# Find facts in texts

Read four short informational passages and choose text-supported answers in 16 questions. Grade 3 topics include beavers, sky lights, elephant calls and clay books, with a separate two-page teacher guide.

- URL: https://www.lessonsupply.com/resources/reading-comprehension-original-reading-passages-grade-3-lsk6-1466038
- Grades: 3rd grade
- Subject: Reading & writing
- Type: Worksheet
- Topics: Informational text, Reading comprehension, Text evidence
- Pages: 4
- Time: about 12 minutes
- Answer key: yes
- Formats: PDF, Teacher guide PDF, Google Docs, Teacher guide Google Docs
- Price: Free
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## About

Practice finding answers in informational text with **four short reading passages for grade 3**. Students read about a beaver pond, sky lights, elephant calls and an ancient clay library. Each page has four questions with three choices. A completed example shows how an answer matches a fact in the passage.

## What is included

- Four student pages with **16 numbered questions** and one completed example.
- Short passages, simple line-art pictures and space to circle each answer.
- Questions about stated facts, supporting facts and one named-child claim.
- A separate **two-page teacher companion** with all 16 answers and matching text evidence, a short teaching sequence, feedback, support and extension.
- Separate student and teacher PDFs and editable Google Docs to copy.

## Prepare and use

Students should read short grade 3 informational texts and choose between three answers. Allow **1–3 minutes** to print the sheets and set out pencils. Use four short sessions of **10–15 minutes** each.

Start with the Example on “The busy beaver” sheet. Find the matching fact in the text, then continue through the four pages. For support, read one sentence at a time and let students point to a fact before circling. Read aloud when decoding blocks comprehension. For an extension, ask students to write a new question about one passage on spare paper and name its supporting fact.

The packet practices **part of CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1: answering questions using facts from texts**. Ask students to point to or read the fact that supports a choice while teaching. A circled answer alone does not show how the student found it. Sign in to download the PDFs or copy either Google Doc.

## Students will

- Choose answers to informational questions using facts from the text.

## What’s included

- Four student pages with four short informational passages and 16 selected-response questions
- One completed text-evidence example and original line-art reading supports
- Separate two-page teacher guide with all 16 answers, matching facts, feedback, support and extension
- Student and teacher PDFs plus editable Google Docs