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Free children's stories for third grade . Each passages isfollowed by 6 questions. These fiction and non-fiction texts are 350-450 words long.
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The 3rd grade reading comprehension activities below are coordinated with the 3rd grade spelling words curriculum on a week-to-week basis, so both can be used together as part of a comprehensive program, or each part can be used separately. The worksheets include third grade appropriate reading passages and related questions. Each worksheet (as well as the spelling words ) also includes a cross-curricular focus on earth science, physical science, history, social sciences, mathematics and life sciences. This allows students to build their reading comprehension skills and reinforce knowledge in other subject areas. There are 36 weeks of third grade worksheets, following most standard school year calendars.
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Adapting to Survive

Week 10 Reading Comprehension (C-10). A passage about how living things have certain adaptations that allow them to survive. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.
An Independent Nation

Week 35 Reading Comprehension (C-35). Reading segment about the time leading up to U.S. Independence. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.
Classifying Triangles

Week 17 Reading Comprehension (C-17). Passage and questions about equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.
Community Connections

Week 26 Reading Comprehension (C-26). A passage about our communities and the interactions we have with other people. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.
Competing for Resources

Week 13 Reading Comprehension (C-13). A reading passage that describes how plant and animals compete for limited resources. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.
Converting Energy to Motion

Week 2 Reading Comprehension (C-2). A passage and questions about how energy can be stored and converted. Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science.
Displaying Data

Week 23 Reading Comprehension (C-23). A reading segment describing the use of data to make graphs. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.
Elements and Atoms

Week 7 Reading Comprehension (C-7). Reading passage describing the relationship between elements and atoms. Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science.

Week 25 Reading Comprehension (C-25). A passage and comprehension questions about using estimation on math problems Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.
Evaluating in Math

Week 3 Reading Comprehension (C-3). A reading passage and questions about the meaning of “Evaluate” when it is used in mathematics. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.
Forms of Matter

Week 1 Reading Comprehension (C-1). A reading passage and comprehension questions about the different forms of matter. Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science.
Galileo and His Telescope

Week 19 Reading Comprehension (C-19). A story about the origins of Galileo’s telescope Cross-Curricular Focus: Physical Science.
Geometric Shape Names

Week 15 Reading Comprehension (C-15). A reading passage and questions about how geometric shape names use number prefixes. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.
Habitat Destruction

Week 12 Reading Comprehension (C-12). A short passage about human impact on plants and animals. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.
In danger of Extinction

Week 14 Reading Comprehension (C-14). A passage about the Koala and how it faces possible extinction. Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science.
Kinds of Angles

Week 18 Reading Comprehension (C-18). A description and comprehension questions about the different types of angles. Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics.
Location, Location, Location

Week 29 Reading Comprehension (C-29). A brief passage about a location’s resources, climate and terrain affect livability. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.
Making Predictions

Week 22 Reading Comprehension (C-22). A comprehension passage about using predictions before reading. Cross-Curricular Focus: Study Skills.
National Symbols

Week 27 Reading Comprehension (C-27). Reading passage about our national symbols like the flag and bald eagle. Cross-Curricular Focus: History / Social Sciences.
Phases of the Moon

Week 16 Reading Comprehension (C-16). Reading comprehension passage about the different phases of the moon. Cross-Curricular Focus: Earth Science.
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Our free printable 3rd grade reading comprehension worksheets make sure your children are well ahead of their peers in all aspects of reading. They will not only demonstrate a clear understanding of a text by referring explicitly to parts of it, they will also determine the meaning of new words and phrases using contextual clues. Let them consolidate reading with our massively stocked pdfs that include practice in recounting key details, categorizing, finding causes and effects, understanding characters, and matching. Experience how we help recalibrate your reading strategies!
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CCSS: RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.6
A Trip to the Aquarium
At the aquarium, Gabe saw yellow fish, blush fish, and orange fish – all brightly colored. Although Kevin dared him to grab a crab from an exhibit, he refused. This is a wonderful story that will nicely influence the young minds.

Cooking in the Kitchen
Grandpa showed David how to cook – step by step. His nervousness made way for joy when he took the first bite of the food. This part of our grade 3 reading comprehension worksheets is yummy! Sort sensory words, order events, and more.

Learning at the Library
Mrs. Willis has set Dylan a report-writing task. Extremely helpful, the librarian makes sure Dylan gets access to the right books. In this piece of reading comprehension, find the writer's purpose, look for a time-order word, and more.

A vibrant, uniquely gifted bird, the macaw is on the wane. Before it's gone from the wild, something must be done to protect this beautiful bird. Explore this informational text pdf, and get used to matching causes to effects and more.

Sometimes called lizards, geckos can acclimatize to every condition. From deserts to rainforests, they can thrive everywhere. Read this printable reading comprehension for 3rd grade and write what is special about geckos' color. Answer a sorting question.

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Over the course of most of our 3rd Grade reading comprehension worksheets students will read a short, one-page passage, such as a fun short story or informative piece, and be asked to answer multiple-choice questions about it. There are three sheets for each separate reading passage, so be sure to print them all (we have numbered them to help out). We hope these worksheets help students expand their vocabulary as well as help them start taking an active role in expanding their personal knowledge base. At this level students should begin to look at extended version questions as well as reading longer passages. The worksheet set tries to complement this.
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Printable reading worksheets for 3rd graders, click the buttons to print each worksheet and answer key., where does chocolate come from.
Chocolate that we eat starts with cacao trees, also called cocoa trees. Cacao trees grow in a warm climate like Central and South America, Africa or parts of Asia.

Chocolate Multiple Choice Questions
This goes with previous reading passage. Choose the best answer from the four choices over the series of questions.

The Best Garden Helper
Many years ago I moved from the city to the country. One of the first things I did was to make large vegetable garden. It was hard work to change the grassy area to a fine garden.
The Best Garden Helper Multiple Choice Questions
What kind of dogs are Fritz and Heidi? Answer a series of questions similar to this based on the reading worksheet above.
Grandmothers, Baby Chicks and Other Things
Teachers have moms and dads, brothers and sisters, and grandmothers and grandfathers just like you do too.
Chick Babies Multiple Choice Questions
You will be asked a wide array of questions about what you read on the previous worksheet. Where does this story take place?
Labrador Retrievers
Do you know which breed of dog is the most popular in the United States right now?
Labs Multiple Choice Questions Worksheet
What color is not appropriate for a Labrador retriever?
A Bit About Peanut Butter
The first peanut butter was interesting because the liquid peanut oil would float to the top of the peanut butter after a little while.
A Bit About Peanut Butter Multiple Choice Questions
How many recipes did George Washington Carver have in his booklet?
The Family Piano
Any member of the family can learn to play the piano. Many talented and famous musicians discovered a love of music sitting at the piano when they were very young. T
Piano Multiple Choice Questions
If you know how to play the piano, who can you can play music for?
Potholes for Ducks
Many birds in North America migrate every year. During the fall when the weather starts to get cold, migrating birds fly to the south, some as far as South America in order to stay warm and find food in the winter.
Ducky Multiple Choice Questions
Which of the following birds are called waterfowl?

Skiing in the Desert?
Have you heard about the city called Dubai? It is located in the desert on the Arabian Gulf.
Dubai Multiple Choice Questions
Why aren't there any windows in the indoor ski slopes in Dubai?
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Do you think that a snowshoe rabbit wears snowshoes?
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In what kind of area do people wear snowshoes?
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A cloud is made up of many tiny drops of water or ice crystals that are so small they can float.
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Which clouds are called fog when close to the ground?
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In stratified rocks, as time passes, new layers of sediment are deposited on top of the layers of rock that are already there.
We give you a full reading passage and then ask you a series of questions in many different formats based on what you read.
Learning To Work
How was the farm at Knob Creek different from other places Lincoln's family had lived?
Hedgehogs Are Weird
A reading passage about our favorite spiked friend.
Hedgehog Questions
Why did the man in the story borrow his friend's hedgehog? What happened?
Teddy Roosevelt as a Boy
A third grade reading passage for you.
Teddy Roosevelt as a Boy Questions
What animals at his home did Roosevelt consider his pets?
Travel Poem
Describe the personality of the speaker. Explain your answer with text evidence. This is in traditional poem format.
Dinosaurs as Pets?
Ellie's parents were having a party. Ellie's mother was a famous scientist, and she introduced Ellie to another scientist she worked with.
Dinosaurs Questions
How does Ellie plan to keep the dinosaurs from being dangerous?
This reading worksheet is about the life of comic icon Stan Lee of Marvel. I never knew his last name was really Lieber.
Wild Ponies Passage
It is believed that the original herd of ponies got on the island by surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Assateague.
Assateague Pony Question Sheet
New england weather passage.
The passage below is an adaptation of the first paragraph of the essay "New England Weather" by Mark Twain.
New England Weather Questions
At the end of the paragraph, Twain uses metaphor to describe how much weather the man had collected. What is he comparing weather too? What can you deposit, invest, or give to the poor?
A Career in Graphic Design
Do you like to draw? Do you insist that a picture can tell as much of a story as words can? Do you love putting colors together to make a statement?
What is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a video game in which players create their own worlds and experiences in a virtual land.
Minecraft TRUE or FALSE
See what you know about the game of Minecraft after a little reading.
What is Acupuncture?
Most people aren't familiar with acupuncture. Because it uses needles, people often think that acupuncture will hurt.
What is the Public Domain?
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How to Improve 3rd Grader Reading Comprehension Skills
At the 3rd grade level, we highly suggest that encourage students to read aloud as often as possible. This forces them to slow down and pace how they read passages. This leads to long self-processing time which long term will improve their comprehension of what they read. In order to do this successfully you will need to reassure students that your room is a safe space to read aloud. You will need to work to maintain a positive climate when struggling readers are reading aloud, but after a few behavior corrections, it become the classroom norm. I would also encourage teachers to be included in the reading aloud period. I prefer to start that way the tone is set for the room, but other teachers use this in many different ways. See what works for you. Third grade students should be focused on learning new words, mostly with their decoding skills.
When it comes to learning to read, most kids make significant progress by the end of third grade. But sometimes, despite all the time and energy you've devoted to helping your child improve their reading skills, they still aren't at the level you expect when it comes to reading comprehension.
If your third grader has trouble with reading comprehension, there are things you can do to help them learn how to read better!
1.Let Them Read Aloud
One of the best ways you can help your third grader with reading comprehension is by encouraging them to read aloud. It's common for younger children who are still learning how to decode words-which is especially difficult when learning a new language—not to comprehend what they're reading.
Asking your child to read aloud helps build comprehension skills and provides an opportunity for you to clarify any unfamiliar vocabulary or hard-to-understand passages. Help them decipher tricky words and make predictions based on their knowledge of characters and plots from previous books, movies, or TV shows.
2.Discuss What They Have Read
Whether it's a newspaper or magazine, book, pamphlet, you name it-when kids are reading regularly, they're building their communication skills. That means they learn how to analyze text more effectively.
So instead of limiting how much time your child spends reading, spend more time talking about what they read. Ask them questions (What do you think will happen next? Why did that character make that decision?), have them summarize (in their own words) what happened in a story or chapter, and check for understanding as often as possible.
If a book seems too difficult for your child or he appears uninterested in it altogether, go online and look up some summaries for it-or even watch a movie based on the book!
3.Use Graphic Organizers for Analyzing and Summarizing
The biggest reading comprehension problem for third graders is over-reading. This means kids will read and reread an entire page, not understanding that you don't have to read every word of a passage to understand what's going on. To avoid over-reading, help your child use graphic organizers when she reads. These visual aids help kids break down the text into key points, providing meaning at a glance.
For example, let's say your child is reading about how dinosaurs went extinct. A simple graphic organizer could be a picture of a dinosaur with lines under it indicating climate change, volcanic eruptions, etc. Each line would then lead to another picture or sentence describing each cause.
4.Make Connections Across Texts
Kids read at different levels in school. Many are also required to read from a variety of genres and texts. When you get into later elementary school, most teachers will ask kids not only to report back on what they've read but also how various texts connect with each other.
Rather than simply reading one text after another, kids should make connections between pieces of literature-and then relate those thoughts in their own words. While you can help your child make these connections by posing questions while reading, consider fostering their understanding by discussing published works together. Asking them how two pieces of literature connect is great practice for doing it on their own with more difficult work.
5.Choose Age-appropriate Reading Material
Although reading is fundamental, one-size-fits-all advice doesn't quite work for every child. When choosing books for your third grader, consider how they learn best. Some kids do better with highly structured learning environments and direct instruction. Others find that boring, even if it does help them learn the material more quickly.
If you have a slower learner on your hands, make sure that whatever reading material you choose has plenty of illustrations and visuals so they can be exposed to new words in context. Young children also benefit from a little repetition: read books repeatedly, so they hear their favorite stories multiple times while learning new vocabulary and building background knowledge of key concepts in their subjects.
Ending Thoughts
Kids want to read but struggle with comprehension. If your child is having trouble decoding what they read, start reading together more often and make a conscious effort to talk about what you're reading as you go along, and try incorporating our top tricks!
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3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Compiled here is a collection of printable 3rd-grade reading comprehension worksheets featuring thought-provoking stories, poems and informational texts with visually appealing illustrations that grab the attention of children at once. Kids refer explicitly to the text to answer the questions, determine the moral of a text, distinguish between literal and non-literal language, describe the chief characters and read the passages with grade-appropriate accuracy and expression. Download some worksheets for free and give them a head-start in learning!

The Seasons | Non-fiction
The informational text has many interesting facts. Kids learn to derive answers from the text and add the suffixes -er and -est to make the comparative and superlative degrees of a few adjectives. It's a lot easier than it sounds.

Running with the Thing | Fiction
This story is going to cast a spell on you with its mysterious setting. The printable ELA worksheet introduces idioms and elicits responses based on the story. Read the story to figure out what 'the Thing' actually is!

The Talented Dog | Non-fiction
This informative piece has it that dogs make great friends for people. With a wide range of questions, including sentence formation, the central message, and finding evidence, this is more than engaging.

My Pet | Poem
Have you ever had an unusual pet? The child in the poem has one, who is all ears to the child's stories. Read the poem to find out who it is and help kids answer questions and analyze the character of the child as well.

Finding Billy's Bike | Fiction
Jenna sets out when Rose needs help with the missing bike. The 3rd grade worksheet introduces an important Common Core aspect in reading comprehension: "making explicit reference to the text", among other questions.

Making a Rainbow | Fiction
Colors have always fascinated kids and life without them would be boring! Find textual evidence to support arguments and equip kids with a few antonyms using the comprehension questions featured in this pdf.

Mousy's Lucky Day | Fiction
Caught between exhilaration and compassion, Mousy is a little confused. This grade 3 worksheet first interests with an MCQ, before it intrigues with some inference and "moral" questions.

Kite Rider | Fiction
Here, the child is thrilled to bits, but the thought of not being able to see his parents sends shudders down his spine. This worksheet is engrossing, with questions as diverse as T/F, MCQ, and reflecting on the story.

Autumn's Artwork | Poem
Thanks to the nuance and precision it displays, Autumn has turned out to be an astoundingly catchy work of art. Here's a great help in finding and masterfully using topic-specific words, part and parcel of the Common Core Standards for reading.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival | Non-fiction
The National Cherry Blossom Festival attracts many tourists to New York. What makes this grade 3 printable a class apart is, kids learn a beautiful metaphor. Another interesting aspect is adverbs.

In Daddy's Socks | Fiction
This is a refreshing take on a child's fancy about its Daddy's socks. In the reading comprehension worksheet pdf, children test how well they can make inferences from the text, learn yet another idiom and attempt questions based on the passage.

George Washington | Non-fiction
George Washington was the first president of America, and he set an expemplary model for the future presidents. He was also a skilled soldier. The questions include an MCS, defintion, finding specific details and more.

States of Matter
Everything is made of matter. Whether it’s people, flowers, or clouds, they all have these tiny particles called matter. This reading comprehension for 3rd grade is an informational text where kids answer questions like identifying a statement that’s not true.

Statue of Liberty
Tall, inspiring, and historical, the Statue of Liberty had a little longer name originally – the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World. This printable passage contains questions that test skills like finding the main idea, looking for key details, and more.

Forest Ecosystem
Trees, moss, animals, and bugs flourish in a forest ecosystem. Every group has a place in this amazing community. This reading comprehension worksheet pdf is abounding in knowledge. Questions include sorting details pertaining to different forest types and more.

Gecko Gets Growing
Liam’s heart sank when one day he saw Clyde, his pet gecko, pale and sick. But a close look had him smiling, for Clyde was just shedding skin and not sick. Enjoy this passionate yet informative reading comprehension passage, learn from it, and answer some questions.

Our Solar System
Ours is just one of the many planetary systems in the universe, where planets orbit a host star. Apart from the Earth, there are seven other planets in the Milky Way. Comprehend the key idea of this informational text and try answering the questions that follow.

A Visit to the Horse Farm
Kendra is having a great time riding the horse during her visit to Grandpa and Grandma. As she swung her legs across the saddle, Grandpa gave her a boost. Answer an inference questions, write the meaning of a phrase and find evidence to support an opinion.
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