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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 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
2.Tale A takes place in a castle long ago. Tale B takes place in a city today. How are the settings different?
  • A.Only the time is different
  • B.Both the place and the time are different
  • C.Nothing is different
3.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.The town is different
  • C.Tale A has no town
4.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
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 time of day
  • B.The village
  • C.The market
6.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 in a desert
  • B.Both are set at noon
  • C.Both are set by the sea
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.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

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Answer key — Comparing Settings in Tales

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  1. 1.Both are set by the same mountain
  2. 2.Both the place and the time are different
  3. 3.The time is different
  4. 4.The season is different
  5. 5.The time of day
  6. 6.Both are set in a desert
  7. 7.Both are set in a garden
  8. 8.Both are set in a jungle

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