3rd Grade Find Text Evidence worksheets

Find Text Evidence

Grade 3 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the answer, or write your answer on the lines.

1. Read this first

   Seeing with Sound

   Many bats fly at night, when it is very dark. Yet they rarely bump into trees or walls. How do they do it? Most bats use sound to find their way.

   As a bat flies, it makes short, high squeaks. The sound travels through the air. When it hits an object, such as a branch, it bounces back. This returning sound is called an echo. The bat listens for the echo with its large ears.

   The echo tells the bat a lot. If the echo comes back quickly, the object is close. If it takes longer, the object is farther away. Bats can even tell how big an object is and which way it is moving. This way of finding things is called echolocation.

   Most bat squeaks are too high for people to hear. A bat may make dozens of squeaks every second as it gets close to something.

   Some people think bats are blind, but that is a myth. Bats can see. Many of them simply depend on their ears more than their eyes in the dark.

2. 1.

   According to the text, what does a bat listen with?

   • its long wings
   • its large ears
   • its sharp eyes
3. 2.

   What happens when a bat's squeak hits a branch?

   • It bounces back to the bat.
   • It makes the branch shake.
   • It stops and fades away.
4. 3.

   Which sentence gives evidence that bats are not blind?

   • The bat listens for the echo with its large ears.
   • Most bats use sound to find their way.
   • Bats can see.
5. 4.

   Which sentence explains what an echo is?

   • This returning sound is called an echo.
   • As a bat flies, it makes short, high squeaks.
   • The sound travels through the air.
6. 5.

   Which claim is NOT supported by the text?

   • A bat can tell how far away things are.
   • People can hear most bat squeaks.
   • Bats rarely bump into trees or walls.
7. 6.

   A student says an echo tells a bat how close something is. Which sentence supports this?

   • Many bats fly at night, when it is very dark.
   • The bat listens for the echo with its large ears.
   • If the echo comes back quickly, the object is close.
8. 7.

   What name does the text give to finding things with sound?

   • squeaking
   • listening
   • echolocation
9. 8.

   Some people think bats are blind, but that is a myth. What does myth mean?

   • a sound that bounces back
   • a fact that scientists proved
   • an idea that is not true
10. 9.

    Look back at question 1. Copy the sentence from the text that proves your answer.
11. 10.

    Look back at question 2. Copy the sentence from the text that proves your answer.