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What the Script Tells You is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on reading character and plot from dialogue and stage directions, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.5. 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 students 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 Script Tells You

RL.3.5

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Read each script, then circle the right answer.

1.KING: Who ate the royal cake? COOK: (pointing) It was the dog! DOG: (licking crumbs off its nose) Woof. — Which stage direction proves the dog ate the cake?
  • A.licking crumbs off its nose
  • B.Who ate the royal cake?
  • C.pointing
2.PRINCE: I will cross the river alone. SERVANT: (grabbing his arm) The water is too fast! PRINCE: (pulling free) Then I will find a bridge. — What does the servant think of the plan?
  • A.It is dangerous because the water is too fast
  • B.The prince should swim faster
  • C.It is a clever plan
3.(Night. A tent in a field. Rain drums on the roof.) DAD: Is your sleeping bag dry? ELLA: (shivering) Not really. — What does the first stage direction tell you?
  • A.Ella is warm and dry
  • B.The scene is a sunny beach
  • C.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
4.MIA: You borrowed my pen and lost it! LEO: (looking at the floor) I am sorry. I will buy you a new one. — How does Leo feel?
  • A.Sorry and ashamed
  • B.Proud
  • C.Excited
5.MAYA: (stamping her foot) It is not fair! DAD: (quietly) We can talk about it after dinner. — How is Maya feeling?
  • A.Sleepy
  • B.Angry
  • C.Proud
6.In a play script, what do stage directions such as (yawning) show?
  • A.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
  • B.The words a character shouts
  • C.The title of the play
7.OWL: Who is making that noise? MOUSE: (freezing still) Not me! OWL: (turning its head slowly) I can hear you. — Why does the mouse freeze still?
  • A.It wants to play with the owl
  • B.It hopes the owl will not find it
  • C.It has fallen asleep
8.JO: The bus has gone! KIM: (looking at her watch) It left two minutes early. JO: Now we will have to walk. — What is the problem in this scene?
  • A.Kim has lost her watch
  • B.The bus left early, so they must walk
  • C.Jo does not like the bus driver

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Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.licking crumbs off its nose
  2. 2.It is dangerous because the water is too fast
  3. 3.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
  4. 4.Sorry and ashamed
  5. 5.Angry
  6. 6.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
  7. 7.It hopes the owl will not find it
  8. 8.The bus left early, so they must walk

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.