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Dev Reads to Fix a Flat Tire

Read a short story about fixing a bike tire, then practice reading with a purpose and show understanding of the text.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.3.4.a

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

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students name a purpose for reading and explain how it changes the way they read.
  • Students show understanding of a grade-level text by answering questions about details and word meaning.
  • Students sort reading situations by their purpose.

How to use

Ask students to read the story silently first, then once aloud with a partner. Talk about why Dev read the booklet before they answer the questions.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.3.4.a

Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

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Dev Reads to Fix a Flat Tire

Read with a purpose and show you understand.

Read the story

Dev Reads to Fix a Flat Tire

1On Saturday morning, Dev found his bike tire flat as a pancake. He wanted to ride to the park with his cousin Rosa, so he needed to fix it fast. His uncle handed him a small booklet called Bike Care for Beginners. "Read it first," Uncle Sam said. "Then we will work together."

2Dev did not read the booklet from the first page to the last. He had a purpose, so he looked at the headings until he found the one called Fixing a Flat. Then he read that part slowly and carefully.

3The booklet said to take off the wheel and pull out the soft tube inside the tire. Next, Dev had to find the hole. Dev pumped a little air into the tube. Rosa filled a bucket with water, and Dev dipped the tube in it. A stream of tiny bubbles floated up from one spot. "There it is!" he said.

4Then Dev came to a word he did not know. The booklet said to roughen the tube near the hole with sandpaper before gluing on a patch. "What does roughen mean?" he asked. Rosa reread the sentence and the one after it. "The glue sticks better to a rough tube," she said. "So roughen must mean to make it rough, not smooth." Dev rubbed the spot, spread the glue, and pressed a patch over the hole.

5At last, Dev put the tube and wheel back on and pumped up the tire. It was firm and round. He and Rosa rode to the park, and Dev felt proud. He had read with a plan, and the plan had worked.

Reading with a purpose

Think about why people read and how that changes the way they read.

1.
Why did Dev read the booklet?
  • A. He wanted to enjoy a funny story about bikes.
  • B. He wanted to find out how far the park was.
  • C. He wanted to learn how to fix his flat tire.
  • D. He wanted to practice reading aloud for Uncle Sam.
2.
Read paragraph 2. How did Dev's purpose change the way he read the booklet?
  • A. He read every page in order, from the first to the last.
  • B. He looked at the pictures and skipped all of the words.
  • C. He read fast and skipped the part about flat tires.
  • D. He found the right heading and read that part slowly.
3.
People read for different reasons. Sort each reading job by its purpose.
Reading the steps for building a model boatLooking in a book to find out what frogs eatChecking a sign to see when the library opensReading a funny tale on a long bus rideFollowing a recipe card to bake muffinsReading a silly poem with a friend
To learn how to do somethingTo find a factTo enjoy a story or poem

Show you understand

Go back to the story to check your answers.

4.
Read paragraph 3. Underline the sentence that tells what showed Dev where the hole was.

Rosa filled a bucket with water, and Dev dipped the tube in it.Next, Dev had to find the hole.A stream of tiny bubbles floated up from one spot.The booklet said to take off the wheel and pull out the soft tube inside the tire.

5.
Read paragraph 2. Write the word that finishes the sentence.

Dev looked at the   until he found the part he needed.

6.
Read paragraph 4. Use the clues in the paragraph. What does the word roughen mean?
  • A. to make something shiny
  • B. to make something less smooth
  • C. to cut something into pieces
  • D. to make something wet
7.
What did Dev do right before he spread the glue?
  • A. He rubbed the spot near the hole.
  • B. He pumped air into the tire.
  • C. He dipped the tube in the bucket.
  • D. He pressed a patch over the hole.
8.
What did Rosa do to figure out the new word?
  • A. She looked up the word in a big dictionary.
  • B. She asked Uncle Sam to read the page aloud.
  • C. She reread the sentence and the one after it.
  • D. She skipped ahead to the end of the booklet.
9.
Why did Dev feel proud at the end of the story?
  • A. He won a race to the park against Rosa.
  • B. He fixed the tire by reading with a plan.
  • C. He read the whole booklet in one morning.
  • D. He bought a brand new tire at the store.
10.
What was Dev's purpose for reading the booklet? Write one thing he did to read with that purpose.

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