Informational Writing Basics
A Grade 3 worksheet to practice identifying and writing informational texts.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you understand and write informational texts.
Read the passage below about honeybees, then answer the questions.
Honeybees are amazing insects that live in large groups called colonies. Each colony has one queen bee, many worker bees, and a few drone bees. The queen bee's job is to lay eggs. Worker bees are female bees that do most of the work, like collecting nectar and pollen, making honey, and building the honeycomb. Drone bees are male bees, and their main job is to mate with the queen. Honeybees are very important because they pollinate flowers and crops, which helps plants grow food for us to eat.
1. What is the main purpose of the passage you just read?
To tell a funny story about bees
To teach you facts about honeybees
To convince you to like bees
To describe how to catch a bee
Use words from the passage to complete the sentences.
2. Honeybees live in large groups called .
3. The queen bee's job is to eggs.
4. Worker bees collect nectar and pollen, and make .
5. Why are honeybees important to plants and humans?
Decide if each statement is True or False based on the passage.
6. All bees in a colony are female.
True
False
7. Choose an animal you know a lot about. Write a short informational paragraph about that animal. Remember to state facts and details, not opinions or stories.