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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.Yes — that is a matter of point of view
  • B.No, only one can be right
  • C.No, the author decides
2.Which verb tells a reader most?
  • A.Anansi did away
  • B.Anansi trotted away
  • C.Anansi went away
3.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.Opinions are always in speech marks
  • C.Facts are always longer
4.The goat asks "How do I get out?" What does that reveal about him?
  • A.He wanted to help the fox
  • B.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
  • C.He planned it carefully
5.A story is told using "she" and "he". Who is the narrator?
  • A.Somebody outside the story
  • B.The main character
  • C.The reader
6.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
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.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

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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.Anansi trotted away
  3. 3.An opinion is what a character believes; a fact is what the story states happened
  4. 4.He only thought about the consequence afterwards
  5. 5.Somebody outside the story
  6. 6.The narrator tells the story; you judge it from outside
  7. 7.It was, like, really far.
  8. 8.No — the narrator reports it without judging

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