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Answer in Full is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on giving the elaboration a question asked for, aligned to Common Core standard SL.3.3. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Answer in Full

SL.3.3

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Circle the right answer.

1.The teacher asks, "Why did the plant die?" Which answer explains with evidence?
  • A.It died.
  • B.It died because we forgot to water it for two weeks and the soil went dry.
  • C.Plants die.
2.You are asked, "How do you look after a goldfish?" Which answer gives proper detail?
  • A.It is a fish.
  • B.Feed it a pinch of flakes each day and clean its tank every week.
  • C.Look after it.
3.A friend asks, "What was the museum like?" Which answer has the most detail?
  • A.It was good.
  • B.It had a whale skeleton that filled a whole room, and we could touch real fossils.
  • C.We went there.
4.A visitor is asked, "Why do bees dance?" Which answer gives proper detail?
  • A.A bee dances to show the other bees which way to fly to find flowers.
  • B.Bees like to dance.
  • C.They just do.
5.You are asked, "Why do salmon swim upstream?" Which answer gives proper detail?
  • A.Salmon are fish.
  • B.Because they do.
  • C.Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs in the stream where they hatched.
6.A friend asks, "How did you build your model?" Which answer gives the steps?
  • A.First I cut the card, then I glued the walls, and last I painted the roof.
  • B.I just did it.
  • C.With card.
7.A speaker is asked, "Why do owls hunt at night?" Which answer gives proper detail?
  • A.Owls are birds.
  • B.Owls hunt at night because mice and voles come out in the dark, and owls can see well in low light.
  • C.Because they do.
8.You ask a lock keeper, "How long does the lock take to fill?" Which answer is most useful?
  • A.It fills up.
  • B.It takes about four minutes, because the water comes in through small gates.
  • C.Not long.

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Answer key — Answer in Full

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It died because we forgot to water it for two weeks and the soil went dry.
  2. 2.Feed it a pinch of flakes each day and clean its tank every week.
  3. 3.It had a whale skeleton that filled a whole room, and we could touch real fossils.
  4. 4.A bee dances to show the other bees which way to fly to find flowers.
  5. 5.Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs in the stream where they hatched.
  6. 6.First I cut the card, then I glued the walls, and last I painted the roof.
  7. 7.Owls hunt at night because mice and voles come out in the dark, and owls can see well in low light.
  8. 8.It takes about four minutes, because the water comes in through small gates.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.