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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

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Write the letter of the match next to each one.

1.Write the letter of what each action led to.
  • Grace carried the oil up the steps herself.
  • Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs.
  • The lion let the mouse go.
  • The goat jumped into the well without thinking.
  • A.The lighthouse lamp was lit again.
  • B.Every pot pulled him at the same moment.
  • C.The mouse later freed him from the net.
  • D.The fox used him as a step to climb out.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
  • The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf.
  • Little Red Hen did all the work alone.
  • The travelers called their pot stone soup.
  • Halim never checked the bus number.
  • A.He ended up two stops past the school.
  • B.She ate the bread herself.
  • C.Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.
  • D.The villagers grew curious and added food.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
  • The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher.
  • The grasshopper sang all summer.
  • Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case.
  • Ada made eleven phone calls.
  • A.He had no food when winter came.
  • B.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
  • C.The water rose high enough to drink.
  • D.The family learned whose violin it was.

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Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Grace carried the oil up the steps herself. — A (The lighthouse lamp was lit again.) 2. Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs. — B (Every pot pulled him at the same moment.) 3. The lion let the mouse go. — C (The mouse later freed him from the net.) 4. The goat jumped into the well without thinking. — D (The fox used him as a step to climb out.)
  2. 2.1. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — C (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.) 2. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — B (She ate the bread herself.) 3. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — D (The villagers grew curious and added food.) 4. Halim never checked the bus number. — A (He ended up two stops past the school.)
  3. 3.1. The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher. — C (The water rose high enough to drink.) 2. The grasshopper sang all summer. — A (He had no food when winter came.) 3. Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case. — D (The family learned whose violin it was.) 4. Ada made eleven phone calls. — B (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.