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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.Grace "decided not to think about it". Does the narrator say she was right?
  • A.Yes, the narrator disagrees
  • B.No — the narrator reports it without judging
  • C.Yes, the narrator agrees
2.A story is told using "she" and "he". Who is the narrator?
  • A.The main character
  • B.The reader
  • C.Somebody outside the story
3.Two readers disagree about whether Anansi deserved it. Can both be reasonable?
  • A.No, only one can be right
  • B.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
  • C.No, the author decides
4.Which sentence is more precise?
  • A.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
  • B.The lamp went out at some point.
  • C.Something happened to the lamp.
5.How can you tell a character's opinion from a fact in a story?
  • A.Facts are always longer
  • B.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened
  • C.Opinions are always in speech marks
6.The goat asks "How do I get out?" What does that reveal about him?
  • A.He wanted to help the fox
  • B.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
  • C.He planned it carefully
7.Which sentence would you say aloud but not write in a report?
  • A.The journey was very long.
  • B.It was, like, really far.
  • C.The journey was six thousand miles.
8.Which verb tells a reader most?
  • A.Anansi went away
  • B.Anansi did away
  • C.Anansi trotted away

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Answer key — What the Author Thinks

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.No — the narrator reports it without judging
  2. 2.Somebody outside the story
  3. 3.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
  4. 4.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
  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.It was, like, really far.
  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.