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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.An invention causes a funny problem
  • B.Every invention works perfectly
  • C.Mr. Pottle never invents anything
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 setting
  • B.The main characters
  • C.The problem of getting lost
3.Story 1 happens on a farm in summer. Story 2 happens on the same farm in winter. What is different?
  • A.The characters
  • B.The place
  • C.The season
4.In the first fox story the fox tricks a goat. In the second a crane tricks the fox. What changes?
  • A.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
  • B.The fox turns into a goat
  • C.Nothing changes at all
5.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.Boasting leads to trouble
  • C.Rivers are dangerous
6.In Story 1, Kit the cat learns to share. In Story 2, Kit learns to tell the truth. What stays the same?
  • A.Kit learns a lesson by the end
  • B.Kit never changes
  • C.The lesson Kit learns
7.In Story 1, Tess is shy at her new school. In Story 3, she welcomes a new student herself. What does comparing them show?
  • A.Tess has moved to a third school
  • B.Tess is still too shy to speak
  • C.Tess has grown more confident
8.Both Anansi tales end by explaining something about the world today. What kind of stories are they?
  • A.True stories about real spiders
  • B.Stories that explain how something came to be
  • C.Instructions for catching spiders

LessonPrint · RL.3.9 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Author, Same Characters

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.An invention causes a funny problem
  2. 2.The setting
  3. 3.The season
  4. 4.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
  5. 5.Boasting leads to trouble
  6. 6.Kit learns a lesson by the end
  7. 7.Tess has grown more confident
  8. 8.Stories that explain how something came to be

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