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Reading a Play or Poem is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on telling a story, a play and a poem apart by how each is written, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.10. 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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Reading a Play or Poem

RL.3.10

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one: Story or Play or Poem?

Sort: Ada went home and looked up the town on a map., (Lights fade. A bell rings three times.), Round and round the sails go, / grinding grain to flour below., My cat is a cushion / with whiskers and claws., Halim was two stops past the school before he looked up., ACT ONE. A busy railway platform.

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2.Sort each one: Story or Play or Poem?

Sort: Chapter 1. Nobody in our family plays anything., Slow, slow, the river goes, / past the reeds where nobody knows., Grace carried the oil up ninety-seven steps in the dark., CAST: Priya, a museum cleaner. Jon, a guard., Rain on the roof, / rain on the shed, / rain on the hen / in her bed., PRIYA: (whispering) It was here on Tuesday.

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3.Sort each one: Story or Play or Poem?

Sort: Every Thursday for six years, Mr. Ellis mailed a letter., By the time the light swung out, three ships had turned back., Snowflakes falling, / softly calling, / white on the window., GRANDPA: (to the audience) I was young once, you know., MAYA: Quick, hide! (She ducks behind the sofa.), Over the hill and under the bridge, / the red train runs along the ridge.

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LessonPrint · RL.3.10 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Play or Poem

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. (Lights fade. A bell rings three times.) — Play 2. ACT ONE. A busy railway platform. — Play 3. Ada went home and looked up the town on a map. — Story 4. Halim was two stops past the school before he looked up. — Story 5. My cat is a cushion / with whiskers and claws. — Poem 6. Round and round the sails go, / grinding grain to flour below. — Poem
  2. 2.1. CAST: Priya, a museum cleaner. Jon, a guard. — Play 2. Chapter 1. Nobody in our family plays anything. — Story 3. Grace carried the oil up ninety-seven steps in the dark. — Story 4. PRIYA: (whispering) It was here on Tuesday. — Play 5. Rain on the roof, / rain on the shed, / rain on the hen / in her bed. — Poem 6. Slow, slow, the river goes, / past the reeds where nobody knows. — Poem
  3. 3.1. By the time the light swung out, three ships had turned back. — Story 2. Every Thursday for six years, Mr. Ellis mailed a letter. — Story 3. GRANDPA: (to the audience) I was young once, you know. — Play 4. MAYA: Quick, hide! (She ducks behind the sofa.) — Play 5. Over the hill and under the bridge, / the red train runs along the ridge. — Poem 6. Snowflakes falling, / softly calling, / white on the window. — Poem

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.