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.
Grace carried the oil up the steps herself.
Ada made eleven phone calls.
The grasshopper sang all summer.
A.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
B.He had no food when winter came.
C.The lighthouse lamp was lit again.
D.She ate the bread herself.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher.
The goat jumped into the well without thinking.
Halim never checked the bus number.
Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
A.The fox used him as a step to climb out.
B.His tail froze and snapped off.
C.The water rose high enough to drink.
D.He ended up two stops past the school.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The lion let the mouse go.
The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf.
The hare stopped for a nap.
The travelers called their pot stone soup.
A.Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.
B.The villagers grew curious and added food.
C.The tortoise won the race.
D.The mouse later freed him from the net.
LessonPrint · RL.3.3 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — D (She ate the bread herself.) 2. Grace carried the oil up the steps herself. — C (The lighthouse lamp was lit again.) 3. Ada made eleven phone calls. — A (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.) 4. The grasshopper sang all summer. — B (He had no food when winter came.)
2.1. The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher. — C (The water rose high enough to drink.) 2. The goat jumped into the well without thinking. — A (The fox used him as a step to climb out.) 3. Halim never checked the bus number. — D (He ended up two stops past the school.) 4. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — B (His tail froze and snapped off.)
3.1. The lion let the mouse go. — D (The mouse later freed him from the net.) 2. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — A (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.) 3. The hare stopped for a nap. — C (The tortoise won the race.) 4. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — B (The villagers grew curious and added food.)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.