Third Grade First period Reading Workshop 2019

Teacher: Alonso O.

Student´s name: _________________________________________________________.

Story # 1 Small Cat in the Big City

This is Zeus, the cat. Zeus lived in the jungle with other animals, but was a very happy cat and
had many friends. One day, Zeus saw a man with a big red hat walking through the jungle. Zeus said
“hi” to the man and they both became very good friends. The man really liked Zeus and decided to
take him back to the country of Jamaica, where he lived. When Zeus arrived to Jamaica, he met the
man’s wife, Antonia. She was very nice to Zeus and even gave him a hamburger to eat, hamburgers
were Zeus’s favorite food! Zeus really liked Jamaica, but he was always inside the man’s house. He
wanted to see more of the city, so on a Wednesday, Zeus decided to leave the house and explore
the city. Zeus decided to take the bus downtown and explore that place. When Zeus arrived
downtown, he decided to go to the zoo first. He saw many animals there like monkeys, giraffes, lions,
some polar bears and many birds, but his favorite animal was the hippopotamus. Zeus said “hi” to
the hippopotamus and the he said “hi” back to Zeus. The hippopotamus’s name was Richard Parker,
and he told Zeus that he liked the zoo, but missed his native county of Africa. Zeus said “bye” to
Richard Parker and left the zoo. Zeus then decided that the second place to visit was a shopping
center. Zeus wanted buy something and after walking around for a while, he decided to buy a new
computer. Zeus was very tired after walking, so he decided to take a taxi home. When he got home,
he ate some fish for dinner.

1: What is name of the animal in the story?

A: Apolo.
B: Zeus.
C: Anwar.

2: What kind of animal is the story about?

A: A hamster.
B: A bird.
C: A cat

3: What color was the man’s hat?

A:Red.
B: Yellow.
C: Blue.

4: What country does the man take Zeus to?

A: China.
B: The United States.
C: Jamaica.

5: What is the man’s wife’s name?

A: Akriti.
B: Antonia.
C: Liliana

6: What does the wife give Zeus to eat?

A: Swordfish.
B: Pizza.
C: Hamburgers.

7: On what day did Zeus decide to explore the city?

A: Wednesday.
B: Saturday.
C: Thursday.

8: What type of transportation did Zeus take to get downtown?

A: A horse.
B: A taxi.
C: A bus.

9: What place did Zeus explore first?

A: A park.
B: The zoo.
C: The train station.

10: What was Zeus’s favorite animal at the zoo?

A: The hippopotamus.
B: The lions.
C: The polar bear.

11: What was the hippopotamus’s name?

A: James Franco.
B: Ricard Parker.
C: Isaac Hayes.

12: What was the second place Zeus visited?

A: The train station.
B: A park.
C: A shopping center.

13: What did Zeus decide to buy at the shopping center?

A: Some catnip.
B: A shirt.
C: A computer.

14: What type of transportation did Zeus take to get home?

A: A taxi.
B: A bus.
C: A horse.
15: What did Zeus eat when he got home?
A: A hamburger.
B: Some fish.
C: A sandwich.

Satory # 2 My Best Friend

Farid is one of my best friends in the whole world and I have known him for 20 years. He is 32-years-
old and lives with his pet cat. His favorite color is grey, and his favorite food is curry. Farid is a pretty
amazing person with a cool story. When Farid was younger, he lived for a while in the country of
Canada with his family. His mother is from England and his father is from India. Farid also has one
brother named Omar. Farid moved to The United States with his family when he was 6-years-old and
lived in the city of Boston. Farid’s favorite activity to do when he was a child was riding his bicycle
through the city until it was time to go back home. When Farid got older, he really liked to travel to
different countries and meet new people. The first country he decided to visit was England. Farid
loved England a lot because of the people, the food and the culture. When Farid visited, he stayed
with a cousin named Jamal. Jamal’s favorite activity to do was race cars in downtown London at
night, but Farid didn’t like that so he would stay home and read books. After England, Farid decided
to travel to Italy where he met a good friend of his named Lilian. Farid stayed in Italy for one week
and during his stay, he saw many people and ate a lot of good food. Farid says that his favorite thing
about Italy were all the museums.

What is name of the speaker’s best friend? 5: Where is Farid’s father from?
A: Jason. A: Colombia.
B: Greg. B: England.
C: Farid. C: India.

2: How old is the speaker’s best friend? 6: What is Farid’s brother’s name?
A: 32-years-old. A: Omar.
B: 20-years-old. B: Karim.
C: 27-years-old. C: Saleem.

3: What is Farid’s favorite food? 7: What city did Farid live in when he moved to
A: Pasta. The United States?
B: Curry. A: New York city.
C: Falafel. B: Boston.
C: Houston.
4: What country did Farid live in when he was
younger? 8: What was Farid’s favorite activity to do as a
A: Norway. child?
B: Canada. A: Ride his bicycle.
C: Belize. B: Go fishing.
C: Draw.
9: What was the first country Farid decided to B: A park.
visit? C: A shopping center.
A: Italy.
B: Pakistan. 13: What friend did he meet in Italy?
C: England. A: Tatiana.
B: Lilian
10: What is the name of Farid’s cousin? C: Gabriela.
A: Preet.
B: Jamal. 14: How long did Farid stay in Italy?
C: Redda. A: Three weeks.
B: Two weeks.
C: One week.
11: What does Farid’s cousin do for fun in
London? 15: What was Farid’s favorite thing about Italy?
A: Race cars. A: The museums.
B: Watch TV. B: The people.
C: Read books. C: The food.

12: What was the second country visited?

A: Italy.
Story # 3 Popular Sports Around the World

For centuries, people have been playing kicking games with a ball. The game of soccer developed from some
of these early games. The English probably gave soccer its name and its first set of rules. In European
countries, soccer is called football or association football. Some people believe that the name "soccer" came
from "assoc.," an abbreviation for the word association. Others believe that the name came from the high socks
that the players wear.

Organized soccer games began in 1863. In soccer, two teams of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into
their opponents’ goal. The goalie, who tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is the only player on the field who
is allowed to touch the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet, heads, and bodies to
control the ball.

Every four years, soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup competition
started in 1930. Brazil is the home of many great soccer players, including the most famous player of all, Pelé.
With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, and great scoring ability, Pelé played for many years in Brazil and then
later in New York. During his 22 years in soccer, he scored 1,281 goals and held every major record for the
sport.

People in more than 140 countries around the world play soccer. It is the national sport of most European and
Latin American countries. Soccer is definitely the world’s most popular sport!

James Naismith, a physical education teacher in Massachusetts, invented basketball in 1891. Naismith’s boss
asked him to invent a game that students could play indoors during bad weather. He wanted to find a game that
wasn’t as physically rough as soccer, football, or wrestling. Naismith attached peach baskets to a railing ten
feet above the floor at either end of the gym. The players used a soccer ball. A person sat on a ladder next to
each basket at either end of the gym, and threw out the balls that landed in the baskets. Naismith decided that
having only five players on each team would keep the game from getting too rough.
Two years later, metal hoops with net bags replaced the peach baskets. Officials pulled a string on the nets to
release the balls that went in. In 1894, Naismith added the backboard behind each net and changed to a larger
ball. In 1913, people began using the bottomless nets that are used today.

During a basketball game, two teams of five players each throw the ball into two baskets at opposite ends of a
court. Players bounce, or dribble, the ball to the basket or pass the ball to teammates. A team scores points by
getting the ball into their team’s basket. The team with the highest score wins.

By the 1900s, basketball was the most popular indoor sport. Athletes in approximately 130 countries play the
game. Basketball is especially popular in the United States, China, and Puerto Rico.

Baseball began in the United States in the early 1800s. Some people believe that Abner Doubleday invented the
game. Others think that baseball came from an old British sport called rounders. Baseball and rounders are very
similar. However, in rounders the field players throw the ball right at the runner. If the ball hits the runner, he
or she is out. In baseball, a field player just touches the ball to the base or the running player to get the player
out.

Today’s baseball players use special equipment to help prevent injuries. Field players wear baseball gloves to
protect their hands. The catcher wears a metal mask, a chest protector, and shin guards. Batters wear plastic
helmets to protect their heads.

Every spring in the United States, people of all ages play baseball at local baseball fields. It’s no wonder that
baseball is called the national pastime of the United States.
Now proceed to the Answer Section below.

1. Which of the following events happened first?

a.
b. basketball was invented d. baseball began in the U.S.
c. World Cup competition was invented e. organized soccer games began

2. Pelé is a famous

a. soccer player. c. basketball player.

b. baseball coach. d. baseball player.

Read this sentence from the story.

With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, and great scoring ability, Pelé played for many years in Brazil,
and then later in New York.

3. What does dazzling mean?

a. amazing
b. funny
c. light
d. difficult
 4. What conclusion can you make from this article?

a. Sports are more popular in Brazil than in the U.S.

b. Most sports involve kicking a ball.
c. Sports can be very dangerous.
d. Sports are popular in many different countries.

5. Read this sentence: Field players wear baseball gloves to protect their hands.

What is a synonym for the word protect?

a. save
b. harm
c. cover
d. fit

6. Which of the following is an opinion?

a. The rules of soccer state that goalies are allowed to touch the ball with their
hands.
b. Basketball was first played with peach baskets attached to railings.
c. Because it is popular in so many countries, soccer is the sport that is the most
fun to play.
d. In baseball, a player can touch the ball to the base or to the runner to get the
runner out.

7. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article? Use details from the article
to support your answer.

a. Entertain
b. Inform
c. both

Write a brief summary of the article, using only the most important details.
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Story # 4 Title: _______________________

Anthony’s teacher, Mr. Rivera, gave the class a different kind of homework assignment.
The assignment was to watch the weather report on television every night for a week. Mr.
Rivera told the students some things to listen for as they watched each night’s report. He
also gave them a worksheet to fill out while they watched.
Mr. Rivera said to look at the large weather map that they would see behind the weather
reporter. He told them that they might see a large blue line or a large red line on the map.
There might be both a blue line and a red line. He said that a blue line is a high pressure
area that usually brings dry weather. A red line is a low pressure area that usually brings
wet weather. When blue and red lines meet, there usually is stormy weather on the way.
On the worksheet there was a box to fill in with the expected high temperature for the
next day. There were other boxes to check if it was expected to rain, or to be cloudy, or to
be windy.
Anthony watched the weather report and filled in the worksheet each night. He noticed
that the next day was usually a lot like the report said it would be. One day’s weather map
showed a blue line right next to a red line, and the next day there was a rainstorm.
Anthony decided that he liked this kind of homework assignment.

1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Anthony’s teacher is Mr. Rivera.
B. Anthony’s homework was to watch the weather report for a week.
C. Anthony likes to watch the weather report on television.

2. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. Mr. Rivera told the students what to watch for on the weather report.
B. Mr. Rivera said the blue lines usually brings dry weather.
C. Mr. Rivera said to look at the weather map behind the reporter.

3. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. The worksheet had a box to fill in with the expected high temperature for the next day.
B. The worksheet had a box to check if it was going to rain.
C. Mr. Rivera gave the students a worksheet to fill in.

4. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

A. Anthony liked the homework assignment.
B. One day after Anthony watched the report there was a rainstorm.
C. Anthony noticed that the weather report was usually right.

5. Write the number 1 to 4 in the boxes beside the events to show the sequence of what
happened.
_____ Mr. Rivera told the students what to watch for on the weather report.
_____ Anthony’s homework was to watch the weather report.
_____ Mr. Rivera gave the students a worksheet to fill in.
_____ Anthony noticed that the weather report was usually right.

6. What would be a good title for this whole story?

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