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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.Which sentence is more precise?
  • A.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
  • B.Something happened to the lamp.
  • C.The lamp went out at some point.
2.Why might a writer choose "stretched thin as thread" over "got thin"?
  • A.It is shorter
  • B.It gives the reader a picture
  • C.It is easier to spell
3.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.
4.A story is told using "she" and "he". Who is the narrator?
  • A.Somebody outside the story
  • B.The reader
  • C.The main character
5.How can you tell a character's opinion from a fact in a story?
  • A.Opinions are always in speech marks
  • B.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened
  • C.Facts are always longer
6.The goat asks "How do I get out?" What does that reveal about him?
  • A.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
  • B.He planned it carefully
  • C.He wanted to help the fox
7.Which verb tells a reader most?
  • A.Anansi did away
  • B.Anansi went away
  • C.Anansi trotted away
8.Two readers disagree about whether Anansi deserved it. Can both be reasonable?
  • A.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
  • B.No, the author decides
  • C.No, only one can be right

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Answer key — What the Author Thinks

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
  2. 2.It gives the reader a picture
  3. 3.It was, like, really far.
  4. 4.Somebody outside the story
  5. 5.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened
  6. 6.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
  7. 7.Anansi trotted away
  8. 8.Yes — that is a matter of point of view

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