Rattlesnake Wrestlers Reading Comprehension Worksheet
The Rattlesnake Wrestlers Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 3rd graders a non-fiction passage about snake rescuers, four multiple choice questions and a written response, with an answer key for fast grading.
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Description
The Rattlesnake Wrestlers Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives third graders an original non-fiction passage about the people who move rattlesnakes out of yards and garages and set them free again in the wild. The story explains what the job looks like from the first phone call to the moment the snake slides away, and it does it in short, plain sentences written for third grade readers. Students meet real information about tools, habits and safety without a single scary scene.
This Rattlesnake Wrestlers Reading Comprehension Worksheet is built the way a reading test is built. Students read the passage once, then answer four multiple choice questions drawn from all four paragraphs and one written response that asks them to gather two separate details and explain what each one does. The questions reward careful reading rather than guessing, because every distractor names something the passage never says. An answer key is included so grading takes seconds.
What’s Included
- A one page non-fiction passage written at a third grade reading level
- An original illustration of a resting rattlesnake, a woodpile, a bucket and a snake hook
- Four multiple choice questions with fill in the bubble answer choices
- One written response question with lined writing space
- A complete answer key on the final page
Three Reasons This Helps Kids
- It builds reading stamina with a full page of connected non-fiction text instead of a few short sentences.
- It teaches students to hunt for evidence, since each question points back to one sentence in the passage.
- It grows science vocabulary about animals, habitats and safety while the reading skill is doing the work.
Teachers and parents can use this sheet in more than one way. Read the passage aloud first for a shared lesson, then let students reread it on their own before they answer. Ask students to underline the sentence that proves each answer, which turns the page into a quick evidence lesson. Pair it with a science unit on animals and habitats, send it home as homework, or keep a copy in a sub folder. Because it is a 3rd grade reading comprehension worksheet, it also works well as a quick assessment at the start of a reading unit.
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