Grade 3 English: Informational Reading

Free Grade 3 English unit on Informational Reading: 9 lessons in order, starting with Main ideas. Includes practice questions and answer keys.

9 lessons in this unit

Find the main idea of an informational text and of each paragraph.

Find facts, examples and descriptions that support a main idea.

Use headings, captions, bold words, diagrams, glossaries and indexes to find information quickly.

Find what happens (effect) and why it happens (cause) in informational texts.

Find how two things in a text are alike and different, using key words and graphic organisers.

Follow a text that tells events or steps in time order, using time words and dates.

Identify a problem in an informational text and the ways people solve it.

Tell facts from opinions and check facts using reliable sources.

Write a short summary of an informational text using the main idea and key details.