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Worksheet Set - Reading Comprehension Level 3SKILLS COVERED:Reading ComprehensionWord Meaningswww.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 1STORY 1Wolves are perfect parents in many ways. Often after matingthe mother and father will live together for the rest of theirlives. They work together to build a den in a cave for the newpups. Because wolves are mammals the mother wolf feeds thebabies milk. She never leaves the den while the pups are li le andhelpless.The father brings food to the mother and guards the den. Whendanger is nearby, he yelps to warn the mother wolf. Then he leadsthe enemy away from the den and his family.Wolves give their young a home, and feed and protect them.When the pups are older they learn how to hunt their own food.Parents teach the wolf pups all the skills they need to stay aliveand well.www.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 1 - STORY QUESTIONS1. Read the story and circle the correct answers.How do the wolf parents get ready for their babies?a) They pile up meat for the babies.b) They build a den in a safe place.c) The father builds a den and leaves the mother on her own.2. An animal that feeds its babies milk is:a) a birdb) a reptilec) a mammal3. How does the father help care for the wolf pups?a) He feeds the pups milk while the mother hunts for foodb) He brings food to the mother and he guards the denc) He stays in the den while the mother goes out to find food4. What does the father do when an enemy is near?a) He yelps when he sees an enemy and runs away and hidesb) He warns the mother with a yelp and leads the enemy away from the denc) He takes care of the wolf pups and the mother fights the enemy.5. Wolf pups need to learn to hunt:a) when they are older and do not need milkb) as soon as they are bornc) when there are enemies in the forest6. What is the best thing the wolf parents do for their babies?a) They build a denb) They teach the pups the skills they need to stay alive.c) They stay with each other for the rest of their lives.7. From this story, you can tell that:a) wolf babies know how to hunt for their own foodb) wolf parents should take be er care of their youngc) wolf babies cannot live without their parentswww.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 1 - BUILDING MY VOCABULARY1. Read the story and circle the correct answers.1. What story word means "mothers and fathers"?a) familyb) parentsc) pups2. The story word "guards" means:a) stays and plays withb) stays and protectsc) runs away and hides3. What are "wolf barks" called?a) yipsb) yapsc) yelps4. What story word means "the very best"?a) parentsb) perfectc) protect5. What story word rhymes with "bought"?a) trappedb) taughtc) touched6. What story word is the antonym (opposite) of "old"?a) youngb) pupc) babies7. The root word or base word of "staying" is "stay".What is the root word of "helpless"?a) helpb) helpingc) helpfulwww.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 2STORY 2A ra lesnake uses the ra le on its tail to warn an enemy tostay away. When a ra lesnake is born, it has a hard cap on itstail. The cap is made of a material that is a lot like yourfingernails. Each time a ra lesnake grows a new skin, a new capis added to the end of the ra lesnake's tail. A ra lesnake'sra le is made of a set of hollow caps. The edges of the caps looklike rings. You cannot tell how many years a ra lesnake has livedby counting the rings on its tail. This is because a ra lesnakesheds its skin more than once a year and gets a new ring eachtime. Sometimes some of the rings break off, just like you breakyour fingernails. When you find a large ra lesnake with manyrings you can tell that it is an older snake.www.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 2 - STORY QUESTIONSRead the story and circle the correct answers.1. When a ra lesnake ra les its tail:a) it is trying to warn an enemy awayb) it wants the enemy to come closerc) it is shedding its skin2. The caps on a ra lesnake's tail are a lot like:a) your bonesb) your fingernailsc) your skin3. When a ra lesnake is born:a) it has one cap on its headb) it has one cap on its tailc) it has no caps on its tail4. What happens when a ra lesnake sheds its skin?a) A new cap is added to the caps on the end of its tailb) The new cap is not hollowc) It has to grow a whole new set of caps5. Why do many people count the rings on a ra lesnake?a) They think each ring stands for two years in a ra lesnake's lifeb) When a ra lesnake has five rings it will diec) They think each ring stands for one year in a ra lesnake's life6. When sentence is NOT true?a) A ra lesnake sheds its skin more than once a yearb) You can tell how old a ra lesnake is by counting the capsor rings on its tailc) Some of the caps or rings on the tail break off7. From the story, you can tell that:a) you should move away fast when you hear a ra lesnakeb) a ra lesnake snaps its teeth to warn an enemy awayc) an old ra lesnake does not shed its skinwww.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 2 - BUILDING MY VOCABULARYRead the story and circle the correct answers.1. What story word means "empty"?a) thinb) hollowc) hard2. What story word rhymes with "shake"?a) barkb) breakc) beak3. "Happy" and "sad" are opposites called antonyms.What story word is the antonym of "friend"?a) warnb) buddyc) enemy4. What story word means "loses, gets rid of"?a) shedsb) capsc) grows5. "Playground" and "backyard" are compound words, made oftwo smaller words. Which word is not a compound word?a) fingernailsb) edgesc) ra lesnake6. What word from the story means "the sound a ra lesnakemakes" or "a baby's toy"?a) ra leb) shakec) cap7. Dogs and cats have claws. People have:a) fingernailsb) handsc) feetd) teethwww.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 3STORY 3Large neck bones and long legs make the giraffe the tallestanimal in the world. Giraffes eat the leaves and branches ofthorn trees. They do not seem to mind the sharp thorns as theypull off leaves with their long tongues. They get a lot of the waterthey need from the leaves they eat. Because giraffes are so tall,they can be seen from far away. However, they have goodeyesight and can spot an enemy before it gets close.Being too tall can be a problem for a giraffe. They almost have todo the splits to get their long legs far apart to drink water in ariver. A mother giraffe stands up to have her baby. It does notseem to mind being dropped on its head on the ground. A fewminutes later the baby is standing on shaky legs and the nextday it can run with its mother.www.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 3 - STORY QUESTIONSRead the story and circle the correct answers.1. What is the main idea of the story?a) A giraffe eats the leaves and branches of thorn treesb) A giraffe can see an enemy before it gets too closec) There are good things and bad things about being the tallestanimal in the world2. What is strange about the food a giraffe eats?a) It eats lion meatb) It has thorns mixed in with the leavesc) It eats the leaves, branches, roots and trunks of trees3. A giraffe gets most of the water it needs from:a) leavesb) rainc) rivers4. What is one good thing about being tall?a) A giraffe can be seen from far awayb) It cannot eat leaves and branchesc) A giraffe can see an enemy from far away5. How is a long tongue helpful?a) It can pull trees out of the groundb) It can lick its headc) A giraffe can reach more leaves on tall trees6. What are two problems a giraffe has?a) It gets all its water from a river and it sometimes falls overb) It has large neck bones and it does not see wellc) It has a hard time ge ing water from a river and it cannotlie down to have a baby7. When a baby giraffe is born, it lands on its head and:a) lies on the ground until help comesb) stands up a few minutes laterc) the mother picks it up and puts it on her back8. From the story, you can tell that:a) there are a few giraffes in Africab) mother giraffes do not take care of their babiesc) it is hard for other animals to catch a giraffeswww.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 3 - BUILDING MY VOCABULARYRead the story and circle the correct answers.1. What is the story word for "legs far apart"?a) spotb) shakyc) splits2. What story word is "a part in your mouth that helps you eat and talk"?a) tongueb) neckc) eyesight3. The root word or base word of "trees" is "tree". What is the root word of "shaky"?a) snackb) sharpc) shake4. What is another word for "to see"?a) to spotb) to mindc) to stand5. If it is the month of May, then June comes:a) beforeb) aroundc) next6. "Tallest" and "shortest" are opposites or antonyms.What word in the story is the antonym of "together"?a) apartb) spotc) dropped7. What is the tallest animal in the world?a) giraffeb) elephantc) whale8. What word does not belong?a) dayb) hourc) thornd) minutewww.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 4STORY 4The African elephant has a long drink of water and a bath everyday so the herd always travels near a river or lake. One cow candrink as much water as your bathtub holds. An elephant sucksup the water with its trunk and pours the water into its mouth.Until a calf is four or five weeks old and learns this trick, it drinkswith its mouth.Each elephant rolls in the cool mud to cool off. Then it spraysdust all over its body to protect its skin from sunburn and insectbites. If the water in a river is too shallow to cover an elephant, itwill use its trunk to have a short shower. An itchy elephant usesa tree for a back scratch.During the dry time of the year in Africa, elephants use theirtusks to dig for water in a riverbed or stream. Elephants can gofor a while without food, but like all animals, they must havewater to stay alive.www.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 4 - STORY QUESTIONSRead the story and circle the correct answers.1. Why do elephants travel near rivers and lakes?a) the air is cooler near a river or lakeb) they need a lot of water every dayc) they catch fish in the rivers and lakes2. Which body part acts like a big straw?a) the trunkb) the tusksc) the skin3. What does an elephant do if the water is too shallow for a bath?a) It looks for a be er river or lakeb) It uses its trunk to have a showerc) It rolls in leaves4. How are people and elephants the same?a) We can get a sunburnb) We dig for water in a streamc) We drink our water out of a river5. What does an elephant use for sun block?a) dustb) tree barkc) mud and water6. The reason an elephant rubs its back up and down a tree is:a) it is shaking leaves off the treeb) it has an itchy backc) it is angry with a bull elephant7. The leader has a hard time finding water:a) during the dry time in Africab) at nightc) when she is lost in Africa8. From this story, you can tell that:a) an elephant can go a long time without waterb) an elephant needs food more than waterc) when an elephant needs water, it will dig to find itwww.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3STORY 4 - BUILDING MY VOCABULARYRead the story and circle the correct answers.1. Which word means "moves from place to place"?a) tusksb) travelsc) trunk2. What story word rhymes with "tower"?a) showerb) slowerc) how3. "Playground" is a compound word and comes from the two words "play"and "ground". What word is not a compound word?a) insectb) bathtubc) sunburn4. Which word means "not deep"?a) wideb) shallowc) dry5. "Learn" is the root word or base word of "learns." What story word comes fromthe root word "itch"?a) scratchb) whichc) itchy6. Which word means "keep safe"?a) protectb) poursc) learns7. When you have an itch you want to:a) cover itb) scratch itc) wash it8. Sometimes when it rains, it:a) drinksb) poursc) drieswww.essentialskills.net1.800.753.3727

Worksheet - Reading Comprehension Level 3 STORY 4 www.essentialskills.net 1.800.753.3727 STORY 4 The African elephant has a long drink of water and a bath every day so the herd always travels near a river or lake. One cow can drink as much water as your bathtub holds. An elephant sucks up the water with its t

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