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 grasshopper sang all summer.
Grace carried the oil up the steps herself.
The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf.
Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs.
A.He had no food when winter came.
B.Every pot pulled him at the same moment.
C.Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.
D.The lighthouse lamp was lit again.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
Ada made eleven phone calls.
The hare stopped for a nap.
Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case.
A.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
B.His tail froze and snapped off.
C.The tortoise won the race.
D.The family learned whose violin it was.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The lion let the mouse go.
The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher.
Little Red Hen did all the work alone.
Halim never checked the bus number.
A.The mouse later freed him from the net.
B.The water rose high enough to drink.
C.She ate the bread herself.
D.He ended up two stops past the school.
LessonPrint · RL.3.3 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The grasshopper sang all summer. — A (He had no food when winter came.) 2. Grace carried the oil up the steps herself. — D (The lighthouse lamp was lit again.) 3. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — C (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.) 4. Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs. — B (Every pot pulled him at the same moment.)
2.1. Ada made eleven phone calls. — A (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.) 2. The hare stopped for a nap. — C (The tortoise won the race.) 3. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — B (His tail froze and snapped off.) 4. Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case. — D (The family learned whose violin it was.)
3.1. The lion let the mouse go. — A (The mouse later freed him from the net.) 2. The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher. — B (The water rose high enough to drink.) 3. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — C (She ate the bread herself.) 4. Halim never checked the bus number. — D (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.