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Spoken and Written English is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on recognising where the two differ, aligned to Common Core standard L.3.3. 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 pupils 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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Spoken and Written English

L.3.3

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1.Which explains a technical word?
  • A.The contents page
  • B.The glossary
  • C.The index
2.You want to know what a diagram shows. Where do you look?
  • A.The back cover
  • B.The index
  • C.The caption
3.The fox says the water is "the best I have ever tasted". Is that the narrator's view?
  • A.Yes, because it is in the story
  • B.Yes, the narrator agrees
  • C.No — it is the fox's, and he is lying
4.Why are some words in bold in an information text?
  • A.They are key terms, often explained in the glossary
  • B.They are the author's favourites
  • C.They are hard to spell
5.What is the difference between the index and the contents page?
  • A.They are the same thing
  • B.The index comes first
  • C.Contents lists chapters in order; the index lists topics alphabetically
6.You think Halim should have checked the bus number. Whose point of view is that?
  • A.Your own
  • B.The narrator's
  • C.Mrs Achebe's
7.Which tells you what page a chapter starts on?
  • A.The index
  • B.The glossary
  • C.The contents page
8.You need one fact fast from a long chapter. What should you do?
  • A.Read the last page
  • B.Use the index or a key word search, then read that part
  • C.Read the chapter from the start

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Answer key — Spoken and Written English

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The glossary
  2. 2.The caption
  3. 3.No — it is the fox's, and he is lying
  4. 4.They are key terms, often explained in the glossary
  5. 5.Contents lists chapters in order; the index lists topics alphabetically
  6. 6.Your own
  7. 7.The contents page
  8. 8.Use the index or a key word search, then read that part

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.