4 free reading comprehension resources for 3rd Grade: 4 worksheets. Answers included.
Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. 3rd grade is a big year: students learn the multiplication facts, add and subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping, read time to the minute and begin unit fractions.
Students will practice: finding facts in an information text; explaining cause and effect; working out word meanings from context; writing an informative paragraph; identifying an opinion and supporting reasons; recognizing simple persuasive devices; inferring the writer's purpose; writing a short persuasive paragraph.
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…
All reading comprehension worksheets, every grade →
Reading passages with questions that build literal, inferential and evaluative understanding. At 3rd Grade, our resources focus on: finding facts in an information text; explaining cause and effect; working out word meanings from context; writing an informative paragraph.
Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.
Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.
Need something specific?
Generate a custom reading comprehension worksheet with the exact level and number of questions you want.
Create a worksheet