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.
The travelers called their pot stone soup.
Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
The grasshopper sang all summer.
Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs.
A.Every pot pulled him at the same moment.
B.He had no food when winter came.
C.His tail froze and snapped off.
D.The villagers grew curious and added food.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
Grace carried the oil up the steps herself.
Little Red Hen did all the work alone.
The lion let the mouse go.
The goat jumped into the well without thinking.
A.The fox used him as a step to climb out.
B.The lighthouse lamp was lit again.
C.The mouse later freed him from the net.
D.She ate the bread herself.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher.
Ada made eleven phone calls.
The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf.
The hare stopped for a nap.
A.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
B.Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.
C.The water rose high enough to drink.
D.The tortoise won the race.
LessonPrint · RL.3.3 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — D (The villagers grew curious and added food.) 2. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — C (His tail froze and snapped off.) 3. The grasshopper sang all summer. — B (He had no food when winter came.) 4. Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs. — A (Every pot pulled him at the same moment.)
2.1. Grace carried the oil up the steps herself. — B (The lighthouse lamp was lit again.) 2. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — D (She ate the bread herself.) 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. — A (The fox used him as a step to climb out.)
3.1. The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher. — C (The water rose high enough to drink.) 2. Ada made eleven phone calls. — A (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.) 3. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — B (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.) 4. The hare stopped for a nap. — D (The tortoise won the race.)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.