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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.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.The narrator
  • C.What each character thinks about it
2.In Story 1, Ollie is scared of the dark and his sister helps him. In Story 2, his sister fears thunder and Ollie helps her. What has changed?
  • A.The names of the characters
  • B.Who helps whom
  • C.Where the family lives
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.Nothing changes at all
  • C.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
4.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
5.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
6.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
7.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
8.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.How Ruby solves the mystery
  • C.That there is a mystery

LessonPrint · RL.3.9 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Author, Same Characters

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The events of the day
  2. 2.Who helps whom
  3. 3.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
  4. 4.The setting
  5. 5.Kit learns a lesson by the end
  6. 6.The author likes to start plots the same way
  7. 7.Stories that explain how something came to be
  8. 8.How Ruby solves the mystery

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