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