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3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Passages - Funny Stories

Sixteen comic stories pair with a question page each, mixing recall, why-questions, true-false items and word-meaning work, with solutions provided for every story.
Grades
Grade 3, Elementary
Pages
52
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Mar 06, 2024

Subject
ELA, Reading
Topic
reading fluency, comprehension skills
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Answer key
Included

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3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions - Funny Stories

Your 3rd Graders will love these funny stories ...and so will you!

Are your students bored with reading? Do they struggle with comprehension? Make reading fun for your 3rd graders with this unique resource guaranteed to captivate readers and build essential reading comprehension skills.

With rib-tickling reading passages and multiple choice comprehension questions, 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Passages - Funny Stories combines fun with reading fundamentals. Your 3rd grader will be so entertained, they'll forget they're building the reading skills so crucial for academic success.

Features

  • 16 Original Funny Stories targeted to a 3rd grade reading level

  • Multiple Choice Questions after each story to reinforce comprehension and close reading skills

  • Answer Keys

  • No-prep, 52 pages in easily printable PDF format

Although targeted to 3rd graders, this resource, because of its highly engaging content, is also beneficial for English language learners of all levels as well as older students struggling with reading.

This popular and unique resource has received positive feedback from teachers, who have described it as an excellent resource that significantly increases student engagement and reading comprehension skills.

With its diverse utilization range from classrooms to home to virtual learning platforms, 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Passages - Funny Stories is indeed a comprehensive tool to promote confident and proficient readers who are excited about reading.

The 16 Stories

The Magic Pool

Animal Crackers

A Ticket to China

Camping Under the Stars

The Boy Who Swallowed a Monster

Raccoon Dance Party

Swimmers Beware

The Office Dog

Rocket to the Sun

The Hot Painter

The Moth Man

Bird Feet, Bird Name

Grandpa, Can You Come Out and Play?

Cat and Mouse and Dog

The Shopping Dog

Over and Under

This collection of reading passages and comprehension questions addresses many of the 3rd Grade Common Core ELA Reading standards:

RL3.1, RL.3.3, RF3.4, CCRA.R.1

Please also try the 2nd and 4th grade collections of Funny Stories Reading Comprehension:

2nd Grade Reading Comprehension: Funny Stories

4th Grade Reading Comprehension: Funny Stories

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • CCSS.RL.3.1 — Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
  • CCSS.RL.3.3 — Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
  • CCSS.RL.3.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

Core concepts

  • Reading comprehension

  • funny comprehension passages

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