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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

NameDate

Read each script, then circle the right answer.

1.MAYA: (stamping her foot) It is not fair! DAD: (quietly) We can talk about it after dinner. — How is Maya feeling?
  • A.Proud
  • B.Angry
  • C.Sleepy
2.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
3.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
4.TEACHER: Who can tell me the answer? (Every hand goes up except Ben's.) BEN: (sliding down in his chair) Please do not pick me. — Why does Ben slide down in his chair?
  • A.He is cold
  • B.He does not want to be picked to answer
  • C.He knows the answer and wants to say it
5.(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
6.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
7.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.Proud
  • B.Sorry and ashamed
  • C.Excited
8.In a play script, what do stage directions such as (yawning) show?
  • A.The title of the play
  • B.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
  • C.The words a character shouts

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Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Angry
  2. 2.A present
  3. 3.She finds it funny
  4. 4.He does not want to be picked to answer
  5. 5.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
  6. 6.It is dangerous because the water is too fast
  7. 7.Sorry and ashamed
  8. 8.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud

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