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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.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.Excited
  • C.Sorry and ashamed
2.(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
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.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 hopes the owl will not find it
  • B.It wants to play with the owl
  • C.It has fallen asleep
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 is cold
  • B.He knows the answer and wants to say it
  • C.He does not want to be picked to answer
6.MAYA: (stamping her foot) It is not fair! DAD: (quietly) We can talk about it after dinner. — How is Maya feeling?
  • A.Angry
  • B.Proud
  • C.Sleepy
7.(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 tent in a field on a rainy night
  • C.The scene is a sunny beach
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 is not hungry
  • B.He needs the fox to help him out of the well
  • C.He wants to stay in the well

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Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Sorry and ashamed
  2. 2.At a busy market
  3. 3.She finds it funny
  4. 4.It hopes the owl will not find it
  5. 5.He does not want to be picked to answer
  6. 6.Angry
  7. 7.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
  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.