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What the Author Thinks is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on identifying an author's position in an information text, aligned to Common Core standard RI.3.6. 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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What the Author Thinks

RI.3.6

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1.Why might a writer choose "stretched thin as thread" over "got thin"?
  • A.It is easier to spell
  • B.It gives the reader a picture
  • C.It is shorter
2.Which sentence would you say aloud but not write in a report?
  • A.The journey was six thousand miles.
  • B.The journey was very long.
  • C.It was, like, really far.
3.Grace "decided not to think about it". Does the narrator say she was right?
  • A.No — the narrator reports it without judging
  • B.Yes, the narrator disagrees
  • C.Yes, the narrator agrees
4.What is the difference between the narrator's point of view and yours?
  • A.The narrator is always right
  • B.There is no difference
  • C.The narrator tells the story; you judge it from outside
5.A story is told using "she" and "he". Who is the narrator?
  • A.Somebody outside the story
  • B.The reader
  • C.The main character
6.Two readers disagree about whether Anansi deserved it. Can both be reasonable?
  • A.No, the author decides
  • B.No, only one can be right
  • C.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
7.How can you tell a character's opinion from a fact in a story?
  • A.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened
  • B.Facts are always longer
  • C.Opinions are always in speech marks
8.Which verb tells a reader most?
  • A.Anansi trotted away
  • B.Anansi did away
  • C.Anansi went away

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Answer key — What the Author Thinks

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  1. 1.It gives the reader a picture
  2. 2.It was, like, really far.
  3. 3.No — the narrator reports it without judging
  4. 4.The narrator tells the story; you judge it from outside
  5. 5.Somebody outside the story
  6. 6.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
  7. 7.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened
  8. 8.Anansi trotted away

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.3.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.