Compare & Contrast Stories: ELA Reading Comprehension Worksheets | GRADE 3

Students will compare and contrast the themes, settings and plots of stories written by the same author about similar or the same characters (RL.3.9).  This includes comparing/contrasting the main message (lesson) of the stories, the words and actions of main characters, and story elements such as problem and solution. 

These reading comprehension worksheets have a mini-lesson and notes at the top to serve as an anchor, followed by two stories and several questions.  Tips are included next to some commonly asked questions to mentor students on how to best answer them.  Use as test prep, or to teach and practice the fundamentals of comparing and contrasting literature.  

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THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• 4 worksheets, with 8 fictional stories from my existing 3rd grade reading drills (questions are new and different).   
• 20 questions, with simulated standardized test questions for third grade
• Mix of multiple choice and short response activities  
• Unassisted version without tips 
• Digitally enabled (Easel Activities) version to assign online via Google Classroom or any LMS

COMMON CORE DESIGNED, SIMULATED AFTER:

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
• State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) / TEKS 
• Florida FSA (same test vendor creates FAST progress monitoring assessments) 
• New York State Testing Program (NYSTP)
• Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)
• Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS)
• Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) 
• Ohio’s State Tests 
• Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP)
• New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA)
• Virginia Standards of Learning (VA SOL)
• Arizona’s Academic Standards Assessment (AASA, formerly AzM2)

USEFUL IN MANY WAYS!

All drills take 10 to 15 minutes to complete, and are fantastic for:

• Literacy lessons 
• Guided or independent practice  
• ELA test prep / reading test prep* (with test-taking strategies)
• Small group work / literacy circles / partner work 
• Reading intervention groups (RTI) / small group remediation & instruction
• Independent work / early finishers work
• Literacy center activities
• Morning work / do now / bell ringers / ELA warm-ups
• Progress monitoring/checks
• Exit slips or tickets
• Homework
• Compare & contrast review/reteach
• Tutoring (targeted reading skill work) 
• After-school programs / extended school days
• Learning packets for anticipated school closings / snow days
• Winter/spring/summer vacation reading packets 
• Summer school programs / summer bridge activities 
• Substitute teacher lesson plans & activities 
• Homeschool lessons 
• Absent student make up work
• *including (but not limited to) reading summative assessments such as: SBAC for California, Washington, Oregon, Connecticut, Nevada & other member states, Tennessee TNReady, Massachusetts MCAS, Maryland MCAP, Colorado CMAS, Missouri MAP, Wisconsin Forward, PARCC and more

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ALIGNED WITH COMMON CORE ELA READING STANDARDS FOR GRADE 3

RL.3.9: Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)

GRADE 3 COMMON CORE READING RESOURCES 

Each reading comprehension unit can be purchased individually, or within a bundle.

✏ denotes the level of savings

READING! GRADE 3 BUNDLE ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏

Reading Comprehension I:  Core ELA Value Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Main Idea & Supporting Details - Literature & Informational Text

♥ Analyzing Characters - Literature

♥ Context Clues - Literature & Informational Text

♥ Main Idea & Details Task Card Center - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension II:  Key Ideas & Details Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Making Inferences Bundle ✏ ✏  

• Making Inferences - Literature
• Making Inferences - Informational Text

♥ Sequence of Events Bundle ✏ ✏

• Sequencing Events - Literature
• Sequencing Events - Informational Text

♥ Cause & Effect Bundle ✏ ✏

• Cause & Effect - Literature
• Cause & Effect - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension III:  Craft & Structure Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Text Structure & Features Bundle ✏ ✏

• Story & Poem Structure (refer to parts) - Literature
• Using Text Features - Informational Text

♥ Point of View Bundle ✏ ✏ 

• Point of View & Perspective of Narrators/Characters - Literature
• Author’s Point of View - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension IV:  Integration of Knowledge & Ideas Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Illustrations in Reading Bundle ✏ ✏

• Illustrations in Stories - Literature
• Illustrations in Informational Text - Informational Text

♥ Logical Connections Between Sentences & Paragraphs - Literature

♥ Compare & Contrast Bundle ✏ ✏

• Compare & Contrast Stories - Literature
• Compare & Contrast Nonfiction - Informational Text