Abby's Big Idea Reading Comprehension Worksheets for 3rd Grade

What your child practices

These 2 worksheets pair the passage "Abby's Big Idea" with 9 questions for 3rd grade readers (Grade 3 in Canada). In upper elementary, students shift from learning to read to reading to learn, so answering questions with details from the text becomes the key skill. Inside you will find Reading Comprehension and Written Response. It is aligned to Common Core RL.3.1, which focuses on asking and answering questions about key details in a story. It also touches RL.3.2, retelling a story and finding its central message. Answer keys sit on page 2 of each PDF, so checking takes seconds. Finished a sheet? The online version reads every question aloud and checks answers instantly.

Tips for parents

• Ask your child to answer in full sentences, a habit teachers look for in upper elementary.
• If an answer is wrong, send your child back to the text rather than giving the answer.
• Ask your child to underline the sentence that proves each answer. Finding evidence is the real skill.