READING COMPREHENSION (3rd Grade)

READING COMPREHENSION (3rd Grade)

The clear choice

by Kelly Hashway

The clear choice

Rachel squinted at the board. Was that a five or an

eight? Her friends copied the math problems into their

notebooks, but Rachel couldn’t see the board from the back

of the room.

“Rachel, is something wrong?” Mrs. Grimes asked.

“No, Mrs. Grimes.”

Rachel slid over in her seat, trying to copy the problems from Jenny’s paper.

“Rachel, would you please come to my desk?” Mrs. Grimes said.

Rachel jumped. She walked up to Mrs. Grimes’s desk at the front of the room. “I

wasn’t trying to cheat.” Rachel lowered her head and whispered, “I just can’t see the

board.”

“Oh, that is a problem. It sounds like you’re nearsighted. Do you have glasses you

should be wearing?”

Rachel felt a lump in her throat. Her parents had taken her for glasses two weeks

ago, but she didn’t want to wear them in class where everyone would see.

Mrs. Grimes sighed. “I think I see the problem. You don’t want your friends to know

you need glasses. Is that right?”

Rachel nodded.

Mrs. Grimes sighed. “I think I see the problem. You don’t want your friends to know

you need glasses. Is that right?”

Rachel nodded.

“Well, there is another solution. I could move your seat to the front of the room.”

“But then I wouldn’t be by Jenny and Amanda,” Rachel said.

“You’re going to have to make a decision, Rachel. Either you wear your glasses or

I move your seat. The choice is up to you.”

Rachel turned to look at Jenny and Amanda. Jenny had a worried expression on

her face. Amanda mouthed the words, “What’s wrong?”

They were good friends, and Rachel wanted to continue sitting by them.

“I think I’m going to keep my seat in the back,” Rachel said.

Mrs. Grimes nodded. “Okay, but if I don’t see you wearing your glasses when

you’re copying problems from the board, I’ll be forced to move your seat.”

“I understand.” Rachel walked back to her seat, wondering how she was going

to tell Jenny and Amanda that she needed to wear glasses.

“Are you in trouble?” Jenny asked.

“You look scared,” Amanda said.

“I’m not in trouble. I just have to wear my glasses if I’m going to sit back here with

you.”

“Then put them on,” Jenny said with a shrug.

Rachel smiled. “I will.”

Multiple Choice

1. Who is the main character?

• a. Mrs. Grimes

• b. Kelly

• c. Rachel

• d. Jenny

Multiple Choice

2. What is the setting of the story?

• a. Rachel's house

• b. Rachel's classroom

• c. The library

• d. The playground

Multiple Choice

3. What is the story mostly about?

• It's about a girl that needs glasses to see clearly in class.

• It's about a girl that wanted to sit with her friends.

• It's about a teacher's problem in her classroom.

Multiple Choice

4.Where was Rachel's seat in the classroom?

• a. in the front

• b. in the middle

• c. in the back d. near Mrs. Grimes' desk

Multiple Select

5.Before Mrs. Grimes called Rachel to her desk, what two things

did Rachel try to do when she couldn't see the board?

• moving her chair

• squinting her eyes

• copying from her friend's paper

• asking for help from the teacher

Multiple Choice

6.Why didn't Rachel want to wear her glasses?

• a. She doesn't like the way she looks in them.

• b. She does not know where she put them.

• c. Her friends tease her when she wears them.

• d. She does not want her friends to know she has them.

Multiple Choice

7.What was Mrs. Grimes going to do if Rachel chose not to wear her glasses?

• a. She was going to call her parents.

• b. She was going to send her to the principal's office.

• c. She was going to make her sit in the front.

  She was going to give her extra homework.

Multiple Choice

8.How did Rachel react when her teachers called her up to talk with her?

• a. She was cheerful.

• b. She did not speak.

• c. She was respectful.

• d. She complained.

Multiple Choice

9. Which happened first in the story?

• a. Rachel put on her glasses.

• b. Rachel could not see the board.

• c. Mrs. Grimes spoke to Rachel

Multiple Select

10. Mark the sentences that are opinions (not facts).

• My glasses are not nice.

• Mrs. Grimes gave Rachel a choice.

• Sitting in the front is not fun.

• I need glasses to see clearly.

• I like to sit with my friends.