Reading Comprehension Worksheets for Grade 3 help students improve their reading and understanding skills. These worksheets include interesting stories, short passages, and simple questions. They make learning fun and help children think carefully about what they read. Regular practice builds confidence and strengthens vocabulary and comprehension abilities.
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Grade 3 Reading Comprehension Worksheets
The Hunger Games
1. What was the big contest called?
Answer: The Hunger Games.
2. What were Lily and Ben supposed to do in the contest?
Answer: Find food, build shelters, and solve puzzles.
3. How did Lily and Ben feel at first?
Answer: They were nervous.
4. What did Lily and Ben learn from their adventure?
Answer: Teamwork and kindness were the real rewards.
5. Did Lily and Ben win the big prize?
Answer: No, but they learned important lessons.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
1. Who is Percy Jackson’s father?
Answer: Percy’s father is Poseidon, the god of the sea.
2. What did Percy have to find on his quest?
Answer: Percy had to find Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt.
3. Who helped Percy on his journey?
Answer: Percy was helped by Annabeth and Grover.
4. Who stole the lightning bolt?
Answer: Luke stole the lightning bolt.
5. What did Percy do with the lightning bolt?
Answer: Percy returned the lightning bolt to Zeus.
Divergent
1. What did Lily find when she took the narrow path?
Answer: A hidden garden with colorful flowers.
2. What was at the end of the wide path?
Answer: A calm river with fish swimming.
3. What did Lily do when she came to the fork in the road?
Answer: She decided to try both paths.
4. Who was with Lily on her adventure?
Answer: Max, her dog.
5. Why did Lily smile at the end?
Answer: Because trying different paths was fun!
The Fault in Our Stars
1. What is Hazel’s favorite thing to do?
Answer: Hazel loves to read books.
2. Who is Hazel’s best friend?
Answer: Her best friend is Gus.
3. What did Hazel and Gus do in the park?
Answer: They watched the stars.
4. What does Hazel say about stars?
Answer: She says that sometimes stars don’t shine bright, but that’s okay.
5. What did Gus say about the present moment?
Answer: Gus said, “We might not have forever, but we have right now.”
Wonder
1. Where did Lily find the magic garden?
Answer: Behind her house.
2. What did the flowers in the garden do?
Answer: They glowed and sparkled in rainbow colors.
3. What did the butterfly say to Lily?
Answer: “Welcome to the Magic Garden, where everything is possible.”
4. What was special about Lily’s reflection in the pond?
Answer: She was flying in the sky.
5. What did the butterfly teach Lily about wonder?
Answer: Wonder is everywhere, and it’s inside her heart.
The Book Thief
1. Where did Lila find the hidden library?
Answer: In the woods.
2. What was special about the books in the library?
Answer: They were magical and full of adventures.
3. Why did Lila borrow the books?
Answer: She loved reading and wanted to share the books with others.
4. What did Lila become known as?
Answer: The “Book Thief.”
5. How did Lila make sure the library stayed open?
Answer: She always brought the books back after reading them.
Holes
1. What did Emma and Jack find in the park?
Answer: They found tiny holes in the ground.
2. What animal did they first think made the holes?
Answer: They thought a rabbit made the holes.
3. What did the rabbit do when they followed the trail?
Answer: The rabbit hopped away.
4. What did the ants do in the holes?
Answer: The ants marched into the holes.
5. What did Emma and Jack learn about?
Answer: They learned about animals that make holes in the ground.
Frindle
1. What word did Nick Allen create?
Answer: Frindle
2. Why did Nick want to create a new word?
Answer: He was tired of always using the word “pen.”
3. How did Nick’s teacher feel about the word “frindle”?
Answer: She did not like it and tried to stop it.
4. What happened to the word “frindle” in the end?
Answer: It became popular and was added to the dictionary.
5. What lesson did Nick learn from creating the word “frindle”?
Answer: Sometimes small ideas can make a big change.
Because of Winn-Dixie
1. Who is the main character in the story?
Answer: The main character is Opal.
2. What did Opal name the dog?
Answer: Opal named the dog Winn-Dixie.
3. How did Opal meet Winn-Dixie?
Answer: Opal met Winn-Dixie at the store.
4. What did Winn-Dixie do for Opal?
Answer: Winn-Dixie helped Opal make new friends and feel happy.
5. Why is the story called “Because of Winn-Dixie”?
Answer: The story is called “Because of Winn-Dixie” because the dog helped Opal find friends and happiness.
Maniac Magee
Who was Maniac Magee?
Answer: Maniac Magee was a boy who loved to run and helped others.
2. Where did Maniac Magee run to?
Answer: He ran to the town of Two Mills.
3. Who did Maniac Magee become friends with?
Answer: Maniac Magee became friends with Amanda and Mars Bar.
4. Why was Maniac Magee famous?
Answer: He was famous for his amazing running, kindness, and bravery.
5. What lesson did Maniac Magee teach?
Answer: He taught that kindness and courage are more important than winning races.
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