McGraw-Hill. Reading Triumphs Practice Book Grade 3

© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Name Read the passage. Then complete the questions. Two Astronauts Mae Jemison and Ellen Ochoa were female astronauts. They were alike in a lot of ways. Both grew up at a time when few women had jobs as scientists. Both had other jobs before they became astronauts, and both were artists. Mae and Ellen were different, as well. Mae was the first African American woman in space. She was a doctor before she became an astronaut. She was a dancer, too. As a child, Mae dreamed of traveling in space. Ellen was the first Mexican American woman astronaut. She invented objects with robots before she traveled in space. Ellen played the flute. She did not think about being an astronaut until she grew up. Then she found out that women, as well as men, could be astronauts. 1. Draw a line under these words: alike, both, different. 2. Draw boxes around details that tell how Mae and Ellen were alike. 3. List three ways Mae and Ellen were different. End-of-Unit Additional Instruction Grade 3/Unit 6/Week 3 251

Name © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Read the passage. Then complete the questions. Bobcats and House Cats Bobcats and house cats may look alike, but these two kinds of cats are quite different. Bobcats live alone in the wild. They hunt at night and stay away from humans. A bobcat eats mostly rabbits. Bobcats have short tails and are twice as big as house cats. House cats live with people. Some house cats like to be alone, but a lot of cats like to sit with their owners and be petted. House cats hunt mice and birds. They use their long tails to help with balance. Both bobcats and house cats are skilled hunters. They pounce on the animals they hunt. Both cats are good at running and leaping and climbing trees. 1. Draw a box around these words: alike, different, both. 2. How are bobcats and house cats alike? 3. How do bobcats and house cats act differently around humans? End-of-Unit Additional Instruction 252 Grade 3/Unit 6/Week 4

© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Name Read the passage. Then complete the questions. David’s New Ice Cream David needed customers in his ice cream shop, so he decided to make a new flavor of ice cream. David mixed different toppings with ice cream. He tried apples and nuts, fudge and grapes, and carrots. No flavor was right. Then David went home to eat. He saw peanut butter and jelly on the shelf. “That’s it!” he cried. He mixed peanut butter, grape jelly, and ice cream together. It was perfect. The next day David gave away free samples of the new ice cream. After that, huge crowds came to David’s shop. 1. What was David’s problem? 2. What did David decide to do to try to solve his problem? 3. How did David solve his problem? End-of-Unit Additional Instruction Grade 3/Unit 6/Week 5 253

Name A. Circle the two words with the same vowel sound as the bold word. Underline the words that have the consonants spl, scr, spr, thr. 1. rake ray scram pain 2. theme three hen beat 3. like spin bright kind 4. bone yellow spot coat 5. saw sprawl wall splash 6. book took moon shook 7. cow sound how toe 8. soon stew soy food B. Complete each section. 1. Fill in the missing parts to make each word. + help + = unhelpful dog + = dogs hurry - y + + = hurries patch + = patches kind + = kindness © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill cloud + = cloudy 2. Read each word. Draw a line between the syllables. Circle the vowel teams. Underline syllables with tion. action nation window contain bookcase End-of-Unit Additional Instruction 254 Grade 3/Unit 6/Weeks 1–5