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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 instructions. How should they be organised?
  • A.As numbered steps in the order they happen
  • B.In order of how interesting they are
  • C.As one long paragraph
2.How do you know whether a paragraph belongs?
  • A.Check it is not the shortest
  • B.Count its sentences
  • C.Ask whether it serves the task and the reader
3.You are writing a story rather than a report. What changes?
  • A.You must avoid all description
  • B.You cannot use paragraphs
  • C.You can show thoughts and use dialogue
4.You are writing for younger children. What should change?
  • A.Nothing at all
  • B.More technical terms
  • C.Shorter sentences and simpler words
5.You are writing an opinion piece. What belongs first?
  • A.The topic and your opinion
  • B.Your conclusion
  • C.Your weakest reason
6.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
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Choose Your Words

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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