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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.
  • Ada made eleven phone calls.
  • Grace carried the oil up the steps herself.
  • Little Red Hen did all the work alone.
  • A.She ate the bread herself.
  • B.The family learned whose violin it was.
  • C.The lighthouse lamp was lit again.
  • D.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
  • Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
  • The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf.
  • The goat jumped into the well without thinking.
  • Halim never checked the bus number.
  • A.His tail froze and snapped off.
  • B.Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.
  • C.The fox used him as a step to climb out.
  • D.He ended up two stops past the school.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
  • The travelers called their pot stone soup.
  • The lion let the mouse go.
  • The hare stopped for a nap.
  • The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher.
  • A.The villagers grew curious and added food.
  • B.The mouse later freed him from the net.
  • C.The tortoise won the race.
  • D.The water rose high enough to drink.

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Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case. — B (The family learned whose violin it was.) 2. Ada made eleven phone calls. — D (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.) 3. Grace carried the oil up the steps herself. — C (The lighthouse lamp was lit again.) 4. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — A (She ate the bread herself.)
  2. 2.1. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — A (His tail froze and snapped off.) 2. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — B (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.) 3. The goat jumped into the well without thinking. — C (The fox used him as a step to climb out.) 4. Halim never checked the bus number. — D (He ended up two stops past the school.)
  3. 3.1. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — A (The villagers grew curious and added food.) 2. The lion let the mouse go. — B (The mouse later freed him from the net.) 3. The hare stopped for a nap. — C (The tortoise won the race.) 4. The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher. — D (The water rose high enough to drink.)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.