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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 verb tells a reader most?
  • A.Anansi did away
  • B.Anansi trotted away
  • C.Anansi went away
2.Two readers disagree about whether Anansi deserved it. Can both be reasonable?
  • A.No, the author decides
  • B.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
  • C.No, only one can be right
3.What is the difference between the narrator's point of view and yours?
  • A.There is no difference
  • B.The narrator tells the story; you judge it from outside
  • C.The narrator is always right
4.How can you tell a character's opinion from a fact in a story?
  • A.Opinions are always in speech marks
  • B.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened
  • C.Facts are always longer
5.A story is told using "she" and "he". Who is the narrator?
  • A.Somebody outside the story
  • B.The reader
  • C.The main character
6.Which sentence would you say aloud but not write in a report?
  • A.It was, like, really far.
  • B.The journey was very long.
  • C.The journey was six thousand miles.
7.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
8.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.

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Answer key — What the Author Thinks

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Anansi trotted away
  2. 2.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
  3. 3.The narrator tells the story; you judge it from outside
  4. 4.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened
  5. 5.Somebody outside the story
  6. 6.It was, like, really far.
  7. 7.It gives the reader a picture
  8. 8.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.

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