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Read for Sense is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on reading closely enough to answer with evidence, aligned to Common Core standard RF.3.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils 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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Read for Sense

RF.3.4

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Violin in the Loft

Nobody in our family plays anything. So the violin in the loft was a mystery for eleven years. Then Great-Aunt Sylvie came for Christmas and saw the case on the table. She went very quiet. "That was my brother's," she said. "He played in a café in Marseille before the war." She opened it. Three strings had gone, and the bridge lay loose in the bottom of the case. She did not play it. She held it under her chin for about ten seconds, put it back, and closed the lid. Then she asked for more potatoes and did not mention it again.

  1. 1. What was wrong with the violin?
  2. 2. Which sentence shows she did not want to talk about it?
  3. 3. How long had the violin been a mystery?
  4. 4. Whose violin was it?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Fox and the Well

A fox leaned too far over a well and fell in. The water was shallow, but the walls were smooth and far too high to climb. He was still sitting there when a goat came by and looked down. "Is the water good?" asked the goat. "The best I have ever tasted," said the fox. "Come down and see." The goat jumped in. The fox climbed onto the goat's back, sprang out, and trotted off. "Wait!" called the goat. "How do I get out?" "You should have thought about that," said the fox, "before you jumped."

  1. 1. How did the fox get into the well?
  2. 2. Which line shows the fox never meant to help the goat?
  3. 3. How did the fox escape?
  4. 4. Quote the words the fox uses to tempt the goat.

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Answer key — Read for Sense

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Three strings had gone and the bridge lay loose in the case. 2. "Then she asked for more potatoes and did not mention it again." 3. Eleven years. 4. Great-Aunt Sylvie's brother's.
  2. 2.1. He leaned too far over and fell in. 2. "You should have thought about that before you jumped." 3. He climbed onto the goat's back and sprang out. 4. "The best I have ever tasted. Come down and see."

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.3.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.