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Students will use text features and search tools in informational texts to locate information efficiently and answer reading comprehension questions (RI.3.5). This includes using subheadings to determine what a section is about and where to look for specific information. This also includes determining what kinds of information can be found using certain text features, and explaining the reason why an author uses such text features.
The text features/search tools in this resource are: headings (titles), subheadings (section titles), bolded words, sidebars (text boxes), picture captions, labels, and line numbers.
These reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson at the top to serve as an anchor, followed by a nonfiction passage and several questions. Tips are included next to some commonly asked text feature questions to mentor students on how to best answer them. Use as test prep, or to teach and practice working with text features and search tools.
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📄 Inside This Resource:
- 4 nonfiction text feature worksheets for 3rd grade
- Short reading passages on social studies & science topics
- 17+ questions (27 tasks) simulated after national and state tests
- Multiple choice, open and short constructed response, matching activities
- Tips to guide students (pages can also be printed without them)
- Ready-to-assign Easel Activities version for Google Classroom or any LMS
🌎 Informational Text Topics:
Social Studies
- Wildlife Crossings
- The Egyptian Pyramids
Science
- Giving Plastic Bags a Second Life
- The Giraffe (its survival functions)
🎯 Standards-Aligned, Simulated After National & State ELA Tests:
- SBAC: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
- STAAR: Texas state test based on TEKS standards
- FSA: based on the original Florida Standards Assessment; same vendor now creates FAST progress monitoring assessments
- NYS: New York State Testing Program (NYSTP)
- IAR: Illinois Assessment of Readiness
- GMAS: Georgia Milestones Assessment System
- PSSA: Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
- OST: Ohio’s State Tests
- M-STEP: Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress
- NJSLA: New Jersey Student Learning Assessment
- VA SOL: Virginia Standards of Learning
- AASA: Arizona Academic Standards Assessment
- TCAP, MCAP, CMAS, MCAS, MAP, MCA, Wisconsin Forward, PARCC & more
👩🏫 Useful in Many Ways
Reading worksheets take 10-15 minutes to complete, and are useful for:
- Literacy lessons
- Practice: guided and independent
- Literacy centers and stations
- Small groups, group activities, partner work
- Intervention, RTI, tutoring, remediation
- Independent work, homework, enrichment, early finishers
- Morning work, bell ringers, do now, ELA warm-ups
- ELA test prep (reading), with test taking strategies
- Progress monitoring checks, assessments, exit tickets
- Reading skills review and reteach
- Sub plans (work): ready-to-use substitute teacher activities
- Reading packets: absent work, winter, spring and summer recess
- Summer school, summer bridge reading activities
- Afterschool programs or extended day reading activities
- Homeschool unit study
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Aligned with Common Core State Standards for 3rd Grade
- RI.3.5: Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
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Each reading comprehension unit can be purchased individually, or within a savings bundle. ☆ denotes level of savings
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Reading Comprehension Bundle 1: Core ELA Value ☆☆☆
★ Analyzing Characters in Stories
★ Main Idea & Details Task Cards
Reading Comprehension Bundle 2: Key Ideas & Details ☆☆
Reading Comprehension Bundle 3: Craft & Structure ☆☆
★ Text Structure & Features Bundle ☆
Reading Comprehension Bundle 4: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas ☆☆
★ Illustrations in Reading Bundle ☆
★ Logical Connections Between Sentences & Paragraphs
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Description
Students will use text features and search tools in informational texts to locate information efficiently and answer reading comprehension questions (RI.3.5). This includes using subheadings to determine what a section is about and where to look for specific information. This also includes determining what kinds of information can be found using certain text features, and explaining the reason why an author uses such text features.
The text features/search tools in this resource are: headings (titles), subheadings (section titles), bolded words, sidebars (text boxes), picture captions, labels, and line numbers.
These reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson at the top to serve as an anchor, followed by a nonfiction passage and several questions. Tips are included next to some commonly asked text feature questions to mentor students on how to best answer them. Use as test prep, or to teach and practice working with text features and search tools.
📚 Bundle, Save & Boost Reading Achievement!
- Save 9%: Story Structure & Text Features Bundle ★ Craft & Structure
- Save 12%: READING! Grade 3 Power Bundle
📄 Inside This Resource:
- 4 nonfiction text feature worksheets for 3rd grade
- Short reading passages on social studies & science topics
- 17+ questions (27 tasks) simulated after national and state tests
- Multiple choice, open and short constructed response, matching activities
- Tips to guide students (pages can also be printed without them)
- Ready-to-assign Easel Activities version for Google Classroom or any LMS
🌎 Informational Text Topics:
Social Studies
- Wildlife Crossings
- The Egyptian Pyramids
Science
- Giving Plastic Bags a Second Life
- The Giraffe (its survival functions)
🎯 Standards-Aligned, Simulated After National & State ELA Tests:
- SBAC: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
- STAAR: Texas state test based on TEKS standards
- FSA: based on the original Florida Standards Assessment; same vendor now creates FAST progress monitoring assessments
- NYS: New York State Testing Program (NYSTP)
- IAR: Illinois Assessment of Readiness
- GMAS: Georgia Milestones Assessment System
- PSSA: Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
- OST: Ohio’s State Tests
- M-STEP: Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress
- NJSLA: New Jersey Student Learning Assessment
- VA SOL: Virginia Standards of Learning
- AASA: Arizona Academic Standards Assessment
- TCAP, MCAP, CMAS, MCAS, MAP, MCA, Wisconsin Forward, PARCC & more
👩🏫 Useful in Many Ways
Reading worksheets take 10-15 minutes to complete, and are useful for:
- Literacy lessons
- Practice: guided and independent
- Literacy centers and stations
- Small groups, group activities, partner work
- Intervention, RTI, tutoring, remediation
- Independent work, homework, enrichment, early finishers
- Morning work, bell ringers, do now, ELA warm-ups
- ELA test prep (reading), with test taking strategies
- Progress monitoring checks, assessments, exit tickets
- Reading skills review and reteach
- Sub plans (work): ready-to-use substitute teacher activities
- Reading packets: absent work, winter, spring and summer recess
- Summer school, summer bridge reading activities
- Afterschool programs or extended day reading activities
- Homeschool unit study
📬 Let’s Keep in Touch!
- Follow me on TPT ★ to unlock follower-only discounts, sale alerts, and new resources.
- Share Your Feedback 💬 — I read and appreciate every comment I receive. A quick review also helps other teachers discover and use this resource — and earns you TPT $ credit toward future purchases!
Aligned with Common Core State Standards for 3rd Grade
- RI.3.5: Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
🚀 Boost Your Reading Skills Toolkit
Each reading comprehension unit can be purchased individually, or within a savings bundle. ☆ denotes level of savings
READING! GRADE 3 POWER BUNDLE ☆☆☆☆
Reading Comprehension Bundle 1: Core ELA Value ☆☆☆
★ Analyzing Characters in Stories
★ Main Idea & Details Task Cards
Reading Comprehension Bundle 2: Key Ideas & Details ☆☆
Reading Comprehension Bundle 3: Craft & Structure ☆☆
★ Text Structure & Features Bundle ☆
Reading Comprehension Bundle 4: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas ☆☆
★ Illustrations in Reading Bundle ☆
★ Logical Connections Between Sentences & Paragraphs
🍎 Additional Reading Resources You Might Like
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Thank you, Stephanie! I’m grateful for your trust and glad the resources are helping your students, including with SOL test prep.
