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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 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 problem of getting lost
  • B.The setting
  • C.The main characters
2.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 has grown more confident
  • C.Tess is still too shy to speak
3.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
4.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 uses a trick to get what he wants
  • C.Anansi is punished by Rabbit
5.In the first fox story the fox tricks a goat. In the second a crane tricks the fox. What changes?
  • A.Nothing changes at all
  • B.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
  • C.The fox turns into a goat
6.Both Anansi tales end by explaining something about the world today. What kind of stories are they?
  • A.Instructions for catching spiders
  • B.Stories that explain how something came to be
  • C.True stories about real spiders
7.In Story 1, Ruby solves a mystery with a magnifying glass. In Story 2, she solves one by asking questions. What is different?
  • A.That there is a mystery
  • B.Who the detective is
  • C.How Ruby solves the mystery
8.Story 1 is told by Max. Story 2 tells the same day through his sister's eyes. What is the same?
  • A.The events of the day
  • B.What each character thinks about it
  • C.The narrator

LessonPrint · RL.3.9 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Author, Same Characters

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  1. 1.The setting
  2. 2.Tess has grown more confident
  3. 3.The author likes to start plots the same way
  4. 4.Anansi uses a trick to get what he wants
  5. 5.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
  6. 6.Stories that explain how something came to be
  7. 7.How Ruby solves the mystery
  8. 8.The events of the day

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