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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 is shorter
  • C.It gives the reader a picture
2.The goat asks "How do I get out?" What does that reveal about him?
  • A.He planned it carefully
  • B.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
  • C.He wanted to help the fox
3.Two readers disagree about whether Anansi deserved it. Can both be reasonable?
  • A.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
  • B.No, only one can be right
  • C.No, the author decides
4.A story is told using "she" and "he". Who is the narrator?
  • A.The reader
  • B.The main character
  • C.Somebody outside the story
5.Which sentence would you say aloud but not write in a report?
  • A.The journey was six thousand miles.
  • B.It was, like, really far.
  • C.The journey was very long.
6.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.
7.Grace "decided not to think about it". Does the narrator say she was right?
  • A.Yes, the narrator agrees
  • B.No — the narrator reports it without judging
  • C.Yes, the narrator disagrees
8.What is the difference between the narrator's point of view and yours?
  • A.The narrator is always right
  • B.The narrator tells the story; you judge it from outside
  • C.There is no difference

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Answer key — What the Author Thinks

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It gives the reader a picture
  2. 2.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
  3. 3.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
  4. 4.Somebody outside the story
  5. 5.It was, like, really far.
  6. 6.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
  7. 7.No — the narrator reports it without judging
  8. 8.The narrator tells the story; you judge it from outside

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