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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.What does "organised for the task" mean?
  • A.Arranged so it does the job it was written for
  • B.Written in alphabetical order
  • C.Typed rather than handwritten
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.Group the related ones together
  • C.Put the longest one first
4.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
5.Your piece has to fit on one side. What should you cut?
  • A.Every adjective
  • B.The conclusion
  • C.Anything that does not serve the purpose
6.You are writing instructions. How should they be organised?
  • A.As one long paragraph
  • B.In order of how interesting they are
  • C.As numbered steps in the order they happen
7.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
8.You are writing an opinion piece. What belongs first?
  • A.Your conclusion
  • B.Your weakest reason
  • C.The topic and your opinion

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Answer key — Choose Your Words

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Arranged so it does the job it was written for
  2. 2.Shorter sentences and simpler words
  3. 3.Group the related ones together
  4. 4.Define the words they will not know
  5. 5.Anything that does not serve the purpose
  6. 6.As numbered steps in the order they happen
  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.