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 travelers called their pot stone soup.
Little Red Hen did all the work alone.
Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf.
A.Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.
B.The villagers grew curious and added food.
C.She ate the bread herself.
D.His tail froze and snapped off.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The hare stopped for a nap.
The lion let the mouse go.
The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher.
Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case.
A.The mouse later freed him from the net.
B.The tortoise won the race.
C.The water rose high enough to drink.
D.The family learned whose violin it was.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
Ada made eleven phone calls.
Halim never checked the bus number.
The goat jumped into the well without thinking.
The grasshopper sang all summer.
A.He had no food when winter came.
B.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
C.He ended up two stops past the school.
D.The fox used him as a step to climb out.
LessonPrint · RL.3.3 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — B (The villagers grew curious and added food.) 2. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — C (She ate the bread herself.) 3. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — D (His tail froze and snapped off.) 4. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — A (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.)
2.1. The hare stopped for a nap. — B (The tortoise won the race.) 2. The lion let the mouse go. — A (The mouse later freed him from the net.) 3. The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher. — C (The water rose high enough to drink.) 4. Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case. — D (The family learned whose violin it was.)
3.1. Ada made eleven phone calls. — B (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.) 2. Halim never checked the bus number. — C (He ended up two stops past the school.) 3. The goat jumped into the well without thinking. — D (The fox used him as a step to climb out.) 4. The grasshopper sang all summer. — A (He had no food when winter came.)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.