Title, Publisher, Year 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
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Circle the right answer.
1. Leo Grant. The Story of Bread. Mill Stone Press, 2016. When was it published?
A. Leo Grant B. 2016 C. Mill Stone Press 2. Tom Okafor. Bridges of the World. Hill Top Press, 2015. Who published the book?
A. Hill Top Press B. Tom Okafor C. 2015 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. Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. Who is the author?
A. Green Leaf Books B. The Busy Beehive C. Priya Shah 5. 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 6. Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. When was the book published?
A. 2019 B. Oak Press C. Sam Lee 7. 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 8. 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 LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Author, Title, Publisher, Year Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1. 2016 2. Hill Top Press 3. Life in a Rock Pool 4. Priya Shah 5. Owls After Dark 6. 2019 7. Ben Carter 8. The year Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.3.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.