Wetlands Reading Comprehension Worksheets for 3rd Grade

What your child practices

Your child reads the passage "Wetlands" and answers 12 questions across 2 worksheets, written 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. The set includes Reading Comprehension and Fact or Opinion. The skill matches Common Core RI.3.1, the standard for finding key details in a nonfiction text. It also touches RI.3.2, identifying the main topic or main idea of a nonfiction text. Each PDF includes its own answer key on page 2, ready for you or your child to check. 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.
• Ask your child to underline the sentence that proves each answer. Finding evidence is the real skill.
• Talk about one new or tricky word from the passage and use it at dinner.