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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.SAM: (whispering) Is anyone there? (A door creaks open.) SAM: (stepping back) Hello? — What do the stage directions show about Sam?
  • A.He is fast asleep
  • B.He is nervous and steps back from the door
  • C.He is laughing at a joke
2.In a play script, what do stage directions such as (yawning) show?
  • A.The title of the play
  • B.The words a character shouts
  • C.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
3.LILY: (hiding a present behind her back) Close your eyes, Grandpa! GRANDPA: (smiling) Is it my birthday already? — What is Lily hiding?
  • A.A present
  • B.A spider
  • C.Her homework
4.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.pointing
  • C.Who ate the royal cake?
5.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 does not want to be picked to answer
  • B.He is cold
  • C.He knows the answer and wants to say it
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 is furious
  • B.She finds it funny
  • C.She is frightened
7.(A busy market. Stalls line the street.) SELLER: Fresh apples! Two for a coin! GIRL: I will take four, please. — Where does this scene take place?
  • A.At a busy market
  • B.In a school
  • C.On a boat
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 needs the fox to help him out of the well
  • B.He wants to stay in the well
  • C.He is not hungry

LessonPrint · RL.3.5 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.He is nervous and steps back from the door
  2. 2.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
  3. 3.A present
  4. 4.licking crumbs off its nose
  5. 5.He does not want to be picked to answer
  6. 6.She finds it funny
  7. 7.At a busy market
  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.