3rd Grade Compare and Contrast worksheets

Compare and Contrast

Grade 3 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the answer.

1. Read this first

   Two Texts About Honeybees

   Text 1: Honeybees live together in a hive. One hive can hold thousands of bees. Worker bees fly from flower to flower. They sip a sweet juice called nectar. Back at the hive, they store the nectar in wax cells. Over time, the water dries out of it. The nectar slowly turns into thick honey. A hive works hard all summer to fill its cells. The bees eat the honey in winter when no flowers bloom.

   Text 2: Honeybees help farmers grow food. When a bee visits a flower, yellow dust called pollen sticks to its fuzzy body. The bee carries the pollen to the next flower. This helps the plant make fruit and seeds. Bees do not mean to carry pollen. It just sticks to them as they work. Apples, cherries, and almonds all need bees. Some farmers rent hives of bees each spring. Without honeybees, many farms would have smaller crops.

2. 1.

   What are both texts mostly about?

   • honeybees
   • farm crops
   • flowers
3. 2.

   What do both texts say honeybees do?

   • They visit flowers.
   • They make wax cells.
   • They carry pollen.
4. 3.

   Which detail is only in Text 1?

   • Nectar turns into honey in the hive.
   • Pollen sticks to a bee's fuzzy body.
   • Bees help apple trees make fruit.
5. 4.

   Which detail is only in Text 2?

   • One hive can hold thousands of bees.
   • Bees store nectar in wax cells.
   • Some farmers rent hives each spring.
6. 5.

   Which text tells how honey is made?

   • both texts
   • Text 1
   • Text 2
7. 6.

   Which text tells why farmers need bees?

   • both texts
   • Text 2
   • Text 1
8. 7.

   How are the two texts different?

   • One is about pollen; the other is about crops.
   • One is about honey; the other is about helping plants.
   • One is about farms; the other is about winter.
9. 8.

   What does "nectar" mean in "They sip a sweet juice called nectar"?

   • a sweet juice in flowers
   • a wax room in the hive
   • a yellow dust on flowers
10. 9.

    Which detail is NOT in either text?

    • Bees carry pollen between flowers.
    • Bees store nectar in wax cells.
    • Bees dance to show where flowers are.
11. 10.

    According to Text 1, when do the bees eat the honey?

    • in spring, when farmers rent hives
    • in winter, when no flowers bloom
    • in summer, when the nectar is fresh