Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on matching each part of a story, play or poem to its name, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.5. It prints 3 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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Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
RL.3.5
NameDate
Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Write the letter of what each part is.
Line
Scene
Opening
Refrain
A.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
B.One row of words in a poem
C.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
D.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Act
Paragraph
Ending
Stanza
A.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
B.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
C.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
D.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Stage direction
Chapter
Speaker's name
Couplet
A.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
B.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
C.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
D.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
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Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Line — B (One row of words in a poem) 2. Scene — D (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time) 3. Opening — A (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters) 4. Refrain — C (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song)
2.1. Act — D (A large part of a play, made of several scenes) 2. Paragraph — B (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 3. Ending — C (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled) 4. Stanza — A (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it)
3.1. Stage direction — A (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do) 2. Chapter — B (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 3. Speaker's name — C (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play) 4. Couplet — D (Two lines of a poem that rhyme together)
More practice for RL.3.5
Use the words chapter, scene and stanza, and say how each part builds on the last.
Teaching this next? Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.