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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 one long paragraph
  • B.In order of how interesting they are
  • C.As numbered steps in the order they happen
2.You have four facts about swallows. What is the best way to organise them?
  • A.Group the related ones together
  • B.Put them in the order you found them
  • C.Put the longest one first
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.Define the words they will not know
  • C.Leave out the hard parts
4.You are writing for younger children. What should change?
  • A.Shorter sentences and simpler words
  • B.More technical terms
  • C.Nothing at all
5.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
6.How do you know whether a paragraph belongs?
  • A.Count its sentences
  • B.Ask whether it serves the task and the reader
  • C.Check it is not the shortest
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Choose Your Words

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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