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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 hopes the owl will not find it
  • B.It has fallen asleep
  • C.It wants to play with the owl
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 tent in a field on a rainy night
  • C.The scene is a sunny beach
3.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 get ahead while the hare rests
  • B.The tortoise will stop to rest
  • C.The hare will win easily
4.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
5.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
6.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
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — What the Script Tells You

Set 8. 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 tortoise will get ahead while the hare rests
  4. 4.Actions and feelings that are not spoken aloud
  5. 5.He is nervous and steps back from the door
  6. 6.Angry
  7. 7.The bus left early, so they must walk
  8. 8.A present

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