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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.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
2.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
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.The scene is a sunny beach
  • B.Ella is warm and dry
  • C.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
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.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 hare will win easily
  • C.The tortoise will get ahead while the hare rests
6.(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.On a boat
  • B.At a busy market
  • C.In a school
7.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
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.Jo does not like the bus driver
  • B.The bus left early, so they must walk
  • C.Kim has lost her watch

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Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It is dangerous because the water is too fast
  2. 2.Angry
  3. 3.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
  4. 4.He does not want to be picked to answer
  5. 5.The tortoise will get ahead while the hare rests
  6. 6.At a busy market
  7. 7.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
  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.