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

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Answer key — Poems, Plays and Prose

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.