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Reading a Grade 3 Story is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on reading a whole Grade 3 text and answering across it, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.10. 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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Reading a Grade 3 Story

RL.3.10

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.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. What does the goat's question at the start tell you about him?
  2. 2. What is the moral of this fable?
  3. 3. How did the fox escape?
  4. 4. The fox says the water is "the best I have ever tasted". Is he telling the truth?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

The Museum Key (a scene from a play)

SCENE TWO. The museum store room. Night. Boxes everywhere. A single desk lamp. PRIYA: (whispering) It was here on Tuesday. On this shelf. JON: You are sure it was this shelf? PRIYA: I dusted it. I am sure. JON: (lifting a lid) Then somebody moved it after Tuesday. PRIYA: Or before Tuesday, and I dusted the empty space. (Pause. JON puts the lid down slowly.) JON: That is worse. PRIYA: I know.

  1. 1. Describe Priya from what she says.
  2. 2. When does Priya say the object was last there?
  3. 3. What is the only light in the room?
  4. 4. How does Jon respond to Priya's second idea?

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Answer key — Reading a Grade 3 Story

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. He is trusting — he asks about the water rather than about how the fox got there. 2. Look before you leap — the goat jumped in without asking how he would get out. 3. He climbed onto the goat's back and sprang out. 4. No — he is flattering the water to get the goat to jump in.
  2. 2.1. Careful and honest — Priya is sure she dusted it, then admits she may have dusted an empty shelf. 2. Tuesday. 3. A single desk lamp. 4. He puts the lid down slowly and says it is worse — he sees what it would mean.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.3.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.