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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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1.Your teacher asks, "Why is the bridge so strong?" Which answer explains with detail?
  • A.It is made of steel, and its arches spread the weight of the traffic.
  • B.It is a good bridge.
  • C.It just is.
2.You are asked, "What happened at the end of the story?" Which answer is fullest?
  • A.At the end, the goat was stuck in the well because he trusted the fox.
  • B.The end.
  • C.Something happened.
3.A friend asks, "How does recycling save energy?" Which answer gives an example?
  • A.Making a can from old cans takes much less energy than making one from new metal.
  • B.It just does.
  • C.Recycling is good.
4.A speaker is asked, "Why do owls hunt at night?" Which answer gives proper detail?
  • A.Owls hunt at night because mice and voles come out in the dark, and owls can see well in low light.
  • B.Because they do.
  • C.Owls are birds.
5.You ask a lock keeper, "How long does the lock take to fill?" Which answer is most useful?
  • A.It takes about four minutes, because the water comes in through small gates.
  • B.It fills up.
  • C.Not long.
6.You are asked, "Why do salmon swim upstream?" Which answer gives proper detail?
  • A.Because they do.
  • B.Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs in the stream where they hatched.
  • C.Salmon are fish.
7.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.
8.A visitor is asked, "Why do bees dance?" Which answer gives proper detail?
  • A.Bees like to dance.
  • B.A bee dances to show the other bees which way to fly to find flowers.
  • C.They just do.

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Answer key — Answer in Full

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  1. 1.It is made of steel, and its arches spread the weight of the traffic.
  2. 2.At the end, the goat was stuck in the well because he trusted the fox.
  3. 3.Making a can from old cans takes much less energy than making one from new metal.
  4. 4.Owls hunt at night because mice and voles come out in the dark, and owls can see well in low light.
  5. 5.It takes about four minutes, because the water comes in through small gates.
  6. 6.Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs in the stream where they hatched.
  7. 7.It died because we forgot to water it for two weeks and the soil went dry.
  8. 8.A bee dances to show the other bees which way to fly to find flowers.

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