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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.Only the time is different
  • B.Both the place and the time are different
  • C.Nothing is different
2.In Tale A, the trickster lives under a bridge. In Tale B, the trickster lives in a cave. How are the settings different?
  • A.One trickster lives in a castle
  • B.Both live in the same cave
  • C.One home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
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.They do not differ at all
  • B.One is on a ship and one is on land
  • C.One sea is stormy and the other is calm
4.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
5.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.Both have a dark forest
  • B.Both have a lake
  • C.Neither has a forest
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.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 in a city
  • C.Both are set on a farm
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 have rain every day
  • B.Both are set in the mountains
  • C.Both are set in a jungle

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Answer key — Comparing Settings in Tales

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  1. 1.Both the place and the time are different
  2. 2.One home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
  3. 3.One sea is stormy and the other is calm
  4. 4.One shore is icy and the other is hot
  5. 5.Both have a dark forest
  6. 6.Both are set by the same mountain
  7. 7.Both are set on a farm
  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.