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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.Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. Who is the publisher?
  • A.Rivers of Ice
  • B.Sam Lee
  • C.Oak Press
2.Leo Grant. The Story of Bread. Mill Stone Press, 2016. When was it published?
  • A.2016
  • B.Mill Stone Press
  • C.Leo Grant
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.Two books on volcanoes: one published in 2005, one published in 2022. Which detail in the entry tells you which is newer?
  • A.The title
  • B.The publisher
  • C.The year
5.Mei Chen. Owls After Dark. Starlight Books, 2017. Which part tells you what the book is called?
  • A.2017
  • B.Mei Chen
  • C.Owls After Dark
6.Priya Shah. The Busy Beehive. Green Leaf Books, 2021. Who is the author?
  • A.Priya Shah
  • B.Green Leaf Books
  • C.The Busy Beehive
7.Sam Lee. Rivers of Ice. Oak Press, 2019. When was the book published?
  • A.Sam Lee
  • B.2019
  • C.Oak Press
8.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

LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Author, Title, Publisher, Year

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Oak Press
  2. 2.2016
  3. 3.Hill Top Press
  4. 4.The year
  5. 5.Owls After Dark
  6. 6.Priya Shah
  7. 7.2019
  8. 8.The title and the author

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