Grade 3 - Language Fun - FINAL PDF

Date: __________________ Crossword - 1 Crossword Puzzle Compwlewtew.tShempaurztCzlreogsisvwenorbde.lcoowm. #46 12 34 56 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ACROSS DOWN 3 A small sausage on a bun. 1 The part of your house wh 5 A very large piece of ice floating in the up. ocean. 2 There are`12 of these in a 8 A container made from woven straw. 4 To change direction. 9 A large body of water. 6 The hard parts of your bod 11 A truck used to put out fires. skin. 51 13 A game that you try to figure out. 7 A long black musical instru

Date: __________________ Crossword - 2 Crossword Puzzle clue box anteater beach bow butterfly cereal dime dollar hawk hip flush fly give pool quarter lady nickel penny store toilet turtle Across Down 3. The part of your body below 1. Another word for woman. your waist. 2. A coin worth 1 cent. 4. An animal with a very long 3. A large hunting bird that catches nose that eats ants. small animals. 7. A coin worth 5 cents. 5. You do this after using the toilet. 10. This is a place where you buy 6. To let someone have something. things you need. 8. A breakfast food eaten with milk 12. A coin worth 10 cents. in a bowl. 14. Money that is worth 100 9. A small body of water you can cents. swim in. 15. This is a place you sit in the 11. A coin worth 25 cents. bathroom. 13. You use this to shoot an arrow. 16. An insect with large colorful 15. A slow moving reptile with a wings. shell on his back. 17 A flying insect 16 This is the sand alongside a lake or ocean. 52

Date: __________________ Crossword - 2 Crossword Puzzle Complete the puzzle given below. 53

Date: __________________ Crossword - 3 Crossword Puzzle clue box anteater beach bow butterfly cereal circus cot hawk hip flush garden give night say jelly lady morning shark store turtle Across Down 2. A slow moving reptile with a 1.To let someone have something. shell on his back. 3. Another word for woman. 5. Land used for growing flowers or 4. The part of your body below your waist. vegetables. 6. A sweet food made from fruit. 7. A breakfast food eaten with 7. A show where people and milk in a bowl. animals perform in a large tent. 8. An insect with large colorful 8. This is the sand alongside a lake wings. or ocean. 11. A large hunting bird that 9. You do this after using the toilet. catches small animals. 10. This is the early part of the 13. A small bed that folds up. day. 14. A large fish with very sharp 12. This is a place where you buy teeth. things you need. 15. The time without sunlight. Opposite of day. 16. You use this to shoot an arrow. 17. Another word for speak. 18. An animal with a very long nose that eats ants. 54

Date: __________________ Crossword - 3 Crossword Puzzle Complete the puzzle given below. 55

Date: __________________ Crossword - 4 Crossword Puzzle clue box cave chick city crack dinner gnaw howl picnic pin jaguar mix pants seat tiny prune race rose toad toss web Across Down 2. To put together and stir. 1.The meal of the day which is 4. Another word for throw. usually eaten in the evening. 7. This looks like a frog but lives 3. A flower with thorns on its stem. more on land than in water. 5. A place where you can sit. 9. A dried plum. 6. A large wild cat with black spots. 10. A fastener that holds two 7. Very, very small. things together. 8. A baby bird. 11. A very large town. 9. Something you wear on your legs. 12. A thin break in something. 10. When you take food and eat 14. The sound a wolf makes. outside. 15. Another word for chew. 13. A large hole in a hill or 16. A contest to see who can run mountain. or drive the fastest. 17. This is what a spider uses to catch insects. 56

Date: __________________ Crossword - 4 Crossword Puzzle Complete the puzzle given below. 57

Date: __________________ Crossword - 5 Crossword Puzzle clue box bang cherry floor forest goose hiss jaw palm pupil joke lazy length sing talk raise ship sick twirl under yuck Across Down 1. A very large boat. 1. Not healthy or not feeling good. 5. A child in school. Another 2. The inside part of your hand. name for a student. 3. A large number of trees. 8. The bottom part of a room. 4. To make music with your voice. 9. To speak. To say things to 6. Another word for below. 7. A small round red fruit with a someone. 11. A large bird that looks some large seed. 10. Not wanting to work. thing like a duck. 12. Something someone says that 13. To spin around and around. 15. You say this when you do makes you laugh. not like the way something tastes. 14. How long something is. 18. A sudden loud noise. 16. The bottom part of your mouth 19. The sound of a slow leak in a that holds your teeth. balloon. 17. To lift something up. 58

Date: __________________ Crossword - 5 Crossword Puzzle Complete the puzzle given below. 59

Date: __________________ Crossword - 6 Crossword Puzzle clue box allow bakery carpet claw clean cook ditch jacket nosy feed fling hare tape team nurse quick skip travel wolf yawn Across Down 1. Very fast. 2. To heat food before eating it. 6. To take quick jumps from one 3. Always trying to find out private foot to the other foot. things about other people. 4. To throw something quickly. 7. A light coat. A type of coat for 5. An animal like a rabbit but is warm weather. bigger and has longer ears. 9. A place where bread and cakes 8. To go to some place. 11. A group of people that work are made. together. 10. Another word for rug. 12. Someone who takes care of sick 16. This a sticky piece of plastic. people. 17. To let someone do something. 13. To give food to a person or animal. 19. Not dirty or messy. 14. A long narrow hole in the 20. The sharp, curved nails on the ground. feet of some animals and 15. When you are tired and open birds. your mouth wide and breathe. 18. A wild animal that looks like a large dog. 60

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Word Building

Date: __________________ Word Building Use the letters from the word given below and make words of your own. Begin with three letter words and move to form as many words as you can. LEARNER’S HUBfascinating 1) _______________________ 9) _______________________ 2) _______________________ 10) _______________________ 3) _______________________ 11) _______________________ 4) _______________________ 12) _______________________ 5) _______________________ 13) _______________________ 6) _______________________ 14) _______________________ 7) _______________________ 15) _______________________ 8) _______________________ 16) _______________________ 63

Date: __________________ Word Building Use the letters from the word given below and make words of your own. Begin with three letter words and move to form as many words as you can. LEARNER’S HUB brainstorming 1) _______________________ 9) _______________________ 2) _______________________ 10) _______________________ 3) _______________________ 11) _______________________ 4) _______________________ 12) _______________________ 5) _______________________ 13) _______________________ 6) _______________________ 14) _______________________ 7) _______________________ 15) _______________________ 8) _______________________ 16) _______________________ 64

Date: __________________ Word Building Use the letters from the word given below and make words of your own. Begin with three letter words and move to form as many words as you can. LEARNER’S HUBloneliness 1) _______________________ 9) _______________________ 2) _______________________ 10) _______________________ 3) _______________________ 11) _______________________ 4) _______________________ 12) _______________________ 5) _______________________ 13) _______________________ 6) _______________________ 14) _______________________ 7) _______________________ 15) _______________________ 8) _______________________ 16) _______________________ 65

Date: __________________ Word Building Use the letters from the word given below and make words of your own. Begin with three letter words and move to form as many words as you can. LEARNER’S HUB concentration 1) _______________________ 9) _______________________ 2) _______________________ 10) _______________________ 3) _______________________ 11) _______________________ 4) _______________________ 12) _______________________ 5) _______________________ 13) _______________________ 6) _______________________ 14) _______________________ 7) _______________________ 15) _______________________ 8) _______________________ 16) _______________________ 66

Date: __________________ Word Building Use the letters from the word given below and make words of your own. Begin with three letter words and move to form as many words as you can. LEARNER’S HUB delightfulness 1) _______________________ 9) _______________________ 2) _______________________ 10) _______________________ 3) _______________________ 11) _______________________ 4) _______________________ 12) _______________________ 5) _______________________ 13) _______________________ 6) _______________________ 14) _______________________ 7) _______________________ 15) _______________________ 8) _______________________ 16) _______________________ 67

Date: __________________ Word Building Use the letters from the word given below and make words of your own. Begin with three letter words and move to form as many words as you can. advertisements LEARNER’S HUB 1) _______________________ 9) _______________________ 2) _______________________ 10) _______________________ 3) _______________________ 11) _______________________ 4) _______________________ 12) _______________________ 5) _______________________ 13) _______________________ 6) _______________________ 14) _______________________ 7) _______________________ 15) _______________________ 8) _______________________ 16) _______________________ 68

Date: __________________ Word Building Use the letters from the word given below and make words of your own. Begin with three letter words and move to form as many words as you can. LEARNER’S HUB embarrassment 1) _______________________ 9) _______________________ 2) _______________________ 10) _______________________ 3) _______________________ 11) _______________________ 4) _______________________ 12) _______________________ 5) _______________________ 13) _______________________ 6) _______________________ 14) _______________________ 7) _______________________ 15) _______________________ 8) _______________________ 16) _______________________ 69

Date: __________________ Word Building Use the letters from the word given below and make words of your own. Begin with three letter words and move to form as many words as you can. LEARNER’S HUBempowerment 1) _______________________ 9) _______________________ 2) _______________________ 10) _______________________ 3) _______________________ 11) _______________________ 4) _______________________ 12) _______________________ 5) _______________________ 13) _______________________ 6) _______________________ 14) _______________________ 7) _______________________ 15) _______________________ 8) _______________________ 16) _______________________ 70

Date: __________________ Word Building Use the letters from the word given below and make words of your own. Begin with three letter words and move to form as many words as you can. LEARNER’S HUB frightfulness 1) _______________________ 9) _______________________ 2) _______________________ 10) _______________________ 3) _______________________ 11) _______________________ 4) _______________________ 12) _______________________ 5) _______________________ 13) _______________________ 6) _______________________ 14) _______________________ 7) _______________________ 15) _______________________ 8) _______________________ 16) _______________________ 71

Date: __________________ Word Building Use the letters from the word given below and make words of your own. Begin with three letter words and move to form as many words as you can. LEARNER’S HUB communicator 1) _______________________ 9) _______________________ 2) _______________________ 10) _______________________ 3) _______________________ 11) _______________________ 4) _______________________ 12) _______________________ 5) _______________________ 13) _______________________ 6) _______________________ 14) _______________________ 7) _______________________ 15) _______________________ 8) _______________________ 16) _______________________ 72

Read, Copy & write

Date: __________________ Amphibians Read, Copy & Write Amphibians are small animals that need water or a moist environment to survive. Amphibians are vertebrates, an animal with a backbone. Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts are all amphibians. They can all breathe and absorb water through their thin skin. Amphibians live their first part of their life in water before moving on to land. 74 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

Date: __________________ Amphibians Read, Copy & Write Amphibians have gills so they can breathe underwater. As they get older, their bodies change, growing legs and lungs allowing them to live on the land. Amphibians are cold-blooded like fish and reptiles. This means they need to cool off and warm up by using their surroundings. 75

Date: __________________ Amphibians Read, Copy & Write Most amphibians hatch from eggs. When they hatch, their bodies are still in a ‘fish stage’ called a larva. Larvae have gills that allow them to breathe under water. The transformation for all amphibians aren’t the same, but most go through the same process. 76 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

Date: __________________ Reptiles Read, Copy & Write Reptiles can be found all over the world, except in cold areas. They have lived on Earth for more than 280 million years. Reptiles are animals that have scales instead of fur or feathers. They can live on land, trees, or even in water. Most reptiles can be found in hot and humid weather. 77

Date: __________________ Reptiles Read, Copy & Write Reptiles are vertebrates, an animal with a backbone. Reptiles have various sizes. The largest crocodiles and snakes can grow to more than 9 meters long. The smallest reptiles can be 5 centimeters long! All reptiles have four limbs, except for snakes. Limbs can be an arm or a leg. Reptiles have four legs. Reptiles have scales that covers their dry skin. They can shed and replace their scales throughout their life! Continue 78 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Reptiles Read, Copy & Write Reptiles are cold-blooded animals. They need warm weather to warm themselves up. Reptiles are inactive during winter, as they hibernate. Reptiles eat many kinds of animals, including insects and birds. They have different ways of finding their food. Some like to follow their prey, while others like to hide and wait. Most reptiles lay eggs. Some lay just one egg, while some can lay up to 200! It can take up to 105 days for the eggs to hatch. It can take a year after hatching for reptiles to mature. ******* 80 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Solar System Read, Copy & Write The Solar system focuses around the Sun and all of the smaller objects that move around it. There are eight planets that orbit the sun. There are four rocky planets that are closest to the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The larger planets made out of gas that are further away are called Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was considered as a planet, but it was considered to be too small to be a planet. Continue 82 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Solar System Read, Copy & Write Everything in the Solar System revolves around the sun. The Earth is the only planet that we know that has living creatures on it. It takes the Earth 365 days to orbit around the Sun. Not everything orbits around the sun, as moons orbit planets. The biggest planet of the Solar System is Jupiter. It can fit 1300 Earths! The smallest planet is Mercury as Pluto wasn’t considered to be a planet. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. ******* 84 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Astronaut Read, Copy & Write An astronaut is a person who goes into outer space. It is not an easy job as astronauts need to go under intense training for years to become one! Astronauts need to be physically fit while also maintaining great health. The first ever person to go into space was a Russian man named Yuri Gagarin in 1961. The first and second people to walk on the moon were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from America in 1969. Continue 86 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Astronaut Read, Copy & Write Astronauts have special gear that they use for their space explorations. It is called a spacesuit. They must always wear the spacesuit when they leave their spacecraft, as space does not contain any oxygen which we need to breathe and live! The spacesuits provide the astronauts with air and are tethered to the spacecraft, so that the astronaut doesn’t float away from the spacecraft! Astronauts perform many tasks when in space. In the space station they perform world-class science and research that only a microgravity environment can provide. Most of the time astronauts spend their days working on science experiments. ******* 88 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Read, Copy & Write It takes a lot of trucks to get an airplane ready to fly. Fuel trucks are very important. They fill the fuel tanks of planes. Baggage trucks carry people’s suitcases to and from planes. Still other trucks deliver food. You might also see mail trucks and cargo trucks. Also standing by at airports are repair trucks. 1. The main idea of 2. A detail that tells 3. The best title for the paragraph is more about the this paragraph A. airplanes are main idea is would be like trucks A. trucks are more A. The Role of important than Trucks at planes Airports B. some trucks carry food C. how trucks B. many people B. Repair Trucks help planes carry on their on the Runway luggage C. Mail Trucks C. airplanes and Cargo depend on trucks Trucks for fuel 90 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Read, Copy & Write Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) loved animals. She also loved to draw. As a young girl she kept a sketchbook of plants and family pets. She became a stu- dent of nature. Later on Beatrix Potter wrote stories for children. The main characters were animals. Perhaps you have read The Tale of Peter Rabbit or Squirrel Nutkin. 1. The main idea of 2. A detail that tells 3. The best title for the paragraph is more about the this paragraph main idea is would be A. Beatrix Potter’s interest A. how Beatrix A. Meet These in nature Potter learned Animal to draw Characters B. the titles of Beatrix Potter’s B. what Potter B. The Words of books drew in her Beatrix Potter sketchbook C. the names of C. Potter and Potter family C. how the book the Natural pets Squirrel Nutkin World ends 92 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Read, Copy & Write People have used many materials to make maps. At first they drew on rocks, wood, or clay. Sometimes they made maps on animal hides. Later mapmakers painted on silk or scratched on metal. On islands in the Pacific Ocean, people made ailing maps from sticks. The sticks were tied together to show the patterns of winds and waves. Tiny shells were added to show where islands were located. 1. The main idea of 2. A detail that tells 3. The best title for the paragraph is more about the this paragraph main idea is would be A. using animal hides for early A. using maps on A. Sailing With maps the Internet a Map B. different B. maps were B. Sticks and materials used painted on silk Stones for maps C. how the first C. Map C. sailing maps globes were made Materials for the Pacific Ocean 94 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Read, Copy & Write In ancient Rome people used their bodies as measuring tools. They used the length of their foot to measure distance. For smaller lengths they used their thumb. A foot was divided into 12 thumb widths. Today we call these units inches. The Romans measured long distances in paces. A pace was two steps. A thousand paces was called a mile. Today we call this distance a mile. 1. The main idea of 2. A detail that tells 3. The best title for the paragraph is more about the main this paragraph idea is would be A. measurements A. how people A. How We Got of ancient Rome once measured a the Modern Mile B. how inches yard B. Measuring from Head to were once B. how rulers Toe measured were first C. why Romans developed C. The Roman used feet to C. how the Way of measure Romans measured Measuring a mile 96 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Read, Copy & Write An oyster lies on the warm sea floor. One day a speck of something gets inside the oyster shell. To protect itself, the oyster builds layers of a special material around the speck. The material is called nacre. After a few years a pearl is formed from the nacre. Someday a diver may find this natural pearl. It might become part of a valuable piece of jewellery. 1. The main idea of 2. A detail that tells 3. The best title for the paragraph is more about the main this paragraph idea is would be A. how pearl A. how natural A. How Natural divers work pearls differ from Pearls Are Made cultured ones B. how a pearl is formed B. the names of B. An Oyster’s Life in the Sea the seas where C. what the natural pearls are C. Using Pearls material nacre is found in Fine Jewellery C. the role of nacre in forming a natural pearl 98 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Date: __________________ Read, Copy & Write The earliest people did not have a written language. Instead, people learned things by telling and listening to stories. How did storytellers recall everything? Some drew pictures on cave walls to help them remember. Some made up chants to the rhythm of drums. Other storytellers made belts or necklaces. Coloured threads, beads, and special knots stood for different events. 1. The main idea of 2. A detail that tells 3. The best title for the paragraph is more about the this paragraph main idea is would be A. long-ago drawings on A. which people A. Stories on cave walls became Television storytellers B. Remembering B. why there B. beads on belts Stories Long were no books helped recall Ago or magazines things C. Using Special C. different ways C. what kind Knots storytellers of stories recalled events people told 110000 Hi-Lo Passages to Build Comprehension: Scholastic Teaching Resources