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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 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.Only the time is different
  • C.Both the place and the time are different
2.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 time is different
  • B.Tale A has no town
  • C.The town is different
3.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
4.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 set by the same mountain
  • C.Both are snowy mountain tops
5.Tale A happens in a village market in the morning. Tale B happens in the same market at night. What changes between the tales?
  • A.The village
  • B.The time of day
  • C.The market
6.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 in a city
  • B.Both are set on a farm
  • C.Both are set by a river
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 in a garden
  • B.Both are set indoors
  • C.Both are set in a palace
8.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 shore is icy and the other is hot
  • B.One is about a fisherman and one is not
  • C.One has a hut and one does not

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Answer key — Comparing Settings in Tales

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Both the place and the time are different
  2. 2.The time is different
  3. 3.One sea is stormy and the other is calm
  4. 4.Both are set by the same mountain
  5. 5.The time of day
  6. 6.Both are set on a farm
  7. 7.Both are set in a garden
  8. 8.One shore is icy and the other is hot

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