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Bulletin Board – Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Bulletin Board Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 3rd graders a short passage about bulletin boards and the cork oak tree, then six questions and a written response. Answer key included.

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Description

Almost every classroom has a bulletin board, but few children know that the soft brown cork comes from the bark of a tree. This Bulletin Board Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives third graders a short informational passage about what a bulletin board is for, where cork comes from and why a pushpin slides into it so easily. The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, so the work stays on the thinking, not on decoding.

Students read the four-paragraph passage on the first page, then turn to the question page and answer four multiple-choice items, one fill-in-the-word item and one written response. The questions are drawn from all four paragraphs, and the last multiple-choice item asks for the main idea of the whole passage. The fill-in item asks for the word bark, which the passage defines right after it first appears, so students practise finding a meaning from context. A complete answer key follows.

What’s Included

  • A one-page illustrated passage, 232 words, written for 3rd grade readers
  • A question page with four multiple-choice items, one fill-in-the-word item and one written response
  • A full answer key with sample wording for the written response
  • A print-ready PDF sized for standard letter paper

Three Reasons This Helps Kids

  • Questions spread across all four paragraphs teach students to go back into the text instead of guessing from the beginning.
  • A vocabulary word defined inside the passage gives students real practice at finding meaning from context, a skill every reading test checks.
  • An everyday classroom object turns an informational passage into something students can see and touch the moment they look up.

Teacher and Parent Ideas

Before reading, point to the bulletin board in your room and ask students what they think it is made of. Hand out this 3rd grade reading comprehension worksheet and let them read the passage and finish the questions independently. Afterwards, ask partners to point to the exact sentence that answers each item, which turns the check into a short evidence lesson. At home, a parent can pin the finished page to the family board. The Bulletin Board Reading Comprehension Worksheet also works well at the start of a unit on trees or on informational text.

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