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Report on a Topic is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on reporting with facts and relevant descriptive detail, aligned to Common Core standard SL.3.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with 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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Report on a Topic

SL.3.4

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Write on the lines. Use the checklist.

1.Write a set of instructions for something you can do well. Number the steps.
  • I numbered the steps
  • I put them in order
  • I used precise words
  • I wrote a conclusion
2.Should schools teach every child to swim? Introduce your topic, state your opinion, give reasons in a sensible order using linking words, and write a conclusion.
  • I introduced the topic
  • I ordered my reasons
  • I used linking words
  • I wrote a conclusion

LessonPrint · SL.3.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Report on a Topic

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Numbered, ordered, followable instructions for a real task.
  2. 2.An introduced topic, a clear opinion, ordered reasons with linking words, and a conclusion.

Questions about Report on a Topic

What does the Report on a Topic worksheet cover?

It practises reporting with facts and relevant descriptive detail — 2 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core SL.3.4: Report on a topic clearly, at a pace people can follow. The instruction to pupils is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Report on a Topic practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.4 — SL.3.4, in the Speaking & Listening domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Report on a Topic is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on SL.3.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Report on a Topic come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Report on a Topic can I print?

25 versions, of which 15 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Report on a Topic free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Report on a Topic, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach SL.3.4?

Yes — “Reporting on a Topic Out Loud” is a 40-minute Grade 3 plan for SL.3.4, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Report on a Topic is the practice that follows it.

More practice for SL.3.4

Report on a topic clearly, at a pace people can follow.

Teaching this next? Reporting on a Topic Out Loud is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.3.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.