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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 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 are set in the mountains
  • C.Both have rain every day
3.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 in a desert
  • C.Both are set by the sea
4.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
5.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.The time is different
  • C.Tale A has no town
6.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
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 dark forest
  • C.Both have a lake
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.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

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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 jungle
  3. 3.Both are set in a desert
  4. 4.One home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
  5. 5.The time is different
  6. 6.Both the place and the time are different
  7. 7.Both have a dark forest
  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.