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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 the mountains
  • B.Both are set in a jungle
  • C.Both have rain every day
2.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
3.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 palace
  • B.Both are set in a garden
  • C.Both are set indoors
4.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.One must cope with heat and the other with snow and cold
  • B.Only one is set on an island
  • C.Islands are always the same
5.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 place is different
  • B.Tale B has no setting
  • C.The season is different
6.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 snowy mountain tops
  • B.Both are set at sea
  • C.Both are set by the same mountain
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Comparing Settings in Tales

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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