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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.In Tale A, the trickster lives under a bridge. In Tale B, the trickster lives in a cave. How are the settings different?
  • A.One trickster lives in a castle
  • B.Both live in the same cave
  • C.One home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
2.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.One sea is stormy and the other is calm
  • B.One is on a ship and one is on land
  • C.They do not differ at all
3.Tale A takes place in a castle long ago. Tale B takes place in a city today. How are the settings different?
  • A.Nothing is different
  • B.Both the place and the time are different
  • C.Only the time is different
4.Tale A is set on a farm by a river. Tale B is set on a farm in the hills. What do the settings share?
  • A.Both are set by a river
  • B.Both are set in a city
  • C.Both are set on a farm
5.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 by the sea
  • B.Both are set at noon
  • C.Both are set in a desert
6.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.The town is different
  • B.Tale A has no town
  • C.The time is different
7.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 at sea
  • B.Both are snowy mountain tops
  • C.Both are set by the same mountain
8.Tale A is set on an island in the hot sun. Tale B is set on an island covered in snow. Why might the characters' problems be different?
  • A.Islands are always the same
  • B.Only one is set on an island
  • C.One must cope with heat and the other with snow and cold

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Answer key — Comparing Settings in Tales

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.One home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
  2. 2.One sea is stormy and the other is calm
  3. 3.Both the place and the time are different
  4. 4.Both are set on a farm
  5. 5.Both are set in a desert
  6. 6.The time is different
  7. 7.Both are set by the same mountain
  8. 8.One must cope with heat and the other with snow and cold

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