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

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