Welcome to Minnesota Reading Comprehension Worksheet
This Welcome to Minnesota Reading Comprehension Worksheet helps 3rd grade students read a nonfiction passage about lakes, the Twin Cities and the Mississippi River. An answer key is included for quick checking.
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Description
Every state has its own story, and Minnesota’s story is written in water. This Welcome to Minnesota Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 3rd grade students an original nonfiction passage about the Land of 10,000 Lakes: where the state sits, its capital and the Twin Cities, the tiny stream where the Mississippi River begins, and what families do on the lakes in winter and summer.
Students read the one page passage with its colored pencil picture of the Mississippi headwaters, then answer four multiple choice questions with fill-in bubbles. The questions cover a cause, a key detail, the main idea and a winter fact. A short written response asks students to pull one winter detail and one summer detail from the passage to show how they know.
What’s Included
- One page nonfiction reading passage about Minnesota, with a full color picture
- Four multiple choice questions with fill-in bubbles
- One written response question that uses details from the passage
- An answer key for quick checking
Why This Worksheet Helps
First, it builds reading stamina with a passage written right at a 3rd grade level. Second, it practices the skills on reading tests: finding the main idea, spotting a cause, and going back to the text for details. Third, it connects reading to social studies, so students learn real geography while they practice comprehension.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Have students find Minnesota on a United States map before they read, then trace the Mississippi River from its start to the Gulf of Mexico. This 3rd grade reading comprehension worksheet fits a states unit, a reading center, test practice, or homework. After the Welcome to Minnesota Reading Comprehension Worksheet, invite students to write three facts about their own state and compare them.
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