Grade 3 Reading Comprehension Worksheet for 8-Year-Olds — English Practice

Instructions

Read the story carefully. After you finish reading, answer the questions that follow. Choose the best answer for the multiple-choice questions and write your answers on the lines for the other questions.

Sparky the Baking Dragon

In a cozy cave at the top of a grassy hill lived a little dragon named Sparky. Sparky was not like the other dragons. While other dragons practiced roaring and breathing hot fire, Sparky liked to bake. Instead of fire, a puff of warm, cinnamon-scented air came out of his nose when he was happy. It was perfect for baking the most delicious chocolate chip cookies.

One sunny afternoon, a girl named Maya was walking her dog, Pip, near the hill. Suddenly, she smelled something wonderful. It smelled like warm cookies and sweet cinnamon. "What is that amazing smell, Pip?" she wondered. Pip wagged his tail and led her up the hill, right to the entrance of Sparky's cave.

Maya peeked inside. She was a little scared when she saw a dragon, but this dragon wasn't scary at all. He was wearing a chef's hat and humming a happy tune while pulling a tray of cookies out of a stone oven. Sparky saw Maya and smiled. "Hello! Would you like a cookie?" he asked in a friendly voice. Maya smiled back, no longer afraid. She and Pip went inside and shared the warm, magical cookies with their new dragon friend.

Questions

1. What does Sparky like to do?
   • a) Roar loudly
   • b) Breathe fire
   • c) Bake cookies


2. Who led Maya to Sparky's cave?
   • a) Her dog, Pip
   • b) Her friend
   • c) Another dragon


3. Instead of fire, Sparky breathes warm, ____________________-scented air.

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4. Why was Maya scared at first when she looked in the cave?

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5. What do you think makes Sparky's cookies "magical"?

   ___________________________________________________

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Answer Key

1. c) Bake cookies
2. a) Her dog, Pip
3. cinnamon
4. She was scared because she saw a dragon.
5. (Answers will vary, but should be similar to one of these) They are magical because a dragon made them / because he uses his special dragon breath to bake them.