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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.Both stories by the same author begin with a character finding a strange object. What does that show?
  • A.The author likes to start plots the same way
  • B.The objects are the main characters
  • C.The two stories are exactly the same
2.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.Boasting leads to trouble
  • B.Rivers are dangerous
  • C.Races are unfair
3.In Story 1, Kit the cat learns to share. In Story 2, Kit learns to tell the truth. What stays the same?
  • A.Kit never changes
  • B.The lesson Kit learns
  • C.Kit learns a lesson by the end
4.In Story 1, Ruby solves a mystery with a magnifying glass. In Story 2, she solves one by asking questions. What is different?
  • A.Who the detective is
  • B.That there is a mystery
  • C.How Ruby solves the mystery
5.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
6.In both books about Mr. Pottle, one of his inventions goes wrong in a funny way. What do the plots share?
  • A.Mr. Pottle never invents anything
  • B.An invention causes a funny problem
  • C.Every invention works perfectly
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 grown more confident
  • B.Tess is still too shy to speak
  • C.Tess has moved to a third school
8.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

LessonPrint · RL.3.9 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Author, Same Characters

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The author likes to start plots the same way
  2. 2.Boasting leads to trouble
  3. 3.Kit learns a lesson by the end
  4. 4.How Ruby solves the mystery
  5. 5.The events of the day
  6. 6.An invention causes a funny problem
  7. 7.Tess has grown more confident
  8. 8.The setting

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