Third Grade Basic Skills Reading and Math – Thinking Skills Basic math and reading activities necessary for developing the skills students need to succeed! Written by: Aaron Levy & Kelley Wingate Levy Illustrated by: Karen Sevaly Look for all of Teacher’s Friend’s Basic Skills Books at your local educational retailer! Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Page Name Date Skills Assessment Checklist - Portfolio Copy Assessed Retaught Mastered Math ❏ Addition and subtraction riddles _ ❏ Addition and subtraction riddles _ ❏ Addition and subtraction riddles _ ❏ Addition and subtraction riddles _ ❏ Addition and subtraction riddles _ ❏ Place value _ ❏ Place value _ ❏ Place value _ ❏ Number words and numeral forms _ ❏ Numerical order ❏ Word problems–mult./division _ ❏ Word problems–mult./division _ ❏ Fractions _ ❏ Fractions _ ❏ Reading a chart ❏ Reading a chart ❏ Word problems ❏ Word problems ❏ Word problems Reading ❏ Filling in stories ❏ Filling in stories ❏ Filling in stories ❏ Filling in stories ❏ Filling in stories ❏ Writing story endings ❏ Writing story endings ❏ Writing story endings ❏ Writing story endings ❏ Writing story endings ❏ Reading comp.–reasoning ❏ Reading comp.–reasoning ❏ Reading comp.–reasoning ❏ Reading comp.–reasoning ❏ Reading comp.–reasoning ❏ Prefixes, suffixes, and root words ❏ Prefixes, suffixes, and root words ❏ Prefixes, suffixes, and root words ❏ Prefixes, suffixes, and root words Page Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Table of Contents Math Addition and subtraction riddles Addition and subtraction riddles Addition and subtraction riddles Addition and subtraction riddles Addition and subtraction riddles Place value Place value Place value 10 Number words and numeral forms 11 Numerical order 12 Word problems–mult./division .13 Word problems–mult./division .14 Fractions 15 Fractions 16 Reading a chart .17 Reading a chart .18 Word problems 19 Word problems 20 Word problems 21 Reading Filling in stories .22 Filling in stories .23 Filling in stories .24 Filling in stories .25 Filling in stories .26 Writing story endings 27 Writing story endings 28 Writing story endings 29 Writing story endings 30 Writing story endings 31 Reading comp.–reasoning 32 Reading comp.–reasoning 33 Reading comp.–reasoning 34 Reading comp.–reasoning 35 Reading comp.–reasoning 36 Prefixes, suffixes, and root words 37 Prefixes, suffixes, and root words 38 Prefixes, suffixes, and root words 39 Prefixes, suffixes, and root words 40 Prefixes, suffixes, and root words 41 Answer pages .42-48 Reproduction of these materials for commercial resale or distribution to an entire school system or school/library district is strictly prohibited Pages may be duplicated for one individual classroom set only Materials may not be reproduced for other purposes without the prior written permission of the publisher Copyright © Teacher’s Friend, a Scholastic Company All rights reserved Printed in China 0-439-50400-7 Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Page Name _ Skill: Addition and subtraction Add or subtract the numbers below Use the answer key to fill in the letters and get the answer to the riddle Riddle What did the happy chocolate say to the cranky chocolate? Answer Key 69 = V 28 = D 35 = A 22 = H 40 = L 52 = M 32 = E 80 = O 39 = N 75 = T 24 = W 24 + 45 40 - 12 22 + 18 16 + 16 63 - 24 70 - 35 12 + 10 31 + 21 92 - 12 67 - 22 48 - 24 50 + 25 28 80 39 75 52 32 40 75 Page 28 22 35 69 80 24 39 32 Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 35 Name _ Skill: Addition and subtraction Add or subtract the numbers below Use the answer key to fill in the letters and get the answer to the riddle Riddle What happens when you don’t clean your mirror? Answer Key 78 = U 11 = I 49 = O 89 = A 24 = D 53 = R 26 + 31 45 + 44 48 - 37 20 + 13 53 - 25 87 - 41 72 - 19 23 + 26 67 - 43 35 -16 37 + 25 41 + 37 33 49 78 24 11 53 57 28 33 19 57 = G 33 = Y 28 46 19 = E 62 = K 28 = T 46 = L 89 49 49 62 Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Page Name _ Skill: Addition and subtraction Add or subtract the numbers below Use the answer key to fill in the letters and get the answer to the riddle Riddle Why would a giraffe be a great brother? Answer Key 65 = A 81 = Y 18 = D 15 = S 73 = R 48 = L 29 = P 52 = H 36 = B 41 = U 51 = T 27 = O 59 = M 22 = I 99 = C 77 = K 84 = E 33 + 32 25 + 26 65 - 11 + 11 74 - 22 63 - 22 55 + 44 18 + 63 18 + 11 53 + 31 44 - 26 40 + 33 68 - 20 39 - 24 18 + 18 89 - 12 36 84 99 65 41 99 27 41 48 18 48 27 27 77 52 22 59 Page 15 84 73 41 29 84 81 27 41 65 48 48 51 27 Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 94 - 67 81 Name _ Skill: Addition and subtraction Add or subtract the numbers below Use the answer key to fill in the letters and get the answer to the riddle Riddle Why is the grizzly always cold? Answer Key 22 = B 72 = H 21 = C 7=R 54 = A 65 = L 47 = T 30 = I 58 = W 69 = S + 12 99 - 14 64 - 10 15 + 19 23 + 35 72 - 55 - 25 68 - 21 23 + 46 33 + 39 48 + 38 46 - 24 18 + 24 37 - 30 22 34 21 54 85 58 54 65 42 69 22 34 54 69 86 34 34 = E 42 = K 72 34 72 58 30 47 34 34 47 Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 85 = U 86 = F Page Name _ Skill: Addition and subtraction Add or subtract the numbers below Use the answer key to fill in the letters and get the answer to the riddle Riddle How you know that a police officer is strong? Answer Key 25 = F 50 = W 49 = D 68 = R 29 = O 15 = C 41 = H 52 = A 24 = I 13 = E 56 = T 39 = L 17 = N 34 = P 73 = U 26 - 13 30 + 22 53 - 29 75 - 34 51 + 22 30 + 19 17 + 22 34 + 34 44 - 29 75 - 50 27 + 29 55 - 38 78 - 49 76 - 42 56 41 13 29 25 25 24 15 52 17 41 29 39 49 56 68 52 25 24 15 29 17 13 41 52 17 Page 25 15 50 13 68 73 34 24 49 Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 56 25 + 25 41 Name _ Skill: Reading comprehension-reasoning Read the story and answer the questions “I’ve just got to get my merit badge today,” thought Jim He was lost His compass had broken when it fell out of his hands and hit the rocks Dad will be disappointed if I don’t pass this time Jim couldn’t find the path to take to get back to camp He saw some boys through the bushes They were wearing the same troop number as Jim “I’ll just cut through here and get back to camp No one will know I didn’t take the right way, but what about the rocks?” he thought He was supposed to return with seven rocks that Mr Sims had left along the path “I’ll just bring back any rocks I find,” he thought Jim picked up some rocks that looked a lot like the rocks Mr Sims had shown them “I’m here!” Jim shouted when he arrived “Here are my rocks.” Mr Sims took the rocks and gave Jim a funny look “These rocks don’t have a green mark painted on them, Jim,” he said Had Jim been careful with his compass? What makes you think so? How did Jim want his father to feel about him? What troop were the boys Jim saw from? How you know? Did Mr Sims know that Jim’s rocks were not the ones from the path? Do you think Jim got his merit badge? Why or why not? Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Page 35 Name _ Skill: Reading comprehension-reasoning Read the story and answer the questions I was counting down the seconds as I watched the clock I didn’t even hear what the teacher was saying All I know is I was ready to leave It was Friday I heard some chatter in the background, but I didn’t listen All I could think about was how good the food would be that night I would order a thick juicy hamburger and some fries with extra ketchup All of the waiters loved me at Jake’s Hamburger Stop My parents had promised to take me there Finally the bell rang I jumped up and ran to my locker A lot of papers flew out I just stuffed them back in, grabbed my things, and ran down the hallway “Sarah,” I heard my teacher call, “Don’t forget about ” as I ran out of the door On Monday, I was back at school “Oh, no, we are having a test,” I thought How could I have known? The teacher handed out the tests I didn’t know any of the answers to the multiplication or division problems Where was I when I was watching the clock? Where were my parents taking me that night? What was Sarah’s teacher probably trying to tell her? Do you think Sarah did well on the test? Why or why not? What class was Sarah probably in when she was watching the clock? Page 36 Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Reading comprehension-reasoning Read the story and answer the questions Maud and I were having a contest We took out our paint and paper We sat side by side as we worked First, I drew some leaves and a pot Then, I drew the petals and stem Next, I took my brush and finished up It was beautiful, my best work ever Maud looked at my work Her face turned gloomy She knew I would win Just then, I heard, “Bark, bark, bark.” Then my easel was knocked over as Rover ran out of the door He didn’t care about my hard work Maud began to laugh “Rover must not want you to win,” Maud said What kind of contest were the girls having? What was I painting? Do you think Maud thought that my painting was good? Why or why not? What you think Rover was? What makes you think that? What happened to my painting? Do you think Rover cared if Maud won or not? Why or why not? Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Page 37 Name _ Skill: Prefixes, suffixes, and root words You can add a prefix to a root word to make a new word Look at the list of prefixes, root words, and meanings below prefix de pre circum pro im contra meaning away from before around forward into against root word port dict vent pos meaning to carry to say to come to put For each word, fill in the meaning of the root word and prefix Write a definition for each word propose deport de port impose predict pre dict pose contradict prevent pre vent contra dict definition definition import circumvent Page 38 im definition definition definition pose definition definition circum pro vent im port definition Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Prefixes, suffixes, and root words You can add a prefix to a root word to make a new word Look at the list of prefixes, root words, and meanings below prefix ab inter e per trans suc meaning away from between from through across up prefix pre pro meaning before forward root word rupt ject mit ceed pel meaning to break to throw to put to go to push For each word, fill in the meaning of the root word and prefix Write a definition for each word transmit abrupt ab rupt trans definition definition interject succeed inter ject precede emit mit ceed propel permit definition pre definition definition per ceed definition definition e suc mit mit pro pel definition Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Page 39 Name _ Skill: Prefixes, suffixes, and root words You can add a suffix to a root word to give a word a certain quality Look at the list of suffixes, root words, and meanings below suffix al ible ancy ive ist age ity meaning result of ability a state of a state of a person activity a state of root word anim cred vac annu act ver brev meaning life believe empty year to true short For each word, fill in the meaning of the root word and suffix Write a definition for each word active animal anim al activist credible ible act definition definition vacancy verbiage vac ancy Page 40 ist age brevity annual definition ver ive definition definition annu ive definition definition cred act al brev ity definition Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Name _ Skill: Prefixes, suffixes, and root words You can add a suffix to a root word to give a word a certain quality Look at the list of suffixes, root words, and meanings below suffix ify ity iatry ary ate ible meaning to cause a state of art of healing related to a state of ability root word ver uni nov pod anim aud cre meaning true one new foot life to hear to grow For each word, fill in the meaning of the root word and suffix Write a definition for each word unitary verify ver ify animate unify ify ity aud ible definition definition create podiatry definition ate audible novelty pod anim definition definition nov ary definition definition uni uni iatry cre ate definition Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Page 41 Name _ Skill: Prefixes, suffixes, and root words You can add a suffix and prefixes to a root word to give a word a new meaning Look at the list of suffixes, prefixes, root words, and meanings below prefix re sub multi ex de mal in bi root word tract mit ply volv stroy funct pos aud annu meaning again under many out of away from bad not two meaning to pull to put to fold to turn to build to work to put to hear year suffix ible able ing ion er al meaning ability ability an act of an act of person result of For each word, fill in the meaning of the prefix, suffix and root word Write a definition for each word retractable re tract ible mit ing definition submitting sub definition multiplying multi ply ing definition extraction ex tract ion definition On another sheet of paper, give the meanings of the prefixes, root words and suffixes and a definition of the following words: revolving, malfunction, destroyer, reposition, inaudible, biannual Page 42 Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company E M Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 42 69 C E A E 47 B W B A L 85 21 L O N R K A T T 52 22 D 28 69 A V 45 32 S U 72 54 E W E I E T T H 22 86 Page F S 58 E 34 Page D O W N H 80 40 H E 42 65 24 39 A 68 O T C T 13 D Y 53 57 30 75 35 R N R A E A N E 15 52 H I O U 49 89 F 25 24 T H F L T F 56 41 N C I D D Page A I L F 17 73 A W C 29 49 O O 19 33 Page H O O Y G E 24 11 I U T P R 34 39 E K 62 28 H 50 78 46 O U O O K I C L H M E B L A 18 84 29 C 59 65 51 D P R E E Page Page U S 15 73 48 U 41 22 52 T A Y O L O 413 255 511 389 467 223 L U 36 77 99 81 Y 27 Answer Key 45 43 72 167 178 772 32 25 18 12 78 Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 43 675 317 235 1,270 1,562 627 1,907 532 624 957 2,230 575 1,260 7,698 9,543 104 109 856 909 Page 12 823 1,050 1,083 1,078 2,078 3,078 4,078 5,078 369 378 89 78 Page 429 243 337 324 513 175 8 6 35 ÷ = pages 20 ÷ = 10 days Page 13 25 ÷ = french frys x = 15 people x 10 = 40 cents Page 10 x = 12 hearts 14 ÷ = pieces x = 27 apples 20 ÷ = dollars Page 14 x = 20 animals 30 ÷ = minutes 25 x = 75 cents Page 11 eight thousand nine hundred ninety-nine six thousand forty-nine three thousand five hundred ninety-three seven thousand seven hundred forty-four five thousand two hundred three 9,816 3,651 1,425 2,785 4,532 Answer Key Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 44 Page 18 , number and Page 15 47 15 32 yes number number $3.30 Page 19 answers will vary corn pears and peas / oranges and tomatoes bananas $6.75 no Page 16 20 minutes 12 Page 20 Page 17 12 hamburgers, fries, hot dogs 20 16 pizza chicken Answer Key 72 $8.25 Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 45 Page 24 answers will vary miles Page 21 360 146 163 165 Page 25 answers will vary Page 22 answers will vary Page 26 answers will vary Page 23 answers will vary Answer Key Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 46 Page 30 answers will vary Page 27 answers will vary Page 31 answers will vary Page 28 answers will vary Page 32 take care of his bike Daniel, he prepared for the race he thought things that cost more are better yes, because maybe the chain would not have fallen off answers will vary Page 29 answers will vary Answer Key math class no, because he didn’t bring back the right rocks old shoes Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company 47 Page 36 no, because Rover was a dog Rover knocked it over a dog, there was a barking noise yes, because her face became gloomy when she saw it flowers a painting contest forward to put to suggest to carry to bring from somewhere else against to say to speak against into Page 37 before to come to keep from taking place to come around to go around before to say into to put to say something to force upon before it happens another away to carry from to send out to go to well forward to push to push forward before to go to go before up Page 38 through to put to allow from to put to send out between to throw to throw among other things away to break as if broken across to put to send no, she didn’t know any of the answers yes no Page 35 that they were having a test on Monday from Jim’s troop, they had the same troop number as Jim I didn’t like them Page 34 to a restaurant he wanted him to be proud of him no, she threw them away Page 33 in my math class no, he dropped it no, I didn’t want to wear the new ones Answer Key Page 39 short a state of shortness year result of yearly activity a stream of words true a state to of person a person who is involved in action to a state of involving action a state of empty empty space believe ability trustworthy result of a living thing that can respond life to cause to confirm related to relating to to grow a state of to bring into being to hear ability capable of being heard life a state of having life a unit one Page 40 art of healing foot medical care of the foot new a state of something new to cause to bring together one true Page 41 to pull an act of out of a drawing out of something to fold an act of many increasing in number to put an act of under putting forward as an opinion to pull ability again having the ability to withdraw Answer Key Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - 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Third Grade Basic Skills Reading and Math – Thinking Skills Basic math and reading activities necessary for developing the skills students need to succeed! Written... suffixes, and root words Page Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Table of Contents Math Addition and subtraction... hundreds, and nine thousands? TH , H T O Third Grade Basic Skills: Reading and Math - Thinking Skills © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company Page 11 Name _ Skill: Numbers in word and