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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.More technical terms
  • B.Nothing at all
  • C.Shorter sentences and simpler words
3.You are writing a story rather than a report. What changes?
  • A.You can show thoughts and use dialogue
  • B.You must avoid all description
  • C.You cannot use paragraphs
4.What does "organised for the task" mean?
  • A.Typed rather than handwritten
  • B.Written in alphabetical order
  • C.Arranged so it does the job it was written for
5.You are writing instructions. How should they be organised?
  • A.In order of how interesting they are
  • B.As one long paragraph
  • C.As numbered steps in the order they happen
6.Where should a conclusion go, and what should it do?
  • A.In the middle, as a break
  • B.At the end, drawing the piece together
  • C.At the start, to save time
7.How do you know whether a paragraph belongs?
  • A.Ask whether it serves the task and the reader
  • B.Count its sentences
  • C.Check it is not the shortest
8.You have four facts about swallows. What is the best way to organise them?
  • A.Group the related ones together
  • B.Put the longest one first
  • C.Put them in the order you found them

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Answer key — Choose Your Words

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  1. 1.The topic and your opinion
  2. 2.Shorter sentences and simpler words
  3. 3.You can show thoughts and use dialogue
  4. 4.Arranged so it does the job it was written for
  5. 5.As numbered steps in the order they happen
  6. 6.At the end, drawing the piece together
  7. 7.Ask whether it serves the task and the reader
  8. 8.Group the related ones together

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