3rd Grade · Reading Comprehension
Volcanoes: Mountains of Fire
Free printable 3rd Grade reading comprehension worksheet: Volcanoes: Mountains of Fire. It practices vocabulary in context (Common Core RI.3.4). 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
- Vocabulary in context
- Ages
- 8–9
- Standard
- RI.3.4
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Volcanoes: Mountains of Fire” is sheet 4 of 32 in our free 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets collection, written for children aged 8–9. It focuses on vocabulary in context.
In the set it comes after “The Lost Library Book” and before “Maya’s Science Fair”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
RI.3.4 · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 3
Reading: Informational Text · Craft and structure
Children work on working out what words and phrases mean as they are used in the text.
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…”
