Skip to content
LessonPrint

Mood from the Words is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on matching a line of a story to the mood its picture should show, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.7. 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.

Set 2 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

Next set

One paper per student

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425

Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Mood from the Words

RL.3.7

NameDate

Write the letter of the mood next to each line.

1.Write the letter of the mood a picture of each line should show.
  • Rain hammered the windows and thunder shook the house.
  • Boxes everywhere. A single desk lamp.
  • The empty swings creaked in the wind as night fell.
  • Eight pots were ready at once, and eight webs tugged together.
  • A.Lonely and eerie
  • B.Shadowy and secret
  • C.Stormy and frightening
  • D.Wild and funny
2.Write the letter of the mood a picture of each line should show.
  • The bus was going the other way, and his stomach dropped.
  • Grandma laughed and pulled everyone into one big hug.
  • The goat stood in the well, staring up at the sky.
  • The lamp went out on the worst night of the winter.
  • A.Dark and dangerous
  • B.Sudden panic
  • C.Warm and loving
  • D.Stuck and foolish
3.Write the letter of the mood a picture of each line should show.
  • The fox sprang out of the well and trotted off.
  • Sunlight spilled across the meadow, and the bees hummed.
  • Three strings had gone, and the bridge lay loose in the case.
  • Snow fell all night, and by morning the street was silent.
  • A.Hushed and wintry
  • B.Peaceful and sunny
  • C.Sly and pleased with himself
  • D.Sad and forgotten

LessonPrint · RL.3.7 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Mood from the Words

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Rain hammered the windows and thunder shook the house. — C (Stormy and frightening) 2. Boxes everywhere. A single desk lamp. — B (Shadowy and secret) 3. The empty swings creaked in the wind as night fell. — A (Lonely and eerie) 4. Eight pots were ready at once, and eight webs tugged together. — D (Wild and funny)
  2. 2.1. The bus was going the other way, and his stomach dropped. — B (Sudden panic) 2. Grandma laughed and pulled everyone into one big hug. — C (Warm and loving) 3. The goat stood in the well, staring up at the sky. — D (Stuck and foolish) 4. The lamp went out on the worst night of the winter. — A (Dark and dangerous)
  3. 3.1. The fox sprang out of the well and trotted off. — C (Sly and pleased with himself) 2. Sunlight spilled across the meadow, and the bees hummed. — B (Peaceful and sunny) 3. Three strings had gone, and the bridge lay loose in the case. — D (Sad and forgotten) 4. Snow fell all night, and by morning the street was silent. — A (Hushed and wintry)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.7 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.