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3rd Grade - Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 2hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The person who writes the story.

a)

Author

b)

Illustrator

2.

The artist who draws the pictures.

a)

Author

b)

Illustrator

3.

The name of the book, poem, story, or song.

a)

Title

b)

Main character

4.

When the story happens. (Past, present, future)

a)

Setting Time

b)

Setting place

5.

Where the story happens.

a)

Setting Time

b)

Setting place

6.

The most important person or animal in the story.

a)

Title

b)

Main character

7.

The genre for “Room to Grow” is

a)

Autobiography

b)

Realistic Fiction

c)

Expository Text

8.

Who were the new friends in the story “Room to Grow”

a)

Jill and Kiku

b)

Jill and Steven

c)

Papa and friends

9.

Who moved to a new home in the story “Room to Grow”?

a)

Kiku

b)

Jill

c)

Steven

10.

In the story “Room to Grow,” which country is Kiku’s family from?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

South Korea

11.

In the story “Room to Grow,” Who built the boxes?

a)

Papa

b)

Mama

c)

Jill

12.

In the story “Room to Grow,” What traditions did Kiku’s mother learn from her grandmother?

a)

Making Tea and Planting Japanese Garden

b)

Dancing Hula and surfing

c)

Cooking Mexican Food

13.

In the story “Room to Grow,” What did Kiku’s mama serve the guests?

a)

Tea

b)

Coffee

c)

Chocolate milk

14.

In the story “Room to Grow,” What happened before they built the long boxes?

a)

There was a meeting

b)

They sang songs

c)

They went swimming

15.

In the story “Room to Grow,” What did everyone do after they picked the the vegetables?

a)

They had a cookout

b)

They threw away the food

c)

They donated the vegetables

16.

In the story “Room to Grow,” The Tallest boxes were in the front and the shortest boxes were in the back?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

In the story “Room to Grow,” In the garden they built a stone path because stones have great importance in Japanese culture. What does “importance” mean?

a)

To have great meaning

b)

Of little value

c)

Boring

18.

In the story “Room to Grow,” How do Kiku and her family share their culture with their new community?

a)

They helped build the community garden.

b)

They taught kids how to swim.

c)

They taught the community about recycling.

19.

To be afraid of something

a)

Scared

b)

admires

c)

Classmate

20.

To like something or someone

a)

Scared

b)

admires

c)

Classmate

21.

Someone who is in your class at school

a)

Scared

b)

admires

c)

Classmate

22.

A place where people live, work, and play together.

a)

Community

b)

Contribute

c)

Practicing

23.

To give money or help..

a)

Community

b)

Contribute

c)

Practicing

24.

to do something again and again

a)

Community

b)

Contribute

c)

Practicing

25.

To say the sounds correctly.

a)

Pronounce

b)

Tumbled

c)

Practicing

26.

to fall down

a)

Pronounce

b)

Tumbled

c)

Practicing

27.

What genre is the story “The Dream Catcher”

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Expository Text

c)

Autobiography

28.

In the story “The Dream Catcher,” Who are the main characters in this story?

a)

Peter and Nokomis

b)

Peter and Steven

c)

Nokomis and friends

29.

In the story “The Dream Catcher,” Why is Peter worried at the beginning of the story?

a)

He must give a presentation

b)

He failed a test

c)

He didn’t have friends

30.

In the story “The Dream Catcher,” His grandmother takes out a box and shows him a?

a)

Dream Catcher

b)

Shoes

c)

Old pictures

31.

In the story “The Dream Catcher,” Why is the Dream Catcher precious to Peter’s Grandmother?

a)

She got it when she was little

b)

Her husband made it

c)

She made it

32.

In the story “The Dream Catcher,” Nokomis is Peter’s?

a)

Grandmother

b)

Mother

c)

Aunt

33.

In the story “The Dream Catcher,” The Dream Catcher Nokomis hung over Peter’s bed was made of a wooden hoop with…

a)

String, feathers, and beads

b)

Cables and stones

c)

Dust, glitter, and strings.

34.

In the story “The Dream Catcher,” What do people believe the dream catcher can do?

a)

It can catch bad dreams in the web, and good dreams will fall through the center.

b)

It catches bugs

c)

It catches dust, it cleans the rooms air.

35.

In the story “The Dream Catcher,” What Native American tribe did Peter belong to?

a)

Ojibwe

b)

Cherokee

c)

Arawaks

36.

In the story "The Dream Catcher," Where do you hang the dream catcher?

a)

above the bed

b)

by the window

37.

In the story "The Dream Catcher," Nokomis tells Peter he cannot bring that dream catcher to school, so they ___________________.

a)

Make another one to share

b)

buy a new one

38.

In the story "The Dream Catcher," What word means almost the same as nervous?

a)

scared

b)

happy

39.

In the story "The Dream Catcher," Nokomis and Peter plan to ______________ after Peter’s presentation.

a)

celebrate

b)

sleep

c)

travel

40.

In a complete sentence tell how Peter, from "The Dream Catcher" feels at the end of the story.

(a)  

41.

to do something special

a)

Celebrate

b)

    courage

c)

remind

42.

to be brave in a difficult situation

a)

celebrate

b)

courage

c)

disappointment

43.

upset because something is not as good as expected

a)

remind

b)

courage

c)

disappointment

44.

something that is very valuable to you

a)

precious

b)

pride

c)

remind

45.

a feeling of satisfaction in something you have done

a)

precious

b)

pride

c)

remind

46.

to remember something

a)

precious

b)

pride

c)

remind

47.

something that represents an idea or an object

a)

symbols

b)

traditions

c)

remind

48.

things that have been done for a long time

a)

symbols

b)

traditions

c)

remind