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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.Where should a conclusion go, and what should it do?
  • A.At the start, to save time
  • B.At the end, drawing the piece together
  • C.In the middle, as a break
2.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
3.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
4.You are writing for younger children. What should change?
  • A.More technical terms
  • B.Nothing at all
  • C.Shorter sentences and simpler words
5.You have four facts about swallows. What is the best way to organise them?
  • A.Put them in the order you found them
  • B.Group the related ones together
  • C.Put the longest one first
6.Your piece has to fit on one side. What should you cut?
  • A.Anything that does not serve the purpose
  • B.The conclusion
  • C.Every adjective
7.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
8.You are writing an opinion piece. What belongs first?
  • A.Your weakest reason
  • B.The topic and your opinion
  • C.Your conclusion

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Answer key — Choose Your Words

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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