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 14 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.
Paragraph
Ending
Stage direction
Scene
A.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
B.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
C.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
D.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Opening
Cast list
Act
Refrain
A.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
B.The list of characters at the start of a play
C.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
D.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Line
Speaker's name
Stanza
Couplet
A.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
B.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
C.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
D.One row of words in a poem
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Paragraph — B (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 2. Ending — A (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled) 3. Stage direction — D (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do) 4. Scene — C (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time)
2.1. Opening — D (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters) 2. Cast list — B (The list of characters at the start of a play) 3. Act — A (A large part of a play, made of several scenes) 4. Refrain — C (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song)
3.1. Line — D (One row of words in a poem) 2. Speaker's name — A (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play) 3. Stanza — C (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it) 4. Couplet — B (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.