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

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

2.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

3.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

4.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

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

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

6.Tom Okafor. Bridges of the World. Hill Top Press, 2015. Who published the book?

A.2015
B.Tom Okafor
C.Hill Top Press

7.Tom Okafor. Bridges of the World. Hill Top Press, 2015. Who wrote the book?

A.Tom Okafor
B.Hill Top Press
C.Bridges of the World

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

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

LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 4 · 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