3rd Grade Paragraphs & Passages Worksheets

Ages 8-9 · 9 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

These paragraphs and passages worksheets for 3rd grade give students real text to read closely. Forty original sheets written for 3rd grade pair a passage of about 160 to 200 words with a page of five questions, three multiple choice and two short written answers. Twenty are nonfiction, on topics like honeybees, the water cycle and Jackie Robinson, and twenty are stories like The Lost Mitten and The Talent Show. Each of these has an answer key, and harder 4th grade passages are listed too. The page also holds read and illustrate, cloze reading and recall sheets. Looking for short drills on one skill at a time? Try the reading comprehension and comprehension exercises pages. This page is for full passages with questions.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher