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Grade 3 nonfiction reading passage about Forces Motion. Nature Detectives theme. 6 comprehension questions covering main idea, inference, vocabulary, text evidence and more. Answer key included (NGSS.3-PS2-1).
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What is included
Before reading, take students outside for a two-minute 'force walk' — have them push a rock, drop a leaf, and rub two sticks together. This activates prior knowledge and makes every paragraph in the passage feel like something they personally experienced.
What is this passage mostly about?
What words in the passage show that the rock did not keep moving at the same speed?
What does the word force mean as it is used in this passage?
+ 4 more questions in the full worksheet
Zoe is a nature detective. She studies how things move in the wild. One morning, she rolled a rock down a grassy hill. A **force** pushed the rock forward and made it move. The rock moved fast at first. Then it slowed down on the flat ground below. Next, Zoe watched leaves fall from a tall oak tree....
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About this Grade 3 Reading Comprehension Passage
This printable reading comprehension passage is designed for Grade 3 students. The Nature Detectives theme makes reading engaging while students build essential comprehension skills. Six questions cover a range of reading strategies including main idea, text evidence, vocabulary in context, inference, cause and effect, and author's purpose (NGSS.3-PS2-1).