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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 Anansi tales end by explaining something about the world today. What kind of stories are they?
  • A.Stories that explain how something came to be
  • B.True stories about real spiders
  • C.Instructions for catching spiders
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.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
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 characters
  • C.The season
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 author likes to start plots the same way
  • C.The two stories are exactly the same
6.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
7.Story 1 is told by Max. Story 2 tells the same day through his sister's eyes. What is the same?
  • A.What each character thinks about it
  • B.The events of the day
  • C.The narrator
8.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

LessonPrint · RL.3.9 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Author, Same Characters

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Stories that explain how something came to be
  2. 2.Boasting leads to trouble
  3. 3.The setting
  4. 4.The season
  5. 5.The author likes to start plots the same way
  6. 6.Kit learns a lesson by the end
  7. 7.The events of the day
  8. 8.This time the fox is the one who is fooled

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