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 18 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
Stage direction
Opening
Scene
A.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
B.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
C.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
D.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Setting note
Cast list
Paragraph
Ending
A.The list of characters at the start of a play
B.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
C.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
D.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Chapter
Speaker's name
Line
Act
A.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
B.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
C.One row of words in a poem
D.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Couplet — C (Two lines of a poem that rhyme together) 2. Stage direction — A (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do) 3. Opening — D (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters) 4. Scene — B (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time)
2.1. Setting note — B (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is) 2. Cast list — A (The list of characters at the start of a play) 3. Paragraph — C (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 4. Ending — D (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled)
3.1. Chapter — D (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 2. Speaker's name — B (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play) 3. Line — C (One row of words in a poem) 4. Act — A (A large part of a play, made of several scenes)
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.