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 21 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.
Setting note
Ending
Refrain
Opening
A.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
B.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
C.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
D.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Speaker's name
Paragraph
Stage direction
Scene
A.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
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 in parentheses telling the actors what to do
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Stanza
Line
Cast list
Act
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.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
D.One row of words in a poem
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Setting note — B (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is) 2. Ending — D (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled) 3. Refrain — C (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song) 4. Opening — A (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters)
2.1. Speaker's name — A (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play) 2. Paragraph — C (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 3. Stage direction — D (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do) 4. Scene — B (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time)
3.1. Stanza — A (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it) 2. Line — D (One row of words in a poem) 3. Cast list — B (The list of characters at the start of a play) 4. Act — C (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.