Tommy’s Robot Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This Tommy’s Robot Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 3rd graders an original story about building a robot, then checks how well they followed each step. Answer key included, so comprehension practice takes no prep.
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Reading comprehension in third grade is about more than recognizing words — it is about following what happens, in what order, and why it matters. This Tommy’s Robot Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives your students an original story about a boy who builds a robot one careful step at a time, then asks them to prove they understood it. Sequencing is one of the first comprehension skills a third grader is tested on, because a reader who can retell the steps of a story in order is a reader who is truly tracking the text instead of skimming it.
The 3rd grade reading comprehension worksheet opens with a full-page illustrated story written and measured at a third grade reading level. Students read about Tommy and his sister Ruby as they plan, cut, wire, program, and finally switch on their homemade robot. On the questions page they fill in bubbles for four multiple choice items, complete a sentence about the last step, and then write out longer answers using details pulled straight from the passage. Use it for guided reading, as a quick comprehension check, as homework, or as an early-finisher activity.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
- Answer key
- 1 original third grade story passage plus 7 comprehension questions (4 multiple choice, 1 fill-in, 2 written responses)
This Tommy’s Robot Reading Comprehension Worksheet helps children in three clear ways. First, the story is built around sequence words — first, next, after, then, at last — so students practice noticing the signals that hold a text together. Second, the questions move up in difficulty, starting with main idea and vocabulary in context and finishing with written answers that require text evidence, which is exactly the pattern of a state reading assessment. Third, the included answer key lets a teacher or parent check work immediately and reteach while the story is still fresh.
Teachers and parents can stretch this activity in a lot of fun directions. Have students cut the steps of the story apart and rebuild them in order on a pocket chart, or retell the whole build to a partner using only sequence words. Ask children to design their own robot on paper and write four numbered steps for making it. You can also pair the passage with a building or STEM center, where students follow written directions in order and see how much the sequence matters when the pieces have to fit.
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