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 do a windmill's sails turn around?
How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded?
Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel?
Where did the idea of reading dots come from?
A.He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.
B.A soldier brought a code soldiers read in the dark.
C.The sails are set at a slight angle.
D.It does not eat once it enters fresh water.
2.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails?
Why was SOS chosen as a signal?
Why was the letter E given one dot?
What splits milk into curds and whey?
A.The smaller gear has fewer teeth.
B.The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.
C.Rennet is added, which finishes the job.
D.It is easy to recognize.
3.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
How does a boat going uphill enter a lock?
How does a salmon find its way home?
What makes the bubbles in bread?
Why do swallows leave Britain?
A.Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.
B.It finds its way home by smell.
C.In October the insects disappear.
D.It enters the lock through the lower gate.
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Answer key — Prove It from the Text
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Why do a windmill's sails turn around? — C (The sails are set at a slight angle.) 2. How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded? — A (He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.) 3. Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel? — D (It does not eat once it enters fresh water.) 4. Where did the idea of reading dots come from? — B (A soldier brought a code soldiers read in the dark.)
2.1. Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails? — A (The smaller gear has fewer teeth.) 2. Why was SOS chosen as a signal? — D (It is easy to recognize.) 3. Why was the letter E given one dot? — B (The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.) 4. What splits milk into curds and whey? — C (Rennet is added, which finishes the job.)
3.1. How does a boat going uphill enter a lock? — D (It enters the lock through the lower gate.) 2. How does a salmon find its way home? — B (It finds its way home by smell.) 3. What makes the bubbles in bread? — A (Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.) 4. Why do swallows leave Britain? — C (In October the insects disappear.)
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