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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.The lamp went out at some point.
  • C.Something happened to the lamp.
2.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
3.A story is told using "she" and "he". Who is the narrator?
  • A.Somebody outside the story
  • B.The main character
  • C.The reader
4.Which verb tells a reader most?
  • A.Anansi trotted away
  • B.Anansi went away
  • C.Anansi did away
5.Grace "decided not to think about it". Does the narrator say she was right?
  • A.No — the narrator reports it without judging
  • B.Yes, the narrator disagrees
  • C.Yes, the narrator agrees
6.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.
7.The goat asks "How do I get out?" What does that reveal about him?
  • A.He wanted to help the fox
  • B.He planned it carefully
  • C.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
8.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

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Answer key — What the Author Thinks

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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