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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 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.Tale A has no town
  • C.The time is different
2.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 market
  • B.The village
  • C.The time of day
3.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 set by the same mountain
  • C.Both are snowy mountain tops
4.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 lake
  • C.Both have a dark forest
5.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 has a hut and one does not
  • B.One shore is icy and the other is hot
  • C.One is about a fisherman and one is not
6.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 home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
  • B.One trickster lives in a castle
  • C.Both live in the same cave
7.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.Islands are always the same
  • B.One must cope with heat and the other with snow and cold
  • C.Only one is set on an island
8.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

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Answer key — Comparing Settings in Tales

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  1. 1.The time is different
  2. 2.The time of day
  3. 3.Both are set by the same mountain
  4. 4.Both have a dark forest
  5. 5.One shore is icy and the other is hot
  6. 6.One home is under a bridge and the other is a cave
  7. 7.One must cope with heat and the other with snow and cold
  8. 8.Both are set in a desert

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