Compare & Contrast Texts: ELA Reading Comprehension Worksheets ♥ GRADE 3 BUNDLE

Improve student proficiency in comparing and contrasting stories (RL.3.9) and informational texts (RI.3.9), while saving $$.  ♥ This ELA reading comprehension bundle combines 2 mini-packs and consists of 8 skills-focused worksheets with 40 questions, split between fiction and nonfiction. ♥

THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES: 

• 8 compare & contrast worksheets, with 16 fictional or informational passages from existing reading drills (the questions are different) 
• 40 questions, with simulated standardized test questions for 3rd grade
• Mix of multiple choice and short/open response activities  
• Unassisted version without tips for students
• Digitally enabled (Easel Activities) versions to assign online via Google Classroom or any LMS

STUDENTS WILL:

♥ compare and contrast the themes, settings and plots of stories written by the same author about similar or the same characters.  This includes comparing and contrasting:

• the main message (lesson) of stories
• the words and actions of main characters
• story elements such as problem and solution

♥ compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two informational texts on a similar topic.  This includes: 

• identifying and describing how the ideas and details between passages are alike and/or different
• finding similar points and details in a second text, based on a point or detail given from a first text
• determining which passages (or both) specific details are found in

INFORMATIONAL TEXT TOPICS COVER:

Science

• Plastic Trash in Oceans
• Ambush Predators: How Animals Hunt   

Social Studies

• French Fries & Pizza: How Two Popular Foods Came to Be
• Statue of Liberty & The Great Wall of China: Two World-Famous Landmarks 

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)
• Arizona’s Academic Standards Assessment (AASA, formerly AzM2)

USEFUL IN MANY WAYS!

All drills take 15 to 20 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 and 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 3RD GRADE

LITERATURE

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)

INFORMATIONAL TEXT

RI.3.9:  Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

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