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Strong Words at the Balloon Festival

Read a hot-air balloon story, explain why the author chose strong words, and pick vivid words that show feelings, sounds and actions.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.3.3.a

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1 Common Core standard
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11 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students choose vivid verbs and phrases that show how something looks, sounds or feels.
Students explain what picture or feeling an author's word choice creates for the reader.

How to use

Read the story aloud and talk about which words help you picture the balloons, then let students answer the questions on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.3.3.a

Choose words and phrases for effect.

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Strong Words at the Balloon Festival

Choose words and phrases that help a reader see, hear and feel.

Read the story

Read the story. Notice the words that help you see, hear and feel what happens.

Up Before the Sun

1Priya yawned and rubbed her eyes. The sky over the field was still dark gray, and the grass was wet and cold under her sneakers. Grandpa handed her a cup of cocoa. "Just wait," he whispered. "It will be worth it."

2All around them, flat balloons lay stretched across the grass like giant sleeping blankets. Then a burner roared. A burst of flame shot into the open mouth of the nearest balloon, and the cloth began to swell. Slowly, the balloon lifted its round head and stood up tall.

3One by one, more balloons woke up. There was a striped one, a polka-dot one, and one shaped like a huge orange fish. Priya bounced on her toes. "Look, Grandpa!" she squealed.

4When the sun peeked over the hills, the balloons drifted up into the sky. They floated higher and higher until they looked like gumdrops scattered across a blue tablecloth. Priya tipped her head back and stared until her neck ached. The field was quiet again, but her heart was still pounding with excitement.

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