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Poems, Plays and Prose is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on the structural elements each form uses, aligned to Common Core standard RL.4.5. 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 pupils 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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Poems, Plays and Prose

RL.4.5

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1.What is a stage direction?
  • A.A line a character says
  • B.An instruction to the actors, not spoken aloud
  • C.The title of the scene
2.Prose is written in what?
  • A.Numbered scenes
  • B.Stanzas
  • C.Paragraphs of continuous sentences
3.Which term names a part of a poem?
  • A.Scene
  • B.Chapter
  • C.Stanza
4.What is a cast list?
  • A.A poem's rhyme scheme
  • B.The order of scenes
  • C.The list of characters in a play
5.Which term names a part of a novel?
  • A.Act
  • B.Stanza
  • C.Chapter
6.Which term names a part of a play?
  • A.Verse
  • B.Stanza
  • C.Scene
7.Which is not a structural element of a poem?
  • A.Stage direction
  • B.Verse
  • C.Rhythm
8.How do you know what a character in a play is feeling?
  • A.From the narrator
  • B.From the cast list
  • C.From what they say and do, and from stage directions

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Answer key — Poems, Plays and Prose

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.An instruction to the actors, not spoken aloud
  2. 2.Paragraphs of continuous sentences
  3. 3.Stanza
  4. 4.The list of characters in a play
  5. 5.Chapter
  6. 6.Scene
  7. 7.Stage direction
  8. 8.From what they say and do, and from stage directions

More practice for RL.4.5

Explain how poems, plays and prose are built differently, using the right terms.

Teaching this next? The Structures of Poems and Plays is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.4.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.