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Choose Your Words is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on organising a piece so it does the job it was written for, aligned to Common Core standard W.3.4. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils 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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Choose Your Words

W.3.4

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1.How do you know whether a paragraph belongs?
  • A.Check it is not the shortest
  • B.Count its sentences
  • C.Ask whether it serves the task and the reader
2.You are writing a story rather than a report. What changes?
  • A.You cannot use paragraphs
  • B.You can show thoughts and use dialogue
  • C.You must avoid all description
3.Where should a conclusion go, and what should it do?
  • A.In the middle, as a break
  • B.At the start, to save time
  • C.At the end, drawing the piece together
4.You are writing an opinion piece. What belongs first?
  • A.Your conclusion
  • B.Your weakest reason
  • C.The topic and your opinion
5.You are writing instructions. How should they be organised?
  • A.In order of how interesting they are
  • B.As numbered steps in the order they happen
  • C.As one long paragraph
6.Your piece has to fit on one side. What should you cut?
  • A.Every adjective
  • B.Anything that does not serve the purpose
  • C.The conclusion
7.You have four facts about swallows. What is the best way to organise them?
  • A.Put the longest one first
  • B.Group the related ones together
  • C.Put them in the order you found them
8.What does "organised for the task" mean?
  • A.Written in alphabetical order
  • B.Typed rather than handwritten
  • C.Arranged so it does the job it was written for

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Answer key — Choose Your Words

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  1. 1.Ask whether it serves the task and the reader
  2. 2.You can show thoughts and use dialogue
  3. 3.At the end, drawing the piece together
  4. 4.The topic and your opinion
  5. 5.As numbered steps in the order they happen
  6. 6.Anything that does not serve the purpose
  7. 7.Group the related ones together
  8. 8.Arranged so it does the job it was written for

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.3.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.