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EQAO Grade 3 Reading Practice Worksheets

Free printable EQAO Grade 3 reading comprehension worksheets with passages, vocabulary questions, and inference practice — aligned to the Ontario Language curriculum.

📄 Free Printable PDF ✏️ 9 Questions ✅ Answer Key Included 🍁 Ontario Curriculum

EQAO Grade 3 Reading — What Is Tested

The EQAO Primary Division reading component assesses students on their ability to:

How These Worksheets Help

Each worksheet includes original passages followed by a mix of multiple-choice and written-response questions. Passages cover both informational (non-fiction) and narrative (fiction/story) text types, just like the real EQAO.

The answer key provides model answers for open-response questions, showing students how to use evidence from the text.

📝 Sample Questions

Here are a few questions from this worksheet. Download the full PDF for all 9 questions.

Passage 1: The Sugar Maple

1. What is the main topic of this passage?

  • A) How to make pancakes
  • B) The sugar maple tree
  • C) Autumn in Ontario
  • D) Types of trees

2. How much sap does it take to make 1 litre of maple syrup?

  • A) 4 litres
  • B) 10 litres
  • C) 40 litres
  • D) 100 litres

3. Why do tourists visit Ontario in the fall?

  • A) To collect sap
  • B) To see changing leaves
  • C) To plant trees
  • D) To go skiing

4. What does the word "tap" mean in this passage?

  • A) To knock gently
  • B) To make a hole to collect sap
  • C) A type of dance
  • D) Running water

5. Using details from the passage, explain why making maple syrup takes a lot of work.

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