Prove It from the Text is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on quoting the words that give the answer, aligned to Common Core standard RI.3.1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 18 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
18 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Prove It from the Text
RI.3.1
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
How a Canal Lock Works
A canal cannot run uphill. Where the land rises, engineers build a lock: a chamber with a gate at each end.
A boat going uphill enters the lock through the lower gate. The gate closes behind it.
Sluices in the upper gate are opened. Water flows in from the higher stretch of canal, and the boat rises with it. No pump is needed, because the water comes down by gravity.
When the water inside matches the level above, the upper gate can be opened and the boat moves on.
Going downhill, everything runs the other way: the water is let out, and the boat sinks with it.
1. Quote the words that explain why no pump is needed.
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
Why Bread Rises
Yeast is alive. It is a fungus, and each grain of dried yeast holds millions of cells waiting for water.
Add warm water and the cells wake up. They begin to feed on the sugars in the flour.
As they feed, they give off carbon dioxide gas. The gas cannot escape, because kneading the dough has built a stretchy web of gluten that traps it. Thousands of tiny bubbles form, and the dough swells.
In the oven, two things happen. The trapped gas expands in the heat, so the loaf rises further. Then the heat kills the yeast and sets the gluten, and the bubbles are locked in place.
That is why bread has holes in it.
1. Quote the words that explain what wakes the yeast up.
LessonPrint · RI.3.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Prove It from the Text
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. "the water comes down by gravity".
2.1. "Add warm water and the cells wake up."
Questions about Prove It from the Text
What does the Prove It from the Text worksheet cover?
It practises quoting the words that give the answer — 2 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core RI.3.1: Answer questions about an information text by quoting where it says so. The instruction to pupils is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Prove It from the Text practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1 — RI.3.1, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Prove It from the Text is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on RI.3.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Prove It from the Text come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Prove It from the Text can I print?
25 versions, of which 18 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Prove It from the Text free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Prove It from the Text, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach RI.3.1?
Yes — “Quoting an Information Text” is a 40-minute Grade 3 plan for RI.3.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Prove It from the Text is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RI.3.1
Answer questions about an information text by quoting where it says so.
Teaching this next? Quoting an Information Text is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.