Grade 3 Reading Literature Worksheets
Explore the world of literature with our Reading Literature worksheets designed for young learners. Covering various literary elements, these resources provide a comprehensive approach to understanding and appreciating literature in an engaging and accessible format, fostering a strong foundation in reading skills.
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Animal Parade Poem
Animal parade is a rhymed poem with comprehension questions to follow. This whimsical poem about cloud watching will gra...
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Can't I Have a Lazy Day?—Poem
Your students will be sure to relate to this poem about yearning for a lazy day! Have your students read this out loud t...
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Fable on The King’s Quest—Author's Purpose
This fable with comprehension questions will teach students that it is never a smart idea to judge a book by its cover. ...
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Carl and the Lost Girl—Moral of the Story
This fable with comprehension questions will teach students about kindness and trust. Students will identify character t...
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Morning Chaos—Using Illustrations to Comprehend
This short fiction passage about a hectic morning is perfect for reading comprehension, as well as interacting with illu...
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Valentine's Day— Short Fiction Passage
This short fiction passage on Valentine's Day is perfect for reading comprehension, as well as interacting with illustra...
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Literal and Nonliteral Language
This worksheet on nonliteral language will help students to learn several examples of nonliteral phrases. They will be a...
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Summer Poetry
This free verse poem on summer will help your students get familiar with reading poetry. The comprehension questions to ...
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Authors' Opinions
These short fiction passages on rats are perfect for teaching point of view. Students will read two texts on the same to...
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If It Were Up To Me—Poem
Your students will be sure to relate to this poem about being the boss! Have your students read this out loud to practic...
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Mark's Awesome Birthday Party
This fiction passage about a child's birthday party with comprehension questions will keep your students engaged. They w...
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The Honey Jar—Evidence from text
This fable with comprehension questions will teach students about being truthful. Students will identify character trait...
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PB Sandwich—Event Sequencing
This worksheet on event sequencing provides a short story that is in the correct chronological order. A jumbled up versi...
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50 Character Traits
This comprehensive collection of 50 positive character traits serves as a valuable teaching aid for reinforcing 3 key le...
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How to Be a Kind Friend
This list of ways to be a kind friend is perfect for the classroom walls, as a desk reminder, or as a guiding resource f...
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Carl and the Lost Girl—Moral of the Story
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Fable on The King’s Quest—Author's Purpose
This fable with comprehension questions will teach students that it is never a smart idea to judge a book by its cover. ...
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The Honey Jar—Evidence from text
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Mark's Awesome Birthday Party
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Book Covers
This worksheet will help your class to understand the elements of a book cover. Students must identify the title and aut...
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Short Story on The Art Contest
This comprehension passage about a boy who enters an art contest is a great way to practice writing conclusions and read...
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Count of All the Crows in the Kingdom—Short Story
Students read a historical fiction short story and answer multiple choice questions to identify and interpret figurative...
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Dara the Dolphin
This short story is perfect for identifying figurative language. Students will read the text then highlight any figurati...
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Animal Lover Poem
This poem is perfect for all of the animal lovers in your classroom! Students will read the short poem and then circle a...
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Season’s Colors Examining Visuals in Poetry
Use this 5th grade ELA worksheet to strengthen students' ability to analyze how writers use visual and multimedia elemen...
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Short Story on Birds
This short story about a girl and her bird feeder is perfect for practicing reading comprehension. Students will read th...
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How do Characters Respond to Major Events
This short story about Ooki, the rambunctious monkey, is a great opportunity to practice identifying character traits in...
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Fable —The Journey to the Witch’s House
This short fable is a great way to teach central lessons or morals. Students will read the passage about the witch who g...
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Short Story—Ooki and Workybot
This resource is a great way to practice differntiating between information gained from illustrations and words in a sto...
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Short Story—Mamba
This short story about Mamba the Orangutan is perfect for understanding characters and interacting with illustrations in...
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Short Story — Timmy and the Bird
This short story about a boy and an injured bird is a great resource for teaching character traits and theme. Students ...
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Short Story — Remy the Rainbow Rabbit
The story "Remy the Rainbow Rabbit", includes 4th grade level vocabulary words and definitions to enhance reading compre...
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Fiction vs Nonfiction Texts — Tigers
This worksheet on tigers is a great way to test to see if your class knows the difference between fiction and nonfiction...
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Fiction vs Nonfiction Texts — Dentists
This worksheet on dentists is a great way to test to see if your class knows the difference between fiction and nonficti...
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The Rainbow Poem
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Bubbles—Rhyming Poem
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Informational Text — Fascinating Fungi
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Short Story —Norah and the Fire Alarm
This short story about a girl who is afraid of the fire alarm is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will re...
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Angela and Marie—Short Story
This short story about a cat having kittens is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will read the text and th...
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Luca and Lily—Understanding Text
This short story about a trip to the animal shelter is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will read the tex...
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Short Story — Lucky Finds a Home
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Character Traits—Camping with Elle and Sunny
This short fiction passage about two friends going camping is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Students wi...
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Late to School—Story Retellingl
This short fiction passage about a girl who is late for school is perfect for teaching central message or moral. Student...
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Short Story — Akbar and Birbal
Reading Literature - Engage with the fascinating fable featuring Akbar and Birbal's intellectual encounters. Closely rea...
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Short Story — The Triumph of Good over Evil
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Short Story — The Monkey and the Crocodile
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Short Story — The Mice and the Well
Students read a fable about Birbal, a wise man who impresses Emperor Akbar with his intelligence and wit. Aligned to RL....
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Challenge & Response
This short story is perfect for practicing character response. Students will read the passage about Jack and Mason, two ...
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Character Response
This graphic organizer is perfect for teaching character response. Students will read a passage that contains a challeng...
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How to Be a Kind Friend
This list of ways to be a kind friend is perfect for the classroom walls, as a desk reminder, or as a guiding resource f...
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My Friend the Inventor—Reading Fluency and Comprehension
Students read a fiction short story and answer multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions to identify and interpret...
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Persuasive Essay: Lying is Never Okay
This multiple choice worksheet covers CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1.a. Students read a persuasive essay and answer questions a...
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Short Story—The Talent Show
This worksheet focuses on the poem "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" by Emily Dickinson, aligned with the standard CCSS....
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Grocery Shopping—Short Story
This short story is a great way for emergent readers to practice their reading skills. Students will read the short stor...
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Setting and Main Character
This template is a great way to practice story elements with your readers. Students will read the story then draw the se...
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Julia's Day—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...
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The Pool—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...
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Puppy Playing!—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...
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Samantha and Sarah's Fun Day—Short Story
This short story is a great way for early readers to practice their comprehension skills. Students will read the passage...
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Finding Text Evidence
Students will read a short realistic fiction passage and answer multiple choice questions that require quoting explicit ...
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Poem What Do I See?
This sweet poem is a great way to practice rate and expression. Students will read the poem out loud with the option of ...
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Reading Comprehension— Reese & Cece
This short fiction story is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the text about Reese & Cec...
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Andrew’s First Day of Second Grade
This short story about a boy on his first day of school is perfect for practicing character response. Students will read...
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Short Story—Afternoon at the Bakery!
This diary entry contains some words that appeal to the senses! Students will read the short entry about two siblings' t...
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