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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.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.A present
  • C.Her homework
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.It is a clever plan
  • C.The prince should swim faster
3.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 knows the answer and wants to say it
  • C.He is cold
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.Proud
  • B.Sorry and ashamed
  • C.Excited
5.(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.In a school
  • B.On a boat
  • C.At a busy market
6.(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
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A present
  2. 2.It is dangerous because the water is too fast
  3. 3.He does not want to be picked to answer
  4. 4.Sorry and ashamed
  5. 5.At a busy market
  6. 6.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
  7. 7.Angry
  8. 8.It hopes the owl will not find it

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