3rd Grade Comprehension Questions

Front

Hades and the Three Fates were upset with Asciepius because he could bring the _____ back to life, which upset the ______ Fates as they felt they were measuring and clipping the _______ of life for no reason. Hades was _______ as he thought he was being cheated out of the dead _______ who would otherwise join his under_________.

Back

dead three threads angry souls world

Answer explanation

Fill in the blanks with a space between each answer

Front

When the chariot raced too close to the earth, the ground cracked from the heat, and the rivers and lakes dried up. When it raced too high, the earth froze and turned to ice.

Back

raced earth cracked lakes high froze

Answer explanation

Fill in each blank with a space between each answer.

Front

Daphne turned into a laurel tree as she fled from Apollo, asking the river-god Ladon for help. He transformed her into a tree, roots and branches replacing her limbs. She preferred being a tree over marrying Apollo.

Back

Apollo

Answer explanation

Fill in each blank with a space between each answer. Remember to capitalize names.

Front

Hades agreed to release Euridice on the condition that Orpheus not look back at her before reaching the realm of the living. Persephone, queen of the underworld and Hades' wife, persuaded him.

Back

underworld wife living agreed underworld back realm

Answer explanation

Fill in each blank with a space between each answer

Front

Deucalion's new race was called the __________ Race. They were made of stone, unlike the previous race of ________. The new mortals withstood the _________ of Pandora's miseries, which continued to ______ them.

Back

mortals Deucalion's clay stings torment

Answer explanation

Fill in each blank with a space between answers. Remember to capitalize names and use correct punctuation.