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 boy cried wolf when there was no wolf.
Halim never checked the bus number.
Little Red Hen did all the work alone.
Grace carried the oil up the steps herself.
A.He ended up two stops past the school.
B.She ate the bread herself.
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.
Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
The travelers called their pot stone soup.
The grasshopper sang all summer.
Ada made eleven phone calls.
A.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
B.His tail froze and snapped off.
C.The villagers grew curious and added food.
D.He had no food when winter came.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case.
The hare stopped for a nap.
Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs.
The lion let the mouse go.
A.The mouse later freed him from the net.
B.The family learned whose violin it was.
C.The tortoise won the race.
D.Every pot pulled him at the same moment.
LessonPrint · RL.3.3 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — C (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.) 2. Halim never checked the bus number. — A (He ended up two stops past the school.) 3. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — B (She ate the bread herself.) 4. Grace carried the oil up the steps herself. — D (The lighthouse lamp was lit again.)
2.1. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — B (His tail froze and snapped off.) 2. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — C (The villagers grew curious and added food.) 3. The grasshopper sang all summer. — D (He had no food when winter came.) 4. Ada made eleven phone calls. — A (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.)
3.1. Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case. — B (The family learned whose violin it was.) 2. The hare stopped for a nap. — C (The tortoise won the race.) 3. Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs. — D (Every pot pulled him at the same moment.) 4. The lion let the mouse go. — A (The mouse later freed him from the net.)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.