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