Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 3

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Date:

To be a good detective, you have to know what facts

are important and not important to the case you’re

solving! So, ask yourself questions as you read.

Tomatoes are not my
favorite garden food.
Every time I climb up on
the roof of my garage
and hang from my oak
tree, I can see the
tomatoes growing in his
garden.
Who ever heard of
putting red tomato sauce
in a green jar?
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Cross out:
The Tigers won the
game.
His dog is named
Skipper.
He walked three in a
row.
The Bears wear their
socks on the outside of
their pants.
Some players have
stripes on their socks and
some do not.
They did not expect to
lose to the Tigers.
The Tigers beat the Bears
by 9 points.
The Bears expect to even
the score.
The Bears take a yellow
school bus to games.
Corrected article:
The Tanglewood Tigers
beat the Bedlam Bears
last night in their first
game of the season. The
Tigers’ pitcher, Dash
Nash, pitched a great
game. In the first inning
it looked like Nash would
be taken out of the game
for walking the first three
batters. He settled down
and struck out the next
three Bears that came to
plate. The Bears have a
strong team this year. It
was a surprising loss for
them. The Bears’ starting
line-up is considered to be
the best in the league.
Last year, four of the
players made the All-Star
team. The final score was
Tigers 12, Bears 3. The
two teams meet again in
two weeks. It should be
an exciting game. I think
everyone in the school
should come!

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• First, preheat the oven
  to 350 degrees.


• Mix the eggs, sugar,
  milk, and vanilla
  together.


• Then add the flour.


• Mix the batter on HIGH
  for 5 minutes or until it is
  smooth.


• Put the batter into a
  greased cake pan.


• Put the pan into the
  pre-heated oven.


• Bake for one hour.


• To check if the cake is
  done, stick a toothpick in
  the center and see if it
  comes out without wet
  batter sticking to it.


• Let the cake cool for 1
  hour.


• When the cake is cool,
  add your favorite frosting.
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  September 1: Grandpa
  comes to visit
  September 5: my dental
  visit
  September 8: Maria’s
  birthday
  September 9: school
  starts
  September 12: the school
  fair starts
  September 16: deadline
  to order school jacket
  September 26: get my
  hair cut
  September 30: Mr.
  Fuzzy’s vet visit
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• Once upon a time,
  there was a hairy ogre.


• The ogre’s name was
  Snort.


• Snort lived in a stone
  castle way on the top of
  a mountain.


• Snort liked his castle
  very much, but he was
  lonely.


• Snort wanted a friend.


• But what kind of friend
  wouldn’t be afraid of an
  ogre?


• One night Snort was
  watching TV and saw a
  commercial.
  
  
  • The commercial
    showed many orphan
    dogs and cats in need of
    homes.
  
  
  • Snort decided to adopt
    a kitten after watching
    the commercial.
  
  
  • Snort is no longer
    lonely, and a kitten
    named Rex has a happy
    home.
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    6
    12
    11
    4
    5
    1
    10
    9
    8
    7
    3
    2
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    Check for correct
    sequence on the
    timeline.
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    Answers will vary.
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    Answers will vary. Use
    these answers as a guide.
  
  
  • Great
  
  
  • inventive
  
  
  • tasty
  
  
  • citrus
  
  
  • delicious
  
  
  • hard-working
  
  
  • spending
  
  
  • expensive
  
  
  • mountain
  
  
  • shaggy
  
  
  • masked
  
  
  • smart
  
  
  • secure
  
  
  • new
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    Underline and write:
  
  
  • Buffalo Bill was a
    famous American from
    the Old West.
  
  
  • Ali is considered to be
    the greatest heavy
    weight boxer of all time.
  
  
  
  

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• Backgammon is the
  world’s oldest game.


• Track and field events
  are the oldest of all
  organized sports.
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1. Main idea: Water is
   one of the most
   important elements in
   nature.
   Two supporting details:
   All plants and animals
   need water to survive. It
   is important that our
   water sources are kept
   unpolluted.


2. Main idea: Everyone
   needs a good night’s
   sleep.
   Two supporting details:
   Sleep gives the body a
   chance to heal and
   refresh itself. Sleep
   restores your energy
   source and allows you to
   perform better in
   physical activities.
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3. Seat belts help save
   lives in car accidents.
   The police can give you
   a ticket if you do not
   wear your seat belt.


4. Healthy teeth and
   gums can prevent
   diseases.
   Removing food from
   teeth immediately helps
   prevent tooth decay.


5. Many baby animals
   are born in the spring.
   Leaves and flowers
   appear on trees after the
   long winter has ended.


6. American football is
   similar to rugby.
   Soccer and American
   football share many of
   the same rules.
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   Answers will vary.
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   Answers will vary.
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   Martha rode her bike
   over a piece of glass. The
   tire became flat.