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 8 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.
Stanza
Couplet
Line
Opening
A.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
B.One row of words in a poem
C.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
D.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Setting note
Paragraph
Chapter
Refrain
A.Words repeated again and again through a poem or song
B.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
C.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
D.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Speaker's name
Cast list
Scene
Stage direction
A.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
B.Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do
C.The list of characters at the start of a play
D.The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Stanza — C (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it) 2. Couplet — D (Two lines of a poem that rhyme together) 3. Line — B (One row of words in a poem) 4. Opening — A (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters)
2.1. Setting note — B (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is) 2. Paragraph — D (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 3. Chapter — C (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 4. Refrain — A (Words repeated again and again through a poem or song)
3.1. Speaker's name — D (The word in capitals showing who speaks in a play) 2. Cast list — C (The list of characters at the start of a play) 3. Scene — A (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time) 4. Stage direction — B (Words in parentheses telling the actors what to do)
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.