Aria and the New School: Grade 3 Reading Passage
On her first day at a new school, nervous Aria is invited into a soccer game and finds new friends. A free printable 3rd grade short story (160 words) with multiple-choice how/who/vocabulary questions and a short written answer. Answer key on page 2.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 3
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
On her first day at a new school, nervous Aria is invited into a soccer game and finds new friends. A free printable 3rd grade short story (160 words) with multiple-choice how/who/vocabulary questions and a short written answer. Answer key on page 2. Third graders can use it for independent reading practice and to look back in the text for evidence.
On this sheet
Aria's stomach felt like it was full of butterflies. Her family had just moved to a new town, and today was her first day at Maple Grove Elementary. She did not know a single person. In class, Aria sat quietly and stared at her desk. At recess, she stood by the fence and watched the other kids play. She wished she were back at her old school with her best friend, Rosa. Then a boy with a soccer ball walked over. "Hi, I'm Eli," he said.
Tips for using it
- Before reading, look at the picture and the title together and guess what the passage will be about.
- Ask your child to underline the sentence in the passage that proves each answer.
- Talk about the story afterwards: what was the problem, how was it solved, and what would your child have done?
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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