Grade 3 Reading Comprehension Worksheet: "The Brave Tin Soldier"
Let's go through the story and answer each question based on the text.
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Story Summary (Key Points):
- There were
25 tin soldiers, all made from the
same old tin spoon.
- They were given as a
birthday present to a
little boy.
- All soldiers looked alike,
except one, who had
only one leg because he was made last.
- The next morning, the children placed the tin soldiers in the
window.
- The window opened, and the one-legged soldier fell out during a
rainstorm.
- Two boys found him, made a
newspaper boat, and sent him sailing down the gutter.
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Answer Key with Explanations:
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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 first sentence says, “There were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers... who had been made out of the same old tin spoon.” This tells us they were crafted from one shared source — a tin spoon.
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2. Who did utter the words “Tin soldiers”?
✔ Answer: A little boy
🔹 *Explanation:* The text says, “The first thing they ever heard was the words, 'Tin soldiers!' uttered by a little boy…” So it was clearly the
little boy who said it when he opened the box.
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3. A little boy b. A little girl c. An old man
✔ Answer: a. A little boy
🔹 *Explanation:* As stated above, the phrase “Tin soldiers!” was spoken by a
little boy, not a girl or an old man.
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4. Why was the one tin soldier different from the rest of them?
✔ Answer: He had only one leg.
🔹 *Explanation:* The passage states, “The soldiers were all exactly alike, excepting one, who had only one leg.” This is because he was made last, and there wasn't enough tin for two legs. That made him stand out and be “very remarkable.”
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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.” This action led to the soldier falling out when the window opened.
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6. Where was the tin soldier?
✔ Answer: He was in a newspaper boat sailing down the gutter.
🔹 *Explanation:* After falling from the window and getting wet, two boys found him. They made a boat from a newspaper and placed the tin soldier in it, sending him sailing down the rainwater stream.
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✔ Final Answers:
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.
5. They placed the tin soldier in the window.
6. He was in a newspaper boat sailing down the gutter.
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This worksheet helps students practice reading comprehension, attention to detail, and understanding sequence of events in a short narrative.
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