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
NameDate
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 does a canal lock need no pump?
Where did the idea of reading dots come from?
How far do swallows fly?
What splits milk into curds and whey?
A.About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.
B.A soldier brought a code soldiers read in the dark.
C.Rennet is added, which finishes the job.
D.The water comes down by gravity.
2.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
Why was the letter E given one dot?
Why was SOS chosen as a signal?
Why do swallows leave Britain?
How does a salmon find its way home?
A.It finds its way home by smell.
B.It is easy to recognize.
C.In October the insects disappear.
D.The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.
3.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails?
Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel?
How does a boat going uphill enter a lock?
How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded?
A.It enters the lock through the lower gate.
B.It does not eat once it enters fresh water.
C.He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.
D.The smaller gear has fewer teeth.
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Answer key — Prove It from the Text
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Why does a canal lock need no pump? — D (The water comes down by gravity.) 2. Where did the idea of reading dots come from? — B (A soldier brought a code soldiers read in the dark.) 3. How far do swallows fly? — A (About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.) 4. What splits milk into curds and whey? — C (Rennet is added, which finishes the job.)
2.1. Why was the letter E given one dot? — D (The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.) 2. Why was SOS chosen as a signal? — B (It is easy to recognize.) 3. Why do swallows leave Britain? — C (In October the insects disappear.) 4. How does a salmon find its way home? — A (It finds its way home by smell.)
3.1. Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails? — D (The smaller gear has fewer teeth.) 2. Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel? — B (It does not eat once it enters fresh water.) 3. How does a boat going uphill enter a lock? — A (It enters the lock through the lower gate.) 4. How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded? — C (He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.)
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