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.
Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
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.
Couplet
Cast list
Stage direction
Stanza
A.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
B.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
C.The list of characters at the start of a play
D.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Line
Refrain
Paragraph
Chapter
A.One row of words in a poem
B.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
C.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
D.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Act
Setting note
Ending
Opening
A.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
B.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
C.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
D.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Couplet — D (Two lines of a poem that rhyme together) 2. Cast list — C (The list of characters at the start of a play) 3. Stage direction — B (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do) 4. Stanza — A (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it)
2.1. Line — A (One row of words in a poem) 2. Refrain — B (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song) 3. Paragraph — D (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 4. Chapter — C (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into)
3.1. Act — D (A large part of a play, made of several scenes) 2. Setting note — C (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is) 3. Ending — A (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled) 4. Opening — B (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters)
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.