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Comparing Settings in Tales is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on comparing where and when two tales take place, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.9. 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 students 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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Comparing Settings in Tales

RL.3.9

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1.Tale A is set in a jungle where it rains every day. Tale B is set in a jungle in a dry year. What do the settings share?
  • A.Both are set in a jungle
  • B.Both have rain every day
  • C.Both are set in the mountains
2.Tale A is set on a snowy mountain top. Tale B is set in the valley below the same mountain. What do the settings share?
  • A.Both are set by the same mountain
  • B.Both are snowy mountain tops
  • C.Both are set at sea
3.Tale A happens in a busy town long ago. Tale B happens in the same town in the future. How are the settings different?
  • A.Tale A has no town
  • B.The time is different
  • C.The town is different
4.Tale A is set in a desert at noon. Tale B is set in a desert at midnight. What do the settings share?
  • A.Both are set in a desert
  • B.Both are set by the sea
  • C.Both are set at noon
5.Tale A takes place in a castle long ago. Tale B takes place in a city today. How are the settings different?
  • A.Both the place and the time are different
  • B.Only the time is different
  • C.Nothing is different
6.In Tale A, the trickster lives under a bridge. In Tale B, the trickster lives in a cave. How are the settings different?
  • A.Both live in the same cave
  • B.One home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
  • C.One trickster lives in a castle
7.In both tales a wolf lives in a dark forest, but in Tale B the forest is beside a lake. What is the same about the settings?
  • A.Neither has a forest
  • B.Both have a lake
  • C.Both have a dark forest
8.Tale A happens on a ship in a storm. Tale B happens on a ship on a calm sea. How do the settings differ?
  • A.They do not differ at all
  • B.One sea is stormy and the other is calm
  • C.One is on a ship and one is on land

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Answer key — Comparing Settings in Tales

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  1. 1.Both are set in a jungle
  2. 2.Both are set by the same mountain
  3. 3.The time is different
  4. 4.Both are set in a desert
  5. 5.Both the place and the time are different
  6. 6.One home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
  7. 7.Both have a dark forest
  8. 8.One sea is stormy and the other is calm

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.