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 25 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.
Paragraph
Act
Line
Opening
A.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
B.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
C.One row of words in a poem
D.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Couplet
Stanza
Chapter
Refrain
A.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
B.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
C.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
D.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Stage direction
Speaker's name
Cast list
Scene
A.The list of characters at the start of a play
B.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
C.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
D.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Paragraph — B (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 2. Act — A (A large part of a play, made of several scenes) 3. Line — C (One row of words in a poem) 4. Opening — D (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters)
2.1. Couplet — C (Two lines of a poem that rhyme together) 2. Stanza — D (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it) 3. Chapter — A (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 4. Refrain — B (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song)
3.1. Stage direction — C (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do) 2. Speaker's name — B (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play) 3. Cast list — A (The list of characters at the start of a play) 4. Scene — D (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time)
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.