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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 wants to play with the owl
  • B.It hopes the owl will not find it
  • C.It has fallen asleep
2.(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
3.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.Kim has lost her watch
  • B.Jo does not like the bus driver
  • C.The bus left early, so they must walk
4.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
5.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.The prince should swim faster
  • B.It is a clever plan
  • C.It is dangerous because the water is too fast
6.LILY: (hiding a present behind her back) Close your eyes, Grandpa! GRANDPA: (smiling) Is it my birthday already? — What is Lily hiding?
  • A.Her homework
  • B.A spider
  • C.A present
7.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
8.(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.At a busy market
  • C.On a boat

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Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It hopes the owl will not find it
  2. 2.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
  3. 3.The bus left early, so they must walk
  4. 4.The tortoise will get ahead while the hare rests
  5. 5.It is dangerous because the water is too fast
  6. 6.A present
  7. 7.He needs the fox to help him out of the well
  8. 8.At a busy market

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