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LANGUAGE – Grade 3 – Reading Comprehension WS# 1

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I Can Do It Myself
by Katie Clark

“I can help with the snack,” said Josh. He pulled carrots and dip from the refrigerator.
“Great,” Mom said.
“Let me get a plate.” Josh ran ahead of her.
“I can do that too.” Josh ate his carrots and dip. He drank his milk.
Then he took his dishes to the sink all by himself.
“Would you like to play in the backyard?” Mom asked.
“Let me get my shoes,” Josh said.
Josh’s new shoes had laces. “I can tie them myself,” he said.
Josh pulled, tugged, and twisted the laces. They twisted into a knot.
Josh frowned.
“I have an idea,” said Mom. “Why don’t I show you on my own shoes?” She showed
Josh how to cross his laces, make a knot, and make a loop.
Now came the tricky part.
Josh bit his lip. He found the hole under the loop. He slid the lace inside the hole. He
pulled the two loops.
“I did it!”
“Would you like me to show you again for your other shoe?” Mom asked.
“No thanks,” Josh said. “I can do it myself.”

Answer the questions below:

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1. Who are the two main characters?

____________________________ and ____________________________

2. What did Josh eat and drink?

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3. Why did Josh need to put on his shoes?

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4. What did Mom do?

a. She tied Josh's shoe laces.
b. She made a snack for Josh.
c. She showed Josh how to tie shoe laces.
d. She took the dishes to the sink.

5. Sequence the events according to order they happened in the story

___ Josh tells his mom “No thanks, I can do it myself”
___ Josh pulled the carrots and dip from the refrigerator
___ Josh pulls and twists his laces and frowns
___ Josh took his dishes to the sink by himself
___ Mom shows Josh how to cross laces, make a not and make a loop

LANGUAGE – Grade 3 – Vocabulary WS# 1

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Two-Syllable Short A and E sounds: The words in the boxes below have two-
syllables and are pronounced with a short A and E sound.

I. Look at the examples of words with short A and short E.

Read the words at the word bank. Put the word under the column Short A if the
words has a short A sound. Put the word under the column short E if it has a
short E sound. If the word doesn’t have a Short A or E sound, put a cross (X)
mark on the word.

SHORT A SHORT E
WORD BANK

pack web
play March
spaghetti chair
bell car
peel set

II. Fill in the blanks using the words below.

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Basket Lemon Letter

Magnet Apple Wedding

1. My sister is getting married tomorrow. Tomorrow, I will go to her ________.

2. I miss my friend. I want to write my friend a ________.

3. _______ juice is very sweet while _______ juice is very sour.

4. I want cary all these fruits. I will use this ________ to carry them.

5. I need to stick this note on the refrigerator. I will use this ________.

Short I sounds: The names of the pictures below are all said with a short I sound.

III. Draw a line to connect the words with the correct picture.
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Answer Key

Reading Comprehension
I. I Can Do It Myself Story
1. Josh and Mom
2. Carrots and Milk
3. To play in the backyard
4. C.
5.
a. 5
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 4

Vocabulary
I. Short A- pack, spaghetti, car
Short E- web, bell, setII.
II. Short A and E sounds:
1. Wedding
2. Letter
3. Apple, Lemon
4. Basket
5. Magnet
III. Short I sounds:
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