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.
Little Red Hen did all the work alone.
The lion let the mouse go.
The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf.
Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs.
A.The mouse later freed him from the net.
B.She ate the bread herself.
C.Every pot pulled him at the same moment.
D.Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The grasshopper sang all summer.
Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
The hare stopped for a nap.
The goat jumped into the well without thinking.
A.The tortoise won the race.
B.His tail froze and snapped off.
C.The fox used him as a step to climb out.
D.He had no food when winter came.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The travelers called their pot stone soup.
Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case.
Ada made eleven phone calls.
Halim never checked the bus number.
A.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
B.The family learned whose violin it was.
C.He ended up two stops past the school.
D.The villagers grew curious and added food.
LessonPrint · RL.3.3 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — B (She ate the bread herself.) 2. The lion let the mouse go. — A (The mouse later freed him from the net.) 3. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — D (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.) 4. Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs. — C (Every pot pulled him at the same moment.)
2.1. The grasshopper sang all summer. — D (He had no food when winter came.) 2. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — B (His tail froze and snapped off.) 3. The hare stopped for a nap. — A (The tortoise won the race.) 4. The goat jumped into the well without thinking. — C (The fox used him as a step to climb out.)
3.1. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — D (The villagers grew curious and added food.) 2. Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case. — B (The family learned whose violin it was.) 3. Ada made eleven phone calls. — A (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.) 4. Halim never checked the bus number. — C (He ended up two stops past the school.)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.