The Bus Driver's Birthday Reading Comprehension Worksheets for 3rd Grade

What your child practices

"The Bus Driver's Birthday" is a 3rd grade reading comprehension set (Grade 3 in Canada): 2 worksheets and 12 questions built around one short text. 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. The set includes Comprehension and Sequencing. The skill matches Common Core RL.3.1, the standard for 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. After printing, the online version gives instant feedback and reads each question aloud.

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.