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Same Author, Same Characters is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on comparing two stories in a series by what stays and what changes, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.9. It prints 8 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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Same Author, Same Characters

RL.3.9

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1.In both books about Mr. Pottle, one of his inventions goes wrong in a funny way. What do the plots share?
  • A.Every invention works perfectly
  • B.Mr. Pottle never invents anything
  • C.An invention causes a funny problem
2.In Book 1, Mia and her dog get lost in the park. In Book 2, they get lost at the seaside. What has the author changed?
  • A.The main characters
  • B.The problem of getting lost
  • C.The setting
3.Story 1 happens on a farm in summer. Story 2 happens on the same farm in winter. What is different?
  • A.The season
  • B.The characters
  • C.The place
4.In Story 1, Ollie is scared of the dark and his sister helps him. In Story 2, his sister fears thunder and Ollie helps her. What has changed?
  • A.The names of the characters
  • B.Who helps whom
  • C.Where the family lives
5.Both Anansi tales end by explaining something about the world today. What kind of stories are they?
  • A.Stories that explain how something came to be
  • B.Instructions for catching spiders
  • C.True stories about real spiders
6.In Story 1, Hare boasts and loses a race. In Story 2, Hare boasts and falls in a river. What message do both share?
  • A.Races are unfair
  • B.Rivers are dangerous
  • C.Boasting leads to trouble
7.Both stories by the same author begin with a character finding a strange object. What does that show?
  • A.The two stories are exactly the same
  • B.The objects are the main characters
  • C.The author likes to start plots the same way
8.In one Anansi tale he tricks his friends to get food. In another he tricks the Sky God to win all the stories. What is the same in both?
  • A.Anansi loses his legs
  • B.Anansi is punished by Rabbit
  • C.Anansi uses a trick to get what he wants

LessonPrint · RL.3.9 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Author, Same Characters

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.An invention causes a funny problem
  2. 2.The setting
  3. 3.The season
  4. 4.Who helps whom
  5. 5.Stories that explain how something came to be
  6. 6.Boasting leads to trouble
  7. 7.The author likes to start plots the same way
  8. 8.Anansi uses a trick to get what he wants

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.