3rd grade Reading Fiction Printable Worksheets

Story sequencing will allow third graders to improve their reading comprehension by putting the sequence of events in the correct order.

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

Test your Seuss know-how with this fun matching game: which Seuss character on the left matches the description on the right?

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

This cause and effect worksheet opens your child up to improved critical thinking abilities. Use this cause and effect worksheet to focus on story structure.

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

Help your students practice reading fluently with this passage with exactly 100 words.

Have your students practice finding the cause and effect relationships between two sentences.

One of the first questions young readers should ask is, "Who is telling this story?" Here students will practice spotting different points of view by identifying which point of view sentences are written from and then writing sentences of their own.

Use this resource to record cause and effect relationships found in a nonfiction text.

In this worksheet, children read a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.

Learners compare two fiction stories for characters, setting, and plot in this reading comprehension worksheet.

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

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading closely with this multi-page story featuring questions on the main character, sequencing, and recalling details.

Making inferences is a critical skill for young readers to master, as it helps them look beyond the words on the page to figure out the author's message. Use these simple sentences to get your students started in making their own inferences!

Want to help your young readers learn to discern the central message or lesson of fictional stories? Have your students read this short version of the classic fable of the "Lion and the Mouse" by Aesop to practice determining the moral.

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

This picture story is all mixed up! Use this worksheet to teach your students how to put plot events in order.

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

Learners will practice analyzing a short script in this winter-themed reading comprehension worksheet.

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

In this exercise, your students will compare and contrast two fictional stories with the same characters.