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Text Features and Structure

Grade 3 Reading Worksheet

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Circle the answer.

  1. Use the contents. Which chapter would tell how a caterpillar changes into a butterfly?

    • Laying Eggs
    • Caterpillars Eat
    • Adult Butterflies
    • Inside the Chrysalis
  2. Use the index. On which pages can you read about lightning?

    • page 13
    • pages 10 through 18
    • pages 11 and 13
    • pages 10 and 18
  3. Use the glossary. Two magnets push away from each other. Which word tells what they do?

    • pole
    • repel
    • magnetic
    • attract
  4. Read the sentence with the bold words. What job does a seed coat do?

    • protects the tiny plant
    • makes the flower bloom
    • feeds the hungry bees
    • holds water in the soil
  5. You want every page in a book that mentions volcanoes. Which feature should you use?

    • index
    • glossary
    • sidebar
    • table of contents
  6. Which words on a web page are blue and underlined, and take you to more information?

    • sidebars
    • glossary words
    • headings
    • hyperlinks
  7. You want to learn how bats find food at night. Which key words should you type into a search box?

    • night sky
    • animals
    • bat hunting
    • flying things
  8. Use the contents. On which page does the section about digging up fossils begin?

    • page 8
    • page 13
    • page 4
    • page 18
  9. What does a sidebar in an information book give a reader?

    • the names of the chapters in order
    • the page numbers for every topic
    • extra facts set apart in a box
    • the meanings of all the bold words
  10. Read: "First, warm air rises. Then it cools into clouds. Finally, rain falls." How is this text organized?

    • cause and effect
    • time order
    • problem and solution
    • compare and contrast
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About this worksheet

Information books and websites have tools that help a reader find facts without reading every page: a contents page, an index, a glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars and links. This worksheet asks your child to use them. Children look up a page in an index or contents list, read a glossary meaning, decide which heading would answer a question, choose the right tool for a task, and pick good words to type into a search box.

A few questions show a short excerpt and ask how it is organized, using signal words such as first, because, both or unlike. Support sheets use one-step lookups, and challenge sheets add page ranges, topics listed under a main topic, and pages shared by two topics.

What your child will learn

  • Find information with a contents page, index and glossary
  • Choose the right text feature or search tool for a task
  • Use headings, bold words, sidebars and links
  • Name how a short text is organized from its signal words

Common Core standard: RI.3.5

Worked example

If an index says "clouds 3–6" and "rain 5, 9," page 5 tells about both clouds and rain, because 5 is in both lists.

Common mistake

Using the glossary to find a page number, or the index to find a meaning.

Helpful hint

Find the word in the list first, then read what is beside it.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with text features and structure?

Using the glossary to find a page number, or the index to find a meaning.

How can I help my child with text features and structure?

Find the word in the list first, then read what is beside it.

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