Prove It from the Text is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on matching a question to the sentence in the text that answers it, aligned to Common Core standard RI.3.1. It prints 3 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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Prove It from the Text
RI.3.1
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Write the letter of the answer next to each question.
1.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel?
Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails?
Why do swallows leave Britain?
How does a boat going uphill enter a lock?
A.It enters the lock through the lower gate.
B.The smaller gear has fewer teeth.
C.In October the insects disappear.
D.It does not eat once it enters fresh water.
2.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
How far do swallows fly?
What makes the bubbles in bread?
Why do a windmill's sails turn around?
How does a salmon find its way home?
A.Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.
B.About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.
C.It finds its way home by smell.
D.The sails are set at a slight angle.
3.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
Where did the idea of reading dots come from?
How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded?
Why was the letter E given one dot?
Why does a canal lock need no pump?
A.The water comes down by gravity.
B.He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.
C.A soldier brought a code soldiers read in the dark.
D.The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.
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Answer key — Prove It from the Text
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel? — D (It does not eat once it enters fresh water.) 2. Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails? — B (The smaller gear has fewer teeth.) 3. Why do swallows leave Britain? — C (In October the insects disappear.) 4. How does a boat going uphill enter a lock? — A (It enters the lock through the lower gate.)
2.1. How far do swallows fly? — B (About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.) 2. What makes the bubbles in bread? — A (Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.) 3. Why do a windmill's sails turn around? — D (The sails are set at a slight angle.) 4. How does a salmon find its way home? — C (It finds its way home by smell.)
3.1. Where did the idea of reading dots come from? — C (A soldier brought a code soldiers read in the dark.) 2. How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded? — B (He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.) 3. Why was the letter E given one dot? — D (The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.) 4. Why does a canal lock need no pump? — A (The water comes down by gravity.)
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