Here is the solution to the Grade 3 Reading Comprehension Worksheet titled “The Brave Tin Soldier” by Hans Christian Andersen, with explanations for each answer.
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1. How had the tin soldiers been made out?
Answer: They were made out of the same old tin spoon.
✔ *Explanation:* The very first sentence of the story says: “There were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers, for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon.” This tells us exactly what material was used to make them — one old tin spoon.
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2. Who did utter the words “Tin soldiers”?
Answer: A little boy
✔ *Explanation:* The story states: “The first thing they ever heard was the words, 'Tin soldiers!' uttered by a little boy, when the lid of the box was taken off.” So, it was a little boy who said those words.
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3. A little boy b. A little girl c. An old man
Answer: a. A little boy
✔ *Explanation:* This is a multiple-choice question based on Question 2. Since we already know from the text that a little boy said “Tin soldiers!”, the correct choice is
a. A little boy.
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4. Why was the one tin soldier different from the rest of them?
Answer: He had only one leg because he was left to the last in the making, and they made him stand firmly on one leg.
✔ *Explanation:* The text says: “The soldiers were all exactly alike, excepting one, who had only one leg; he had been left to the last, but they made him to stand firmly on one leg, and this caused him to be very remarkable.” This explains both his difference (one leg) and why it happened (made last, stood on one leg).
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5. What did the children do the next morning?
Answer: They placed the tin soldier in the window.
✔ *Explanation:* The story says: “When the children came in the next morning, they placed the tin soldier in the window.” That’s a direct answer from the text.
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6. Where was the tin soldier?
Answer: He was in a newspaper boat, sailing down after falling out of the window during a rain shower.
✔ *Explanation:* After falling from the window, it rained heavily. Then: “two boys happened to pass by... So they made a boat out of a newspaper, and placed the tin soldier in it, and sent him sailing down.” So at the end of the passage, he is in a newspaper boat, sailing away.
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✔ Final Answers Summary:
1. They were made out of the same old tin spoon.
2. A little boy
3. a. A little boy
4. He had only one leg because he was made last and had to stand on one leg.
5. They placed the tin soldier in the window.
6. He was in a newspaper boat, sailing down.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of third grade reading comprehension passages.
