A Trip to Hawaii Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Reading comprehension is the skill of understanding what a story actually says and being able to go back to the text to prove it. The A Trip to Hawaii Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives third grade students a short original story to read closely and then four multiple choice questions and one written response to answer. Students read about Ezra, a boy who wants to see Hawaii, saves his allowance in a jar for almost two years, and finally flies across the ocean with his family. Because every answer is found in the passage, students practice the exact habit that reading tests measure: read, look back, and point to the words that prove it.

This 3rd grade reading comprehension worksheet works as guided practice, independent seat work, a reading center, homework, or a quick check before a unit test. Students read the story on page one, answer the four multiple choice questions on page two by filling in the bubble next to the best answer, and then write a response using two details from the story. The included answer key shows the correct bubble for every question and a full sample answer for the written response, so a teacher, tutor, or parent can score the page in seconds.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• An original one-page story written at a third grade reading level
• 4 multiple choice comprehension questions with fill-in-the-bubble answers
• 1 written response item with lines and a two-detail requirement
• A complete answer key with a sample written response

The A Trip to Hawaii Reading Comprehension Worksheet helps kids learn this skill in three ways. First, the story is short enough to reread, so students can check an answer instead of guessing. Second, the questions move through the whole passage in order, which teaches students to track a story from beginning to end rather than remembering only the first paragraph. Third, the written response asks for two details, so students have to gather evidence from more than one place in the text and put it in their own words.

Teachers and parents can stretch this page in fun ways. Read the story aloud together and pause to predict what Ezra will do next. Ask students to underline every sentence that shows how the family saved money. Have partners retell the story in four sentences, one for each paragraph. Set out a real jar and let students plan a trip of their own, then write a paragraph about where they would go and why. Finish the lesson with the Story Elements Song so students hear the same story vocabulary set to music.

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