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.
What splits milk into curds and whey?
What makes the bubbles in bread?
How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded?
How does a boat going uphill enter a lock?
A.Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.
B.Rennet is added, which finishes the job.
C.It enters the lock through the lower gate.
D.He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.
2.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
Why do a windmill's sails turn around?
How does a salmon find its way home?
Why was SOS chosen as a signal?
How far do swallows fly?
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.It finds its way home by smell.
3.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
Why was the letter E given one dot?
Why does a canal lock need no pump?
Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel?
Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails?
A.It does not eat once it enters fresh water.
B.The water comes down by gravity.
C.The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.
D.The smaller gear has fewer teeth.
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Answer key — Prove It from the Text
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. What splits milk into curds and whey? — B (Rennet is added, which finishes the job.) 2. What makes the bubbles in bread? — A (Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.) 3. How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded? — D (He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.) 4. How does a boat going uphill enter a lock? — C (It enters the lock through the lower gate.)
2.1. Why do a windmill's sails turn around? — A (The sails are set at a slight angle.) 2. How does a salmon find its way home? — D (It finds its way home by smell.) 3. Why was SOS chosen as a signal? — C (It is easy to recognize.) 4. How far do swallows fly? — B (About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.)
3.1. Why was the letter E given one dot? — C (The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.) 2. Why does a canal lock need no pump? — B (The water comes down by gravity.) 3. Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel? — A (It does not eat once it enters fresh water.) 4. Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails? — D (The smaller gear has fewer teeth.)
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