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.
Halim never checked the bus number.
Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs.
The travelers called their pot stone soup.
The lion let the mouse go.
A.The mouse later freed him from the net.
B.Every pot pulled him at the same moment.
C.He ended up two stops past the school.
D.The villagers grew curious and added food.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher.
The grasshopper sang all summer.
The goat jumped into the well without thinking.
Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case.
A.The water rose high enough to drink.
B.The family learned whose violin it was.
C.The fox used him as a step to climb out.
D.He had no food when winter came.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
Little Red Hen did all the work alone.
Ada made eleven phone calls.
Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
The hare stopped for a nap.
A.She ate the bread herself.
B.His tail froze and snapped off.
C.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
D.The tortoise won the race.
LessonPrint · RL.3.3 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Halim never checked the bus number. — C (He ended up two stops past the school.) 2. Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs. — B (Every pot pulled him at the same moment.) 3. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — D (The villagers grew curious and added food.) 4. The lion let the mouse go. — A (The mouse later freed him from the net.)
2.1. The crow dropped pebbles into the pitcher. — A (The water rose high enough to drink.) 2. The grasshopper sang all summer. — D (He had no food when winter came.) 3. The goat jumped into the well without thinking. — C (The fox used him as a step to climb out.) 4. Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case. — B (The family learned whose violin it was.)
3.1. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — A (She ate the bread herself.) 2. Ada made eleven phone calls. — C (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.) 3. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — B (His tail froze and snapped off.) 4. The hare stopped for a nap. — D (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.