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