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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.Prose is written in what?
  • A.Numbered scenes
  • B.Stanzas
  • C.Paragraphs of continuous sentences
2.In which form do you learn a character's thoughts most directly?
  • A.Poetry, from the rhyme
  • B.Drama, from stage directions
  • C.Prose, because a narrator can tell you them
3.Which is not a structural element of a poem?
  • A.Stage direction
  • B.Rhythm
  • C.Verse
4.How do you know what a character in a play is feeling?
  • A.From the narrator
  • B.From what they say and do, and from stage directions
  • C.From the cast list
5.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
6.What is "meter" in a poem?
  • A.The pattern of beats in a line
  • B.The rhyming words
  • C.The length of the poem
7.What is a cast list?
  • A.The list of characters in a play
  • B.The order of scenes
  • C.A poem's rhyme scheme
8.Which term names a part of a play?
  • A.Verse
  • B.Stanza
  • C.Scene

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Answer key — Poems, Plays and Prose

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Paragraphs of continuous sentences
  2. 2.Prose, because a narrator can tell you them
  3. 3.Stage direction
  4. 4.From what they say and do, and from stage directions
  5. 5.An instruction to the actors, not spoken aloud
  6. 6.The pattern of beats in a line
  7. 7.The list of characters in a play
  8. 8.Scene

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.