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 was the letter E given one dot?
Why do a windmill's sails turn around?
What makes the bubbles in bread?
How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded?
A.Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.
B.The sails are set at a slight angle.
C.He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.
D.The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.
2.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
How does a boat going uphill enter a lock?
Why does a canal lock need no pump?
Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel?
Why do swallows leave Britain?
A.The water comes down by gravity.
B.In October the insects disappear.
C.It enters the lock through the lower gate.
D.It does not eat once it enters fresh water.
3.Write the letter of the sentence from the text that answers each question.
Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails?
How far do swallows fly?
Why was SOS chosen as a signal?
What splits milk into curds and whey?
A.Rennet is added, which finishes the job.
B.About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.
C.The smaller gear has fewer teeth.
D.It is easy to recognize.
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Answer key — Prove It from the Text
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Why was the letter E given one dot? — D (The commonest letters got the shortest patterns.) 2. Why do a windmill's sails turn around? — B (The sails are set at a slight angle.) 3. What makes the bubbles in bread? — A (Yeast gives off carbon dioxide gas.) 4. How old was Louis Braille when he was blinded? — C (He was blinded in an accident at the age of three.)
2.1. How does a boat going uphill enter a lock? — C (It enters the lock through the lower gate.) 2. Why does a canal lock need no pump? — A (The water comes down by gravity.) 3. Why is a salmon thin when it reaches the gravel? — D (It does not eat once it enters fresh water.) 4. Why do swallows leave Britain? — B (In October the insects disappear.)
3.1. Why does the millstone spin faster than the sails? — C (The smaller gear has fewer teeth.) 2. How far do swallows fly? — B (About six thousand miles, taking roughly six weeks.) 3. Why was SOS chosen as a signal? — D (It is easy to recognize.) 4. What splits milk into curds and whey? — A (Rennet is added, which finishes the job.)
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