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

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Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

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