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

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Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

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

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.