Retelling Practice Worksheet

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on developing retelling skills through reading comprehension and structured prompts.

Grade 3 ELA ReadingReading Comprehension StrategiesRetelling

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3

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ELAReadingRetellingReading ComprehensionGrade 3

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Retelling Practice

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Read the story carefully. Then, answer the questions to practice retelling what happened. Remember to include the most important parts of the story in the correct order.

The Little Red Hen

Once upon a time, there was a Little Red Hen who lived on a farm with a lazy Dog, a sleepy Cat, and a noisy Duck. One day, the Little Red Hen found a grain of wheat. "Who will help me plant this wheat?" she asked. "Not I," barked the Dog. "Not I," purred the Cat. "Not I," quacked the Duck. So, the Little Red Hen planted it herself.

Soon, the wheat grew tall and ripe. "Who will help me cut the wheat?" asked the Little Red Hen. "Not I," barked the Dog. "Not I," purred the Cat. "Not I," quacked the Duck. So, the Little Red Hen cut it herself.

Next, she asked, "Who will help me take the wheat to the mill to be ground into flour?" Again, the Dog, Cat, and Duck all said, "Not I." So, the Little Red Hen took it to the mill herself. When she returned with the flour, she asked, "Who will help me bake the bread?" And again, they all refused. So, the Little Red Hen baked the bread herself.

Finally, the delicious smell of fresh bread filled the air. "Who will help me eat this bread?" she asked. "I will!" barked the Dog. "I will!" purred the Cat. "I will!" quacked the Duck. But the Little Red Hen said, "No, you won't! I planted the wheat, cut the wheat, took it to the mill, and baked the bread all by myself. So, I will eat it all by myself!" And she did.

1. What happened at the beginning of the story? Who are the main characters and what did the Little Red Hen find?

2. What happened in the middle of the story? What did the Little Red Hen do with the wheat, and who helped her?

3. What happened at the end of the story? What did the Little Red Hen make, and who got to eat it?

4. Number the events in the correct order from 1 to 4.

The Little Red Hen baked the bread.

The Little Red Hen found a grain of wheat.

The Little Red Hen cut the ripe wheat.

The Little Red Hen ate the bread by herself.

5. The characters in the story are the Little Red Hen, a lazy , a sleepy , and a noisy .

6. What was the main problem in the story?

The Little Red Hen couldn't find any wheat.

Her friends did not want to help her with the work.

The wheat would not grow tall.

She didn't know how to bake bread.