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 15 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.
Act
Stage direction
Chapter
Opening
A.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
B.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
C.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
D.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Refrain
Setting note
Scene
Line
A.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
B.One row of words in a poem
C.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
D.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Stanza
Ending
Cast list
Speaker's name
A.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
B.The list of characters at the start of a play
C.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
D.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
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Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Act — A (A large part of a play, made of several scenes) 2. Stage direction — C (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do) 3. Chapter — D (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 4. Opening — B (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters)
2.1. Refrain — D (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song) 2. Setting note — C (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is) 3. Scene — A (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time) 4. Line — B (One row of words in a poem)
3.1. Stanza — D (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it) 2. Ending — A (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled) 3. Cast list — B (The list of characters at the start of a play) 4. Speaker's name — C (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play)
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.