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 20 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.
Stage direction
Ending
Line
Speaker's name
A.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
B.One row of words in a poem
C.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
D.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Couplet
Paragraph
Setting note
Scene
A.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
B.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
C.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
D.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Opening
Stanza
Chapter
Refrain
A.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
B.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
C.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
D.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Stage direction — A (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do) 2. Ending — C (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled) 3. Line — B (One row of words in a poem) 4. Speaker's name — D (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play)
2.1. Couplet — A (Two lines of a poem that rhyme together) 2. Paragraph — C (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 3. Setting note — D (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is) 4. Scene — B (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time)
3.1. Opening — D (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters) 2. Stanza — C (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it) 3. Chapter — B (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 4. Refrain — A (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song)
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.