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.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

2.Ben Carter. How Trains Work. Lantern Press, 2020. Which part is the author's name?

A.Ben Carter
B.How Trains Work
C.Lantern Press

3.Ana Ruiz. Life in a Rock Pool. Blue Wave Books, 2018. What is the title?

A.Blue Wave Books
B.Life in a Rock Pool
C.Ana Ruiz

4.Mei Chen. Owls After Dark. Starlight Books, 2017. Which part is the publisher?

A.Mei Chen
B.Starlight Books
C.Owls After Dark

5.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

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

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

7.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

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 title
B.The year
C.The publisher

LessonPrint · W.3.8 · Set 8 · 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