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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.The bus left early, so they must walk
  • B.Kim has lost her watch
  • C.Jo does not like the bus driver
2.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
3.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.Sorry and ashamed
  • B.Excited
  • C.Proud
4.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.pointing
  • B.licking crumbs off its nose
  • C.Who ate the royal cake?
5.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 wants to stay in the well
  • C.He needs the fox to help him out of the well
6.In a play script, what do stage directions such as (yawning) show?
  • A.The words a character shouts
  • B.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
  • C.The title of the play
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.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 is furious
  • B.She finds it funny
  • C.She is frightened

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Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The bus left early, so they must walk
  2. 2.It hopes the owl will not find it
  3. 3.Sorry and ashamed
  4. 4.licking crumbs off its nose
  5. 5.He needs the fox to help him out of the well
  6. 6.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
  7. 7.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
  8. 8.She finds it funny

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