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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.You are writing an opinion piece. What belongs first?
  • A.The topic and your opinion
  • B.Your conclusion
  • C.Your weakest reason
2.You are writing for younger children. What should change?
  • A.Shorter sentences and simpler words
  • B.More technical terms
  • C.Nothing at all
3.You have four facts about swallows. What is the best way to organise them?
  • A.Put them in the order you found them
  • B.Put the longest one first
  • C.Group the related ones together
4.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
5.Your piece has to fit on one side. What should you cut?
  • A.The conclusion
  • B.Anything that does not serve the purpose
  • C.Every adjective
6.You are explaining a process to somebody who knows nothing about it. What must you do?
  • A.Use as many technical terms as possible
  • B.Leave out the hard parts
  • C.Define the words they will not know
7.How do you know whether a paragraph belongs?
  • A.Count its sentences
  • B.Check it is not the shortest
  • C.Ask whether it serves the task and the reader
8.You are writing a story rather than a report. What changes?
  • A.You cannot use paragraphs
  • B.You must avoid all description
  • C.You can show thoughts and use dialogue

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Answer key — Choose Your Words

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The topic and your opinion
  2. 2.Shorter sentences and simpler words
  3. 3.Group the related ones together
  4. 4.Arranged so it does the job it was written for
  5. 5.Anything that does not serve the purpose
  6. 6.Define the words they will not know
  7. 7.Ask whether it serves the task and the reader
  8. 8.You can show thoughts and use dialogue

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