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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 main characters
  • B.The setting
  • C.The problem of getting lost
2.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
3.In the first fox story the fox tricks a goat. In the second a crane tricks the fox. What changes?
  • A.The fox turns into a goat
  • B.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
  • C.Nothing changes at all
4.Story 1 happens on a farm in summer. Story 2 happens on the same farm in winter. What is different?
  • A.The place
  • B.The season
  • C.The characters
5.Both stories by the same author begin with a character finding a strange object. What does that show?
  • A.The objects are the main characters
  • B.The two stories are exactly the same
  • C.The author likes to start plots the same way
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.Rivers are dangerous
  • B.Boasting leads to trouble
  • C.Races are unfair
7.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
8.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 has moved to a third school
  • C.Tess is still too shy to speak

LessonPrint · RL.3.9 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Author, Same Characters

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  1. 1.The setting
  2. 2.Anansi uses a trick to get what he wants
  3. 3.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
  4. 4.The season
  5. 5.The author likes to start plots the same way
  6. 6.Boasting leads to trouble
  7. 7.Kit learns a lesson by the end
  8. 8.Tess has grown more confident

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