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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.Nothing is different
  • B.Only the time is different
  • C.Both the place and the time are different
2.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
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.Tale A has no town
  • C.The town is different
4.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
5.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.Only one is set on an island
  • B.One must cope with heat and the other with snow and cold
  • C.Islands are always the same
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 by a river
  • B.Both are set on a farm
  • C.Both are set in a city
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 palace
  • B.Both are set indoors
  • C.Both are set in a garden
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 the mountains
  • B.Both have rain every day
  • 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 shore is icy and the other is hot
  3. 3.The time is different
  4. 4.Both are set by the same mountain
  5. 5.One must cope with heat and the other with snow and cold
  6. 6.Both are set on a farm
  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.