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.
Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case.
The lion let the mouse go.
The goat jumped into the well without thinking.
Grace carried the oil up the steps herself.
A.The mouse later freed him from the net.
B.The family learned whose violin it was.
C.The lighthouse lamp was lit again.
D.The fox used him as a step to climb out.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
Ada made eleven phone calls.
Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
Little Red Hen did all the work alone.
The grasshopper sang all summer.
A.She ate the bread herself.
B.He had no food when winter came.
C.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
D.His tail froze and snapped off.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The travelers called their pot stone soup.
The hare stopped for a nap.
Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs.
Halim never checked the bus number.
A.The villagers grew curious and added food.
B.Every pot pulled him at the same moment.
C.He ended up two stops past the school.
D.The tortoise won the race.
LessonPrint · RL.3.3 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Great-Aunt Sylvie saw the violin case. — B (The family learned whose violin it was.) 2. The lion let the mouse go. — A (The mouse later freed him from the net.) 3. The goat jumped into the well without thinking. — D (The fox used him as a step to climb out.) 4. Grace carried the oil up the steps herself. — C (The lighthouse lamp was lit again.)
2.1. Ada made eleven phone calls. — C (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.) 2. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — D (His tail froze and snapped off.) 3. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — A (She ate the bread herself.) 4. The grasshopper sang all summer. — B (He had no food when winter came.)
3.1. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — A (The villagers grew curious and added food.) 2. The hare stopped for a nap. — D (The tortoise won the race.) 3. Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs. — B (Every pot pulled him at the same moment.) 4. Halim never checked the bus number. — C (He ended up two stops past the school.)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.