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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.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
2.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.Excited
  • B.Sorry and ashamed
  • C.Proud
3.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
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 has fallen asleep
  • B.It wants to play with the owl
  • C.It hopes the owl will not find it
5.(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 tent in a field on a rainy night
  • B.The scene is a sunny beach
  • C.Ella is warm and dry
6.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
7.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.Who ate the royal cake?
  • C.pointing
8.MAYA: (stamping her foot) It is not fair! DAD: (quietly) We can talk about it after dinner. — How is Maya feeling?
  • A.Proud
  • B.Sleepy
  • C.Angry

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Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The bus left early, so they must walk
  2. 2.Sorry and ashamed
  3. 3.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
  4. 4.It hopes the owl will not find it
  5. 5.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
  6. 6.He is nervous and steps back from the door
  7. 7.licking crumbs off its nose
  8. 8.Angry

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