Recount an Experience is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on telling something that happened at an understandable pace, aligned to Common Core standard SL.3.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
15 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Recount an Experience
SL.3.4
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Should schools teach every child to swim? Introduce your topic, state your opinion, give reasons in a sensible order using linking words, and write a conclusion.
I introduced the topic
I ordered my reasons
I used linking words
I wrote a conclusion
2.Research two facts about a journey an animal makes. Write them under your own heading.
I used a heading
I took brief notes
I used two facts
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · SL.3.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Recount an Experience
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.An introduced topic, a clear opinion, ordered reasons with linking words, and a conclusion.
2.Two accurate facts about an animal journey, recorded under a heading.
Questions about Recount an Experience
What does the Recount an Experience worksheet cover?
It practises telling something that happened at an understandable pace — 2 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core SL.3.4: Report on a topic clearly, at a pace people can follow. The instruction to pupils is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Recount an Experience practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.4 — SL.3.4, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Recount an Experience is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on SL.3.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Recount an Experience come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Recount an Experience can I print?
25 versions, of which 15 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Recount an Experience free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Recount an Experience, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for SL.3.4
Report on a topic clearly, at a pace people can follow.