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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 tells you what page a chapter starts on?
  • A.The index
  • B.The glossary
  • C.The contents page
2.You need one fact fast from a long chapter. What should you do?
  • A.Use the index or a key word search, then read that part
  • B.Read the chapter from the start
  • C.Read the last page
3.You want to know what a diagram shows. Where do you look?
  • A.The back cover
  • B.The index
  • C.The caption
4.The narrator says Anansi "got no dinner at all". Whose judgement is that?
  • A.Rabbit's
  • B.The narrator's
  • C.Anansi's
5.A story is told using "I". Who is the narrator?
  • A.A character inside the story
  • B.The reader
  • C.Somebody outside the story
6.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
7.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
8.Which explains a technical word?
  • A.The index
  • B.The contents page
  • C.The glossary

LessonPrint · L.3.3 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Spoken and Written English

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The contents page
  2. 2.Use the index or a key word search, then read that part
  3. 3.The caption
  4. 4.The narrator's
  5. 5.A character inside the story
  6. 6.No — it is the fox's, and he is lying
  7. 7.They are key terms, often explained in the glossary
  8. 8.The glossary

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