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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 some point.
  • B.Something happened to the lamp.
  • C.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
2.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
3.Why might a writer choose "stretched thin as thread" over "got thin"?
  • A.It gives the reader a picture
  • B.It is easier to spell
  • C.It is shorter
4.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
5.Grace "decided not to think about it". Does the narrator say she was right?
  • A.Yes, the narrator agrees
  • B.Yes, the narrator disagrees
  • C.No — the narrator reports it without judging
6.Which verb tells a reader most?
  • A.Anansi did away
  • B.Anansi trotted away
  • C.Anansi went away
7.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
8.Which sentence would you say aloud but not write in a report?
  • A.It was, like, really far.
  • B.The journey was six thousand miles.
  • C.The journey was very long.

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Answer key — What the Author Thinks

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  1. 1.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
  2. 2.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened
  3. 3.It gives the reader a picture
  4. 4.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
  5. 5.No — the narrator reports it without judging
  6. 6.Anansi trotted away
  7. 7.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
  8. 8.It was, like, really far.

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