18 free reading resources for 3rd Grade, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.
Reading comprehension is about more than finding the answer in the text. Students need to read literally (what does it say?), inferentially (what does it mean?) and evaluatively (what do I think, and why?). Each passage here comes with questions at all three levels and model answers for the open ones.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
Students learn that synonyms are words with a similar meaning and antonyms are words with the opposite meaning. They choose synonyms,…
Students learn that a compound word is made by joining two smaller words, such as sun + flower = sunflower. They build compound words,…
Children learn that a word family is a group of words built from the same base word, such as help, helper, helpful and unhelpful. They…
Put words in alphabetical (ABC) order, first by the first letter, then by the second and third letters. Starts with the most common words…
Join two small words to make a compound word, and split compound words into their parts. Starts with the most common words and the…
Add a prefix to the start of a word and work out how the prefix changes the meaning (un- = not, re- = again, dis- = not, pre- = before,…
Choose the word that means the same (synonym) or the opposite (antonym) to build vocabulary. Starts with the most common words and the…
Put words in alphabetical (ABC) order, first by the first letter, then by the second and third letters. Expected-level practice with the…
Join two small words to make a compound word, and split compound words into their parts. Expected-level practice with the main spelling…
Add a prefix to the start of a word and work out how the prefix changes the meaning (un- = not, re- = again, dis- = not, pre- = before,…
Choose the word that means the same (synonym) or the opposite (antonym) to build vocabulary. Expected-level practice with the main…
Put words in alphabetical (ABC) order, first by the first letter, then by the second and third letters. A challenge set with trickier and…
Add a prefix to the start of a word and work out how the prefix changes the meaning (un- = not, re- = again, dis- = not, pre- = before,…
Choose the word that means the same (synonym) or the opposite (antonym) to build vocabulary. A challenge set with trickier and irregular…
A passage with questions.
An information text about the monarch butterfly, the state insect of Texas, and its long fall journey through Texas to the mountain…
A short persuasive text arguing that every child should learn to swim. Students identify the writer's opinion and reasons, work out why…
An original short story about Lucia, who plans to build the biggest sandcastle on the beach during a family day trip to Galveston.…
A procedure for sprouting a bean seed against the glass of a jar so children can watch roots and shoots appear. Students read a materials…
Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.
Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.
