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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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
Setting note
Stage direction
A.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
B.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
C.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
D.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Stanza
Scene
Line
Speaker's name
A.One row of words in a poem
B.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
C.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
D.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Opening
Paragraph
Refrain
Act
A.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
B.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
C.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
D.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Ending — C (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled) 2. Chapter — B (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 3. Setting note — D (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is) 4. Stage direction — A (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do)
2.1. Stanza — C (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it) 2. Scene — D (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time) 3. Line — A (One row of words in a poem) 4. Speaker's name — B (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play)
3.1. Opening — A (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters) 2. Paragraph — D (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 3. Refrain — B (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song) 4. Act — C (A large part of a play, made of several scenes)
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.