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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 main characters
  • C.The setting
2.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.The lesson Kit learns
  • C.Kit never changes
3.Story 1 is told by Max. Story 2 tells the same day through his sister's eyes. What is the same?
  • A.The narrator
  • B.What each character thinks about it
  • C.The events of the day
4.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 is still too shy to speak
  • B.Tess has grown more confident
  • C.Tess has moved to a third school
5.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
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.Boasting leads to trouble
  • C.Rivers are dangerous
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.How Ruby solves the mystery
  • B.That there is a mystery
  • C.Who the detective is
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 uses a trick to get what he wants
  • B.Anansi is punished by Rabbit
  • C.Anansi loses his legs

LessonPrint · RL.3.9 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Author, Same Characters

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

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