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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.Your weakest reason
  • B.Your conclusion
  • C.The topic and your opinion
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.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
6.You are writing for younger children. What should change?
  • A.Shorter sentences and simpler words
  • B.Nothing at all
  • C.More technical terms
7.Your piece has to fit on one side. What should you cut?
  • A.Anything that does not serve the purpose
  • B.Every adjective
  • C.The conclusion
8.You are writing instructions. How should they be organised?
  • A.As one long paragraph
  • B.As numbered steps in the order they happen
  • C.In order of how interesting they are

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Answer key — Choose Your Words

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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