Welcome to Colorado Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This Welcome to Colorado Reading Comprehension Worksheet helps 3rd grade readers learn about mountains, plains and nicknames through a short informational text, four multiple-choice questions, a written response and a full answer key.
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Description
Third graders are expected to read an informational text on their own, find its main idea, and use details to explain what they learned. This Welcome to Colorado Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives them a clear, interesting text to practice with. The 245-word passage tells where Colorado is, why it is called the Centennial State and the Highest State, what the Rocky Mountains are like in winter and summer, and how the flat eastern plains and the Four Corners point make the state special.
The first page pairs the passage with a bright picture of snowy mountain peaks, pine-covered hills and a clear mountain lake. The second page holds four multiple-choice questions and one short written answer. The questions reach across all three paragraphs and ask students to define a word from context, name the main idea, explain a nickname, and pull two details from the text. Have students underline the sentence that proves each answer before they fill in a bubble.
What’s Included
- A one-page, 245-word informational passage about Colorado with a full-color mountain scene
- Four multiple-choice questions covering vocabulary, main idea, cause and key details
- One short-response question that asks for two details from the passage
- A complete answer key
Why It Helps Kids
First, it builds the close-reading habits tested on 3rd grade reading assessments, such as using context to define a word. Second, it links reading to social studies, so students learn real facts about a U.S. state while they practice. Third, the written answer teaches students to back up their thinking with evidence from the text.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Find Colorado on a U.S. map and trace its almost-square shape together. Compare the mountains and the plains in a quick two-column chart. Use this 3rd grade reading comprehension worksheet as part of a states unit, then pair the welcome to colorado reading comprehension worksheet with the Colorado word search for extra practice.
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