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.
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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.
Line
Scene
Stanza
Couplet
A.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
B.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
C.One row of words in a poem
D.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Chapter
Opening
Stage direction
Paragraph
A.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
B.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
C.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
D.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Speaker's name
Refrain
Cast list
Setting note
A.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
B.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
C.The list of characters at the start of a play
D.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
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Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Line — C (One row of words in a poem) 2. Scene — A (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time) 3. Stanza — D (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it) 4. Couplet — B (Two lines of a poem that rhyme together)
2.1. Chapter — C (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 2. Opening — D (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters) 3. Stage direction — A (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do) 4. Paragraph — B (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea)
3.1. Speaker's name — D (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play) 2. Refrain — B (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song) 3. Cast list — C (The list of characters at the start of a play) 4. Setting note — A (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is)
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.