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.
How does a salmon find its way home?
How does a boat going uphill enter a lock?
How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded?
What splits milk into curds and whey?
A.It finds its way home by smell.
B.He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.
C.It enters the lock through the lower gate.
D.Rennet is added, which finishes the job.
2.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
Why was the letter E given one dot?
Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel?
Why do swallows leave Britain?
What makes the bubbles in bread?
A.The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.
B.Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.
C.It does not eat once it enters fresh water.
D.In October the insects disappear.
3.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
Why was SOS chosen as a signal?
Why does a canal lock need no pump?
How far do swallows fly?
Why do a windmill's sails turn around?
A.The sails are set at a slight angle.
B.About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.
C.It is easy to recognize.
D.The water comes down by gravity.
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Answer key — Prove It from the Text
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. How does a salmon find its way home? — A (It finds its way home by smell.) 2. How does a boat going uphill enter a lock? — C (It enters the lock through the lower gate.) 3. How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded? — B (He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.) 4. What splits milk into curds and whey? — D (Rennet is added, which finishes the job.)
2.1. Why was the letter E given one dot? — A (The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.) 2. Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel? — C (It does not eat once it enters fresh water.) 3. Why do swallows leave Britain? — D (In October the insects disappear.) 4. What makes the bubbles in bread? — B (Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.)
3.1. Why was SOS chosen as a signal? — C (It is easy to recognize.) 2. Why does a canal lock need no pump? — D (The water comes down by gravity.) 3. How far do swallows fly? — B (About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.) 4. Why do a windmill's sails turn around? — A (The sails are set at a slight angle.)
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