RL.3.1 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1
:"Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Vocabulary Cards: Close Reading Strategy
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Vocabulary Cards: Close Reading Strategy
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Close Reading Strategy.
3rd Grade
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Glossary: Close Reading Strategy
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Glossary: Close Reading Strategy
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Close Reading Strategy.
3rd Grade
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Close Reading in Fiction
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Close Reading in Fiction
Use this resource to practice close reading in a fictional text. Your students will look at the adjectives, adverbs, and verbs that give more details about the important story elements.
3rd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Prove It With Text Evidence
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Vocabulary Cards: Prove It With Text Evidence
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Prove It With Text Evidence.
3rd Grade
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Introductory Phrases: Cite the Evidence
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Introductory Phrases: Cite the Evidence
Use this resource to teach your students how to use introductory phrases as they cite text evidence in their answers.
3rd Grade
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Glossary: Problem and Solution Summaries
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Glossary: Problem and Solution Summaries
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Problem and Solution Summaries.
3rd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Problem and Solution Summaries
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Vocabulary Cards: Problem and Solution Summaries
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Problem and Solution Summaries.
3rd Grade
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The Beginnning of the Armadillos
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The Beginnning of the Armadillos
Enjoy Rudyard Kipling's story "The Beginnings of the Armadillos", where your little one will answer questions and enjoy some coloring pages!
3rd Grade
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The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo
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The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo
Read about why kangaroos hop on two legs, in Rudyard Kipling's "The Sing Song of Old Kangaroo." Your kid will answer reading questions and color illustrations.
3rd Grade
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How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin
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How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin
Give your beginning reader a fun way to practice reading comprehension with a classic story: "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin," by Rudyard Kipling.
3rd Grade
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Looking at Character Actions
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Looking at Character Actions
Use this resource to teach your students to pick out character actions from the text as they answer questions.
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Explain the Problem
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Explain the Problem
Use this resource to help your students identify and explain the problem in a passage using past tense verbs.
3rd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: What Was the Problem?
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Vocabulary Cards: What Was the Problem?
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: What Was the Problem?
3rd Grade
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Glossary: What Was the Problem?
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Glossary: What Was the Problem?
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: What Was the Problem?
3rd Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Answering "Why" Questions
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Vocabulary Cards: Answering "Why" Questions
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Answering "Why" Questions.
3rd Grade
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Glossary: Answering "Why" Questions
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Glossary: Answering "Why" Questions
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Answering "Why" Questions.
3rd Grade
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Wh Questions
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Wh Questions
Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.
3rd Grade
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The Butterfly That Stamped
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The Butterfly That Stamped
Help your student with reading comprehension, and enjoy a favorite short story by Rudyard Kipling, about a King, a Queen and two quarreling butterflies.
3rd Grade
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The Cat That Walked by Himself
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The Cat That Walked by Himself
Beginning readers will love this short story by Rudyard Kipling, all about how the animals were first domesticated.
3rd Grade
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The Crab that Played with the Sea
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The Crab that Played with the Sea
Introduce your little reader to some classic childhood literature, with Rudyard Kipling's charming story "The Crab That Played with the Sea."
4th Grade
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How the First Letter was Written
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How the First Letter was Written
How was writing first invented? Find out by reading this delightful story by Rudyard Kipling, "How the First Letter was Written."
3rd Grade
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How the Alphabet Was Made
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How the Alphabet Was Made
Make reading time fun, with this classic short story by Rudyard Kipling. Then, complete a few comprehension activities on "How the Alphabet Was Made."
3rd Grade
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Conflict
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Conflict
Help your child understand how conflicts factor into plots with this inventive reading worksheet.
3rd Grade
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Text Dependent Questions for Independent Reading
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Text Dependent Questions for Independent Reading
Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you
3rd Grade
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Narrative Poem: Casey at the Bat
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Narrative Poem: Casey at the Bat
Ask students questions about "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer to develop their reading comprehension skills.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1
This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Ivan’s Homes
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Ivan’s Homes
Students build critical thinking skills as they analyze the setting in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Analyze the Characters
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Analyze the Characters
Help students build critical thinking skills by having them analyze the main characters in Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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