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3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Practice - Set 3 — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Prep

This 3rd Grade reading comprehension practice set focuses on the passage-based analysis skills tested on the Iowa Assessments (ITBS). Students will read carefully selected passages and answer questions that assess their ability to identify main ideas, make inferences, analyze character motivations, understand vocabulary in context, and evaluate author's purpose. Reading comprehension is one of the most heavily weighted sections of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, making thorough preparation essential. Each passage is followed by multiple questions that mirror the style and difficulty of actual ITBS reading comprehension items. These practice questions help students develop the close reading strategies and analytical thinking skills needed to excel on standardized reading assessments. This is Passage Set 3, featuring a unique reading passage with corresponding comprehension questions.

Total Questions: 25 Grade: 3rd Grade Iowa Level: Level 8 Ages: 8-9

Reading Comprehension Set 3

3rd Grade Smart Prep Test for IOWA/IBTS

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Passage 1: The Amazon Rainforest

  1. Why is the Amazon Rainforest called
  2. Because it
  3. Because it produces about 20% of the world
  4. Because people come there to breathe fresh air
  5. Because it has breathing trees
  6. In which country is most of the Amazon Rainforest located?
  7. Argentina
  8. Peru
  9. Brazil
  10. Colombia
  11. About how many trees are in the Amazon?
  12. 400 million
  13. 400 billion
  14. 400 thousand
  15. 40 million
  16. Why is the Amazon in danger?
  17. Too many tourists visit
  18. There are too many animals
  19. People cut down trees for wood and farms
  20. It doesn
  21. Which of these animals lives in the Amazon?
  22. Polar bears
  23. Penguins
  24. Pink dolphins
  25. Camels
  26. What vegetables did Jamie want to grow?
  27. Corn, beans, and peas
  28. Tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce
  29. Peppers, squash, and onions
  30. Potatoes and cucumbers
  31. What is compost compared to in the story?
  32. Water for plants
  33. Vitamins for vegetables
  34. Sunlight for flowers
  35. Seeds for growing
  36. Why did Jamie pull weeds?
  37. They looked ugly
  38. Grandma told her to
  39. They tried to steal water from her vegetables
  40. She needed exercise
  41. What was
  42. Digging the soil
  43. Planting the seeds
  44. Waiting and being patient
  45. Watering the garden
  46. What lesson did Jamie learn?
  47. Gardening is too hard
  48. Good things take time and care
  49. Tomatoes taste bad
  50. Grandmas know everything
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