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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 shorter
  • B.It is easier to spell
  • C.It gives the reader a picture
2.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.
3.Which sentence is more precise?
  • A.Something happened to the lamp.
  • B.The lamp went out at some point.
  • C.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
4.The goat asks "How do I get out?" What does that reveal about him?
  • A.He planned it carefully
  • B.He wanted to help the fox
  • C.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
5.A story is told using "she" and "he". Who is the narrator?
  • A.The reader
  • B.Somebody outside the story
  • C.The main character
6.Which verb tells a reader most?
  • A.Anansi trotted away
  • B.Anansi did away
  • C.Anansi went away
7.What is the difference between the narrator's point of view and yours?
  • A.The narrator tells the story; you judge it from outside
  • B.There is no difference
  • C.The narrator is always right
8.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

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Answer key — What the Author Thinks

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It gives the reader a picture
  2. 2.It was, like, really far.
  3. 3.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
  4. 4.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
  5. 5.Somebody outside the story
  6. 6.Anansi trotted away
  7. 7.The narrator tells the story; you judge it from outside
  8. 8.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened

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