3rd Grade · Reading Comprehension
A Letter from Grandma
Free printable 3rd Grade reading comprehension worksheet: A Letter from Grandma. It practices parts of a letter (Common Core RL.3.5). For ages 8-9. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
Fill in or color online- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Reading Comprehension
- Skill
- Parts of a letter
- Ages
- 8–9
- Standard
- RL.3.5
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“A Letter from Grandma” is sheet 12 of 32 in our free 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets collection, written for children aged 8–9. It focuses on parts of a letter.
In the set it comes after “Octopuses: Ocean Escape Artists” and before “The Pyramids of Egypt”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
RL.3.5 · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 3
Reading: Literature · Craft and structure
Children work on understanding how a text is built — its parts, sections and text features.
How to use this worksheet
- 1
Ask your child to underline the sentence that proves each answer before writing it. Finding evidence is the skill 3rd grade tests most.
- 2
Read the questions first on nonfiction passages. Knowing what to look for turns reading into a search, which keeps attention on the text.
- 3
Encourage complete sentences that restate the question: “Nora opened a lemonade stand because…”
