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 does a canal lock need no pump?
Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails?
How does a boat going uphill enter a lock?
What makes the bubbles in bread?
A.The smaller gear has fewer teeth.
B.The water comes down by gravity.
C.It enters the lock through the lower gate.
D.Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.
2.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
How does a salmon find its way home?
How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded?
Where did the idea of reading dots come from?
Why do swallows leave Britain?
A.A soldier brought a code soldiers read in the dark.
B.He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.
C.In October the insects disappear.
D.It finds its way home by smell.
3.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
How far do swallows fly?
Why was the letter E given one dot?
Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel?
Why was SOS chosen as a signal?
A.It does not eat once it enters fresh water.
B.About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.
C.The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.
D.It is easy to recognize.
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Answer key — Prove It from the Text
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Why does a canal lock need no pump? — B (The water comes down by gravity.) 2. Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails? — A (The smaller gear has fewer teeth.) 3. How does a boat going uphill enter a lock? — C (It enters the lock through the lower gate.) 4. What makes the bubbles in bread? — D (Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.)
2.1. How does a salmon find its way home? — D (It finds its way home by smell.) 2. How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded? — B (He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.) 3. Where did the idea of reading dots come from? — A (A soldier brought a code soldiers read in the dark.) 4. Why do swallows leave Britain? — C (In October the insects disappear.)
3.1. How far do swallows fly? — B (About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.) 2. Why was the letter E given one dot? — C (The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.) 3. Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel? — A (It does not eat once it enters fresh water.) 4. Why was SOS chosen as a signal? — D (It is easy to recognize.)
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