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Reading: Informational Text3rd Grade

RI.3.3

Describe the relationship between historical events, scientific ideas, or steps in technical procedures using time, sequence, and cause/effect language.

For parents
Help your child spot signal words like 'because,' 'as a result,' 'first,' 'then,' 'finally.'
Free sample questions
  1. Question 1
    Because the river flooded, farmers lost their crops. As a result, food prices went up that year. What caused food prices to go up?
    • Farmers lost crops due to flooding
    • Too many people buying food
    • A new law about food
    • High temperatures
  2. Question 2
    Listen to the story: In 1955, in the city of Montgomery, a woman named Rosa Parks was riding home on a crowded bus. When the driver told her to give up her seat, she quietly refused, and she was arrested for it. The news of her brave choice spread quickly through the community. In response, thousands of people decided to stop riding the city buses altogether, and this boycott of the buses lasted for many months. What happened because Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat?
    • The Supreme Court ruled bus segregation was unconstitutional.
    • People started a boycott of the city buses.
    • Many people started riding buses more often.
    • Rosa Parks was given a new bus seat.
  3. Question 3
    After the Great Fire of London in 1666, the city was rebuilt with stone and brick instead of wood. This made buildings much safer from future fires. How are these two events connected?
    • The stone buildings caused the fire
    • The fire caused the city to change how it built buildings
    • London stopped building after the fire
    • They are not connected

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