Problem and Solution

Grade 3 Reading Worksheet

Circle problem, solution, or neither.

1. Read this first

   The Leaky Boat

   Rosa and her dad took their small boat onto the lake. The sun was bright on the water. Halfway across, a crack opened and water began to seep in. Soon the boat sat low in the water. Dad pressed a rag into the crack, and Rosa bailed with a cup. They rowed back to shore.

2. 1.

   Water began to seep in through a crack.

   • problem
   • solution
   • neither
3. 2.

   Dad pressed a rag into the crack.

   • problem
   • solution
   • neither
4. 3.

   The sun was bright on the water.

   • problem
   • solution
   • neither
5. 4.

   Soon the boat sat low in the water.

   • problem
   • solution
   • neither