Reading comprehension 3rd grade

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Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood. What is the main idea?

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Floods can cause a lot of damage.

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Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph? Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

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Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

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Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today. What is the main idea?

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Soccer is a worldwide sport.

Front

Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?

• Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
• Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
• Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
• Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

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Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

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What is the boy doing as the wind blew through his hair and he watched the clouds roll in, deciding it was time to ride home?

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riding his bike

Front

What is the story about? My family went to the circus. We saw the funny clowns. We watched the lion act. We ate a lot of treats and popcorn.

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going to the circus

Front

Before Sue left the house, she probably ___________________.

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picked up her umbrella

Front

Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch. Sam is most likely going to ___________________. Options: the beach, school, the mall, the library.

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the beach

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Dolphins are very smart animals. They even have their own language. They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts. Scientists have been studying this dolphin language. They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. This paragraph mainly tells:

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how smart dolphins are