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 9 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.
Chapter
Stanza
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.One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into
D.A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it
2.Write the letter of what each part is.
Couplet
Act
Opening
Ending
A.The first part of a story, where we meet the characters
B.Two lines of a poem that rhyme together
C.The last part of a story, where the problem is settled
D.A large part of a play, made of several scenes
3.Write the letter of what each part is.
Setting note
Paragraph
Scene
Line
A.A part of a play that happens in one place at one time
B.Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is
C.A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea
D.One row of words in a poem
LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Chapters, Scenes and Stanzas
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Chapter — C (One of the numbered parts a long story is divided into) 2. Stanza — D (A group of lines in a poem, with a space after it) 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)
2.1. Couplet — B (Two lines of a poem that rhyme together) 2. Act — D (A large part of a play, made of several scenes) 3. Opening — A (The first part of a story, where we meet the characters) 4. Ending — C (The last part of a story, where the problem is settled)
3.1. Setting note — B (Words at the top of a scene saying where and when it is) 2. Paragraph — C (A group of sentences in a story about one moment or idea) 3. Scene — A (A part of a play that happens in one place at one time) 4. Line — D (One row of words in a poem)
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.