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