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 17 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
Chapter
Ending
Stage direction
A.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
B.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
C.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
D.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Refrain
Line
Act
Opening
A.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
B.One row of words in a poem
C.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
D.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Couplet
Setting note
Stanza
Cast list
A.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
B.The list of characters at the start of a play
C.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
D.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Paragraph — D (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 2. Chapter — A (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 3. Ending — B (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled) 4. Stage direction — C (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do)
2.1. Refrain — A (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song) 2. Line — B (One row of words in a poem) 3. Act — C (A large part of a play, made of several scenes) 4. Opening — D (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters)
3.1. Couplet — C (Two lines of a poem that rhyme together) 2. Setting note — D (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is) 3. Stanza — A (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it) 4. Cast list — B (The list of characters at the start of 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.