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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.Two readers disagree about whether Anansi deserved it. Can both be reasonable?
  • A.No, only one can be right
  • B.No, the author decides
  • C.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
2.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
3.Which verb tells a reader most?
  • A.Anansi trotted away
  • B.Anansi did away
  • C.Anansi went away
4.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
5.Which sentence is more precise?
  • A.The lamp went out at some point.
  • B.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
  • C.Something happened to the lamp.
6.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
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.A story is told using "she" and "he". Who is the narrator?
  • A.Somebody outside the story
  • B.The reader
  • C.The main character

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Answer key — What the Author Thinks

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

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