How Actions Drive the Story is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on matching what a character did to what it made happen next, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.3. It prints 3 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs.
The lion let the mouse go.
Grace carried the oil up the steps herself.
The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher.
A.Every pot pulled him at the same moment.
B.The lighthouse lamp was lit again.
C.The mouse later freed him from the net.
D.The water rose high enough to drink.
LessonPrint · RL.3.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Halim never checked the bus number. — C (He ended up two stops past the school.) 2. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — D (His tail froze and snapped off.) 3. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — B (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.) 4. Ada made eleven phone calls. — A (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.)
2.1. Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case. — D (The family learned whose violin it was.) 2. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — A (The villagers grew curious and added food.) 3. The grasshopper sang all summer. — C (He had no food when winter came.) 4. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — B (She ate the bread herself.)
3.1. Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs. — A (Every pot pulled him at the same moment.) 2. The lion let the mouse go. — C (The mouse later freed him from the net.) 3. Grace carried the oil up the steps herself. — B (The lighthouse lamp was lit again.) 4. The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher. — D (The water rose high enough to drink.)
Questions about How Actions Drive the Story
What does the How Actions Drive the Story worksheet cover?
It practices matching what a character did to what it made happen next — 3 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core RL.3.3: Describe what a character is like and how what they did changed the story. The instruction to students is “Write the letter of the match next to each one”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does How Actions Drive the Story practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 — RL.3.3, under Reading: Literature for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
How Actions Drive the Story is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on RL.3.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does How Actions Drive the Story come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of How Actions Drive the Story can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is How Actions Drive the Story free to print and photocopy?
Yes. How Actions Drive the Story, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for RL.3.3
Describe what a character is like and how what they did changed the story.