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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.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 does not want to be picked to answer
  • B.He knows the answer and wants to say it
  • C.He is cold
2.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?
3.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 wants to stay in the well
  • B.He is not hungry
  • C.He needs the fox to help him out of the well
4.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.Proud
  • C.Excited
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 sunny beach
  • B.Ella is warm and dry
  • C.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
6.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 dangerous because the water is too fast
  • C.It is a clever plan
7.MAYA: (stamping her foot) It is not fair! DAD: (quietly) We can talk about it after dinner. — How is Maya feeling?
  • A.Sleepy
  • B.Proud
  • C.Angry
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 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.He does not want to be picked to answer
  2. 2.licking crumbs off its nose
  3. 3.He needs the fox to help him out of the well
  4. 4.Sorry and ashamed
  5. 5.The scene is a tent in a field on a rainy night
  6. 6.It is dangerous because the water is too fast
  7. 7.Angry
  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.