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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.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 hopes the owl will not find it
  • B.It has fallen asleep
  • C.It wants to play with the owl
2.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
3.HARE: (yawning) I have plenty of time. I will rest under this tree. TORTOISE: (plodding on) Slow and steady. — What will probably happen next?
  • A.The tortoise will stop to rest
  • B.The tortoise will get ahead while the hare rests
  • C.The hare will win easily
4.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.The bus left early, so they must walk
  • B.Kim has lost her watch
  • C.Jo does not like the bus driver
5.LILY: (hiding a present behind her back) Close your eyes, Grandpa! GRANDPA: (smiling) Is it my birthday already? — What is Lily hiding?
  • A.A spider
  • B.Her homework
  • C.A present
6.ANA: (holding up a muddy shoe) Look what the puppy did! GRANDMA: (trying not to laugh) Oh dear. Puppies love shoes. — How does Grandma really feel?
  • A.She finds it funny
  • B.She is frightened
  • C.She is furious
7.SAM: (whispering) Is anyone there? (A door creaks open.) SAM: (stepping back) Hello? — What do the stage directions show about Sam?
  • A.He is laughing at a joke
  • B.He is nervous and steps back from the door
  • C.He is fast asleep
8.GOAT: Help me out of this well! FOX: (from the top) I will, if you give me your lunch. GOAT: (sighing) Very well. — Why does the goat agree?
  • A.He wants to stay in the well
  • B.He needs the fox to help him out of the well
  • C.He is not hungry

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Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It hopes the owl will not find it
  2. 2.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
  3. 3.The tortoise will get ahead while the hare rests
  4. 4.The bus left early, so they must walk
  5. 5.A present
  6. 6.She finds it funny
  7. 7.He is nervous and steps back from the door
  8. 8.He needs the fox to help him out of the well

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