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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.That there is a mystery
  • B.How Ruby solves the mystery
  • C.Who the detective is
2.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 narrator
  • C.The events of the day
3.Both stories by the same author begin with a character finding a strange object. What does that show?
  • A.The author likes to start plots the same way
  • B.The objects are the main characters
  • C.The two stories are exactly the same
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 setting
  • C.The main characters
5.In the first fox story the fox tricks a goat. In the second a crane tricks the fox. What changes?
  • A.Nothing changes at all
  • B.The fox turns into a goat
  • C.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
6.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
7.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 is punished by Rabbit
  • B.Anansi loses his legs
  • C.Anansi uses a trick to get what he wants
8.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.Where the family lives
  • B.The names of the characters
  • C.Who helps whom

LessonPrint · RL.3.9 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Same Author, Same Characters

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.How Ruby solves the mystery
  2. 2.The events of the day
  3. 3.The author likes to start plots the same way
  4. 4.The setting
  5. 5.This time the fox is the one who is fooled
  6. 6.Tess has grown more confident
  7. 7.Anansi uses a trick to get what he wants
  8. 8.Who helps whom

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