Let’s go step by step to answer each question based on the reading passage.
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Q1. Ms. Vasquez showed the map of ________.
In the first sentence, it says:
> “Ms. Vasquez stood in front of her second-grade class. She pointed at a map of the continent of North America.”
So, she showed a map of
North America.
✔ Answer for Q1:
North America
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Q2. How many Great Lakes are there in North America?
The text says:
> “They are known as the Great Lakes. There are five of them.”
Then it lists them: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie — that’s 5.
✔ Answer for Q2:
Five (or 5)
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Q3. These lakes are on the ________ between two big countries.
The teacher says:
> “These lakes are on the border between two big countries.”
And then students say: United States and Canada.
So, the blank is filled with
border.
✔ Answer for Q3:
border
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Q4. How many kinds of fishes live there?
Alejandro asks if there are fish, and Ms. Vasquez replies:
> “About three hundred and fifty kinds of fish live there.”
That’s 350.
✔ Answer for Q4:
Three hundred and fifty (or 350)
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Q5. About ________ million people get fresh water from the lakes.
Ms. Vasquez says:
> “And the lakes give fresh water to more than forty million people.”
So, we fill in
forty.
Note: The question says “about ___ million”, and the text says “more than forty million” — so “forty” is still the correct number to put in the blank since it’s asking for the approximate figure mentioned.
✔ Answer for Q5:
forty (or 40)
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Final Answer:
Q1. North America
Q2. Five
Q3. border
Q4. Three hundred and fifty
Q5. forty
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of sample third grade comprehension worksheet.
