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.
Ada made eleven phone calls.
Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs.
The hare stopped for a nap.
The travelers called their pot stone soup.
A.The tortoise won the race.
B.The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.
C.The villagers grew curious and added food.
D.Every pot pulled him at the same moment.
2.Write the letter of what each action led to.
The goat jumped into the well without thinking.
The grasshopper sang all summer.
Little Red Hen did all the work alone.
Grace carried the oil up the steps herself.
A.The lighthouse lamp was lit again.
B.The fox used him as a step to climb out.
C.He had no food when winter came.
D.She ate the bread herself.
3.Write the letter of what each action led to.
Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night.
The lion let the mouse go.
The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf.
Halim never checked the bus number.
A.He ended up two stops past the school.
B.His tail froze and snapped off.
C.Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.
D.The mouse later freed him from the net.
LessonPrint · RL.3.3 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Actions Drive the Story
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Ada made eleven phone calls. — B (The ninety-two letters were finally mailed.) 2. Anansi asked four friends to tie webs to his legs. — D (Every pot pulled him at the same moment.) 3. The hare stopped for a nap. — A (The tortoise won the race.) 4. The travelers called their pot stone soup. — C (The villagers grew curious and added food.)
2.1. The goat jumped into the well without thinking. — B (The fox used him as a step to climb out.) 2. The grasshopper sang all summer. — C (He had no food when winter came.) 3. Little Red Hen did all the work alone. — D (She ate the bread herself.) 4. Grace carried the oil up the steps herself. — A (The lighthouse lamp was lit again.)
3.1. Bear kept his tail in the icy water all night. — B (His tail froze and snapped off.) 2. The lion let the mouse go. — D (The mouse later freed him from the net.) 3. The boy cried wolf when there was no wolf. — C (Nobody believed him when the wolf really came.) 4. Halim never checked the bus number. — A (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.