3rd Grade 3rd Grade Reading: The Science Fair
Read a story about a science fair and answer questions about the characters, the problem, and what you can infer.
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- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Reading
- Skill
- Reading Comprehension
- Topic
- story elements and inference
- Difficulty
- Standard
- Time
- 18 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, review, test prep, centers
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will identify story elements (character, problem, solution) and make inferences with text evidence.
- Finding the character's problem and solution
- Using text evidence
- Making an inference
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Reading a story closely
Good story comprehension means tracking the character, problem, and solution, and reading between the lines to infer what a character is like. Here, Priya’s careful experiment shows her curiosity even without a first-place ribbon.
How to use it
Have students name the problem and solution first, then require text evidence for the inference questions. Sits between 2nd grade comprehension and 4th grade comprehension.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Ask students to name the problem and how it was solved. For the inference question, require a line from the text as proof.
🏠 Parent note
Have your child find the problem in the story first, then how the character solved it.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Retelling everything instead of answering the question
- Making an inference without text support
Answer Key
Sample answers are provided; wording may vary but should be grounded in the text.
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