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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.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
2.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
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.Tale A has no town
  • B.The town is different
  • C.The time is different
4.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 indoors
  • B.Both are set in a garden
  • C.Both are set in a palace
5.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
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 by a river
  • C.Both are set on a farm
7.Tale A happens in a freezing forest in winter. Tale B happens in the same forest in summer. How are the settings different?
  • A.Tale B has no setting
  • B.The place is different
  • C.The season is different
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 has a hut and one does not
  • C.One is about a fisherman and one is not

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Answer key — Comparing Settings in Tales

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