Reading Worksheets for 3rd Graders
Leveled reading comprehension passages, subject-area reading passages, main idea, point of view, theme, text features, compare and contrast, book reports and word searches.
The reading year, in order
Reading comprehension
31 sheets readyRead leveled stories, nonfiction and poems, and subject-area passages, and answer questions using the text.
Story skills
33 sheets readyFind the theme, tell points of view apart, and compare stories.
Nonfiction skills
58 sheets readyFind the main idea and supporting details, and use text features and search tools.
Books and word play
25 sheets readyReport on any book, and find vocabulary words in puzzles.
About reading worksheets for 3rd graders
Third grade is the year reading turns into a tool for learning. Children read chapter books and nonfiction on their own, go back to the text to prove their answers, find the main idea and the details that support it, explain what a story teaches, and tell their own point of view from the narrator's or the author's.
These reading worksheets for 3rd graders follow that path. Leveled reading comprehension passages and science and social studies reading passages, all original, come with numbered paragraphs and text-based questions. Skill pages teach main idea, point of view, theme, text features and compare and contrast, and book report templates work with any book.
Pages print in black and white on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key.
Questions
What should a 3rd grader be able to read?
By the end of third grade, most children read chapter books and nonfiction of several pages on their own, find the main idea, explain a story's lesson, and answer questions using details from the text.
How do I choose a reading level?
Start with a Level 1 passage. If your child reads it smoothly and answers most questions correctly, move up a level.
Are these passages original?
Yes. Every passage, story, poem and folktale was written for this site, and all of them are free to print.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key. Written answers show an example.