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.
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How Actions Drive the Story
RL.3.3
NameDate
Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Write the letter of what each action led to.
Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
The grasshopper sang all summer.
The lion let the mouse go.
Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case.
A.His tail froze and snapped off.
B.The family learned whose violin it was.
C.He had no food when winter came.
D.The mouse later freed him from the net.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs.
Grace carried the oil up the steps herself.
The hare stopped for a nap.
The travelers called their pot stone soup.
A.The lighthouse lamp was lit again.
B.The tortoise won the race.
C.The villagers grew curious and added food.
D.Every pot pulled him at the same moment.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher.
The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf.
Halim never checked the bus number.
Ada made eleven phone calls.
A.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
B.Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.
C.He ended up two stops past the school.
D.The water rose high enough to drink.
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Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — A (His tail froze and snapped off.) 2. The grasshopper sang all summer. — C (He had no food when winter came.) 3. The lion let the mouse go. — D (The mouse later freed him from the net.) 4. Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case. — B (The family learned whose violin it was.)
2.1. Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs. — D (Every pot pulled him at the same moment.) 2. Grace carried the oil up the steps herself. — A (The lighthouse lamp was lit again.) 3. The hare stopped for a nap. — B (The tortoise won the race.) 4. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — C (The villagers grew curious and added food.)
3.1. The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher. — D (The water rose high enough to drink.) 2. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — B (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.) 3. Halim never checked the bus number. — C (He ended up two stops past the school.) 4. Ada made eleven phone calls. — A (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.