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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 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.Who the detective is
  • C.That there is a mystery
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.Rivers are dangerous
  • B.Boasting leads to trouble
  • C.Races are unfair
3.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 author likes to start plots the same way
  • C.The two stories are exactly the same
4.Both Anansi tales end by explaining something about the world today. What kind of stories are they?
  • A.Instructions for catching spiders
  • B.True stories about real spiders
  • C.Stories that explain how something came to be
5.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
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, Kit the cat learns to share. In Story 2, Kit learns to tell the truth. What stays the same?
  • A.The lesson Kit learns
  • B.Kit learns a lesson by the end
  • C.Kit never changes
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 is still too shy to speak
  • C.Tess has moved to a third school

LessonPrint · RL.3.9 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Author, Same Characters

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How Ruby solves the mystery
  2. 2.Boasting leads to trouble
  3. 3.The author likes to start plots the same way
  4. 4.Stories that explain how something came to be
  5. 5.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
  6. 6.An invention causes a funny problem
  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.