This Grade 3 reading-comprehension worksheet gives developing readers a short passage followed by questions that require them to find information, interpret meaning and support an answer from the text. The focus is careful reading rather than speed, with children encouraged to return to the passage whenever they need evidence.
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By Grade 3, reading increasingly becomes a tool for learning rather than only a skill practised on its own. Children are expected to follow longer instructions, understand short passages, and distinguish between an answer stated directly and one that must be inferred. Re-reading is an important strategy at this stage and should be treated as useful reading behaviour rather than a failure to understand the first time.
Build confidence in reading comprehension by practising locate explicit information in a passage and identify important details.
Let your child read the passage independently first. For each question, ask them to underline or point to the part of the text that helped them answer. If they are unsure, encourage them to reread the relevant paragraph. Review the relevant passage together only after they have explained their reasoning.
Ask your child to write one new question about the passage and challenge you to answer it. Then ask them to show the sentence or clue that supports the answer.
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