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 22 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.
Ending
Chapter
Speaker's name
Stanza
A.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
B.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
C.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
D.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Scene
Setting note
Opening
Act
A.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
B.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
C.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
D.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Couplet
Paragraph
Line
Stage direction
A.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
B.One row of words in a poem
C.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
D.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Ending — C (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled) 2. Chapter — D (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 3. Speaker's name — B (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play) 4. Stanza — A (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it)
2.1. Scene — D (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time) 2. Setting note — B (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is) 3. Opening — C (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters) 4. Act — A (A large part of a play, made of several scenes)
3.1. Couplet — C (Two lines of a poem that rhyme together) 2. Paragraph — A (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 3. Line — B (One row of words in a poem) 4. Stage direction — D (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do)
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.