Text Features and Structure

Grade 3 Reading Worksheet

Circle the answer.

1. 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. 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. 3.

   Use the glossary. Two magnets push away from each other. Which word tells what they do?

   • pole
   • repel
   • magnetic
   • attract
4. 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. 5.

   You want every page in a book that mentions volcanoes. Which feature should you use?

   • index
   • glossary
   • sidebar
   • table of contents
6. 6.

   Which words on a web page are blue and underlined, and take you to more information?

   • sidebars
   • glossary words
   • headings
   • hyperlinks
7. 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. 8.

   Use the contents. On which page does the section about digging up fossils begin?

   • page 8
   • page 13
   • page 4
   • page 18
9. 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. 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