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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.A story is told using "she" and "he". Who is the narrator?
  • A.The main character
  • B.Somebody outside the story
  • C.The reader
2.How can you tell a character's opinion from a fact in a story?
  • A.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened
  • B.Facts are always longer
  • 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 shorter
  • C.It is easier to spell
4.Which sentence is more precise?
  • A.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
  • B.Something happened to the lamp.
  • C.The lamp went out at some point.
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 agrees
  • C.Yes, the narrator disagrees
6.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
7.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.
8.Which verb tells a reader most?
  • A.Anansi went away
  • B.Anansi trotted away
  • C.Anansi did away

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Answer key — What the Author Thinks

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Somebody outside the story
  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.The lamp went out at eleven o'clock.
  5. 5.No — the narrator reports it without judging
  6. 6.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
  7. 7.It was, like, really far.
  8. 8.Anansi trotted away

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