3rd Grade Reading Passages Worksheets and Activities

Sequencing means putting things in order, from first to last. Sequencing events properly helps the reader understand a text. In this comprehension worksheet, students read a short text, and place 5 events in their proper order. Worksheet instructions: Read about how plants grow, paying attention to the sequence of events, from first to last.

When we compare - we tell how things are alike. When we contrast - we tell how things are different. Worksheet instructions: Read the two stories. As you read, think about how the stories are alike, and how they are different. Then, answer the questions that follow.

Remember, if something is true, or it really happened, it is a fact. If something is what someone thinks or believes, it is an opinion. Worksheet instructions: Read the story. As you read, think about what parts are fact and what parts are opinion. Then, answer the questions that follow. A parent or teacher should read along with the student, and help as needed.

When we compare - we tell how things are alike. When we contrast - we tell how things are different. Worksheet instructions: Read the two stories below. As you read, think about how the stories are alike, and how they are different. Then, answer the questions that follow. A parent or teacher should read along with the student, and help as needed.

Every story has a main idea, it is what the story is mostly about. The details of a story, are small pieces of information that make the story more interesting. Worksheet instructions: A parent or teacher should read the short story below to the student and then guide them in finding the correct answers.

Worksheet instructions: Complete the story below using the words from the word bank.

Remember to use capitalization to begin a sentence, for proper nouns (including days, months, and holidays), in titles, and in addresses. Worksheet instructions: Underline each letter that should be capitalized.