| Name: ______________________________ | Date: ______________ |
Instructions
- Read the fishing story carefully.
- Answer each question using details from the story.
- Use complete thoughts when you write.
- Show how you solve the math problem.
Example: Who went fishing with Mia?
Answer: Mia went fishing with her sister and dad.
Part 1: Fishing Facts
Answer each question about the story.
1. What kind of fish was Mia hoping to catch? |
2. Where did Mia go fishing? |
3. Who went fishing with Mia? |
4. What surprising fish did Mia see? |
Part 2: Choose the Catch
Circle the answer that best completes each question.
5. How long did Mia and her family fish?
| ○ A. Two hours | ○ B. Three hours |
| ○ C. Four hours | ○ D. Five hours |
6. What did Mia and her family catch?
| ○ A. One catfish | ○ B. Two catfish |
| ○ C. An Asian carp | ○ D. No catfish |
7. Where did the Asian carp go?
| ○ A. Into a boat | ○ B. Out of the water |
| ○ C. Under a bridge | ○ D. Into a bucket |
8. Which word names a place in the story?
| ○ A. Sister | ○ B. Salt River |
| ○ C. Catfish | ○ D. Flying |
Part 3: True or False?
Write True if the statement matches the story or False if it does not.
9. Mia fished with her sister and dad. True / False
10. Mia fished in Louisiana, Missouri. True / False
11. Mia caught many catfish. True / False
12. The Asian carp stayed on the bottom of the river. True / False
13. The family fished for four hours. True / False
Part 4: Complete the Story
Use a word or phrase from the story to complete each sentence.
14. Mia went fishing with her sister and __________.
15. The family fished on the __________ River.
16. They hoped to catch a __________.
17. The family fished for __________ hours.
18. The __________ carp flew out of the water.
Part 5: River Math (optional challenge)
Solve each problem using numbers from the fishing story.
19. Mia fished for 4 hours in the morning and 1 more hour later. How many hours did she fish altogether? Answer: __________ hours |
20. Mia, her sister, and her dad were fishing. How many people were in the fishing group? Answer: __________ people |
21. The family hoped to catch 4 catfish but caught 0. How many fewer catfish did they catch than they hoped to catch? Answer: __________ catfish |
Answer Key
| 1. | Mia was hoping to catch a catfish. |
| 2. | Mia went fishing on the Salt River in Louisiana, Missouri. |
| 3. | Her sister and dad went fishing with her. |
| 4. | Mia saw Asian carp flying out of the water. |
| 5. | C (Four hours) |
| 6. | D (No catfish) |
| 7. | B (Out of the water) |
| 8. | B (Salt River) |
| 9. | True |
| 10. | True |
| 11. | False |
| 12. | False |
| 13. | True |
| 14. | dad |
| 15. | Salt |
| 16. | catfish |
| 17. | four |
| 18. | Asian |
| 19. | 5 hours |
| 20. | 3 people |
| 21. | 4 catfish |