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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.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 title
  • C.The year
2.Ben Carter. How Trains Work. Lantern Press, 2020. Which part is the author's name?
  • A.Lantern Press
  • B.How Trains Work
  • C.Ben Carter
3.Tom Okafor. Bridges of the World. Hill Top Press, 2015. Who published the book?
  • A.Hill Top Press
  • B.Tom Okafor
  • C.2015
4.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 title and the author
  • C.The year and the page count
5.Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. When was the book published?
  • A.2019
  • B.Sam Lee
  • C.Oak Press
6.Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. What is the title?
  • A.The Busy Beehive
  • B.Priya Shah
  • C.Green Leaf Books
7.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
8.Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. Who is the author?
  • A.Green Leaf Books
  • B.Priya Shah
  • C.The Busy Beehive

LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Author, Title, Publisher, Year

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The year
  2. 2.Ben Carter
  3. 3.Hill Top Press
  4. 4.The title and the author
  5. 5.2019
  6. 6.The Busy Beehive
  7. 7.2018
  8. 8.Priya Shah

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