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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 happens in a freezing forest in winter. Tale B happens in the same forest in summer. How are the settings different?
  • A.The season is different
  • B.Tale B has no setting
  • C.The place is different
2.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 at noon
  • B.Both are set by the sea
  • C.Both are set in a desert
3.In Tale A, a fisherman lives in a hut on an icy shore. In Tale B, a fisherman lives in a hut on a hot, sandy shore. What is the biggest difference?
  • A.One has a hut and one does not
  • B.One shore is icy and the other is hot
  • C.One is about a fisherman and one is not
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 on a farm
  • C.Both are set in a city
5.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 trickster lives in a castle
  • C.One home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
6.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 the mountains
  • B.Both are set in a jungle
  • C.Both have rain every day
7.Tale A happens in a palace garden. Tale B happens in a poor family's small vegetable patch. What do the settings share?
  • A.Both are set indoors
  • B.Both are set in a palace
  • C.Both are set in a garden
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.One sea is stormy and the other is calm
  • B.They do not differ at all
  • 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.The season is different
  2. 2.Both are set in a desert
  3. 3.One shore is icy and the other is hot
  4. 4.Both are set on a farm
  5. 5.One home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
  6. 6.Both are set in a jungle
  7. 7.Both are set in a garden
  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.