Alphabetize: Grade Three (Grade 3) Vocabulary List One

Fish Around and place the words from the word pond in alphabetic order on the lines to
the right.

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learn tears pocketbook
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lemonade toy stood ___________________
summer alone boat ___________________
talked because deer ___________________
write does ducklings ___________________
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Cryptogram: Grade Three (Grade 3) Vocabulary List One

Directions: Unscramble the words by placing the correct letter in the shaded boxes. Use the
numbered boxes to complete the answer to the riddle.

RIDDLE:
What do you call it when you drop a lemon?
 NRLEA MERUSM
_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _
5 3 2

ERSAT ESOD
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7

BESECUA EDAKTL
_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _

OTODS
NLEOA
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
4
6 1

TIEWR ANSWER:
_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2

Spelling Worksheet? Grade Three (Grade 3) Vocabulary List One

Each word is missing a letter. Put the correct letter in the circle to complete the word.
 lea n poc etbook
lemona e s ood
sum er tea s
talk d t y
wr te alo e
bo t beca se
de r do s
duckli gs

Vocab. Quiz: Grade Three (Grade 3) Vocabulary List One

Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.
the season of the year between spring and autumn, in the northern
1. toy
hemisphere continuing from the June solstice to the September equinox.
any of a family of large, swift, hoofed mammals, such as the white-tailed
2. pocketbook deer or the reindeer, the males of which usu. have antlers that grow and
are shed yearly.
3. alone past tense and past participle of stand.
4. stood sweetened lemon juice diluted with water.
to form (letters, words, symbols, or characters) on a surface with a pen,
5. duckling
pencil, typewriter, or other instrument:
6. because to try to rip or remove (usu. fol. by at):
7. does an immature duck.
8. deer to be brimming or overflowing with tears.
9. lemonade for the reason that.
10. learn third person sing. present tense of do1.
11. tear to communicate through spoken words; discuss:
12. tear separate from everyone or everything else; solitary.
13. talk to gain knowledge of through study, experience, or research:
any object, device, or the like that can be used in play, esp. by children;
14. summer
plaything.
15. boat a small, open vehicle for traveling on the surface of the water.
a small bag or case used to carry money and other personal items;
16. write
handbag.

Word Chop: Grade Three (Grade 3) Vocabulary List One

Directions: The table below contains words that have been chopped in half. Find the pieces that fit together and write
them in the answer area below.

arn lemo do st
one wr ars lings
oy ked bec le
nade er de tal
duck tbook al pocke
ause bo ite t
te ood es at
sum mer

Answers:
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 Sorting and Classifying Worksheet
. Bear B. Robin C. Bobcat D. Blue Jay
. Dog F. Cat G. Crow H. Sparrow
Deer J. Bat K. Gopher L. Skunk
Directions: Sort these animals into three groups based on a single characteristic.
 Sorting and Classifying Worksheet
. truck B. yacht C. car D. submarine
. biplane F. train G. tugboat H. ferryboat
tractor J. jet K. motorcycle L. jet ski
Directions: Sort these forms of transportation into two groups based on a single characteristic.

Sorting and Classifying Worksheet

A. 111 B. 4,896 C. 49 D. 16
E. 368 F. 52 G. 698 H. 1,589
I. 96 J. 289 K. 6,896 L. 732
Directions: Sort these numbers into two groups of two based on a classification of your choice.

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 How Many Triangles Are There?
Directions: How many triangles are present in this picture?
The Answer To This Worksheet Is 27

How Many Squares?

Directions: How many squares are present in this picture?
The Answer To This Worksheet Is 40

How Many Triangles? Version 2

Directions: How many triangles are present in this picture?
The Answer To This Worksheet Is 16

Sample
(can take any other clear picture, video)
You Have 1 Minute! Look Carefully!

What Do You Remember?

Picture #9
Directions: Your teacher will give you one minute to look at a picture. After this time period, answer the questions
below.
1. Briefly describe what you saw in the picture.

_______________________________________________________________________

2. What type of event is this?

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3. How many students were directly in front of the performer?

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4. What color was the performer's shoes?

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 Catch that
Bicycle!
2 boys on bicycles, 20 miles apart, began racing toward each other.
The instant they started, a fly on the handle bar of one of the bikes
started flying toward the other bike's handle bar. As soon as it
reached, it turned around and went to the other bike and so on until
the bikes met. If each bike had a constant speed of 10 mph, and
the fly was traveling 15 mph constantly, how far did the fly travel?
Answer:
Name ___________________ Date _______________

How Old Are You Now?

Eight years ago, Mary was half as old as Jane will be when Jane is one
year older than Tim will be at the time when Mary will be five times as
old as Tim will be two years from now.
Ten years from now Tim will be twice as old as Jane was when Mary
was nine times as old as Tim.
When Tim was one year old, Mary was three years older than Tim will be
when Jane is three times as old as Mary was six years before the time
when Jane was half as old as Tim will be when Mary will be ten years
older than Mary was when Jane was one-third as old as Tim will be
when Mary will be three times as old as she was when Jane was born.
How Old Are They Now?
Answer:

Name ___________________ Date _______________

 <Ship Wrecked!>

1 train leaves from NYC heading towards LA at 100 mph. three

hours later, a train leaves from LA heading towards NYC at 200
MPH. Assume there's exactly 2000 miles between LA and NYC.
When they meet, which train is closer to NYC?
Answer:

Name ___________________ Date _______________

$ The Bank $

A bank customer had $100 in his account. He then made 6

withdrawals, totaling $100. He kept a record of these withdrawals,
 and the balance remaining in the account, as follows: Withdrawals

Name ___________________ Date _______________

The Basket
Case
You are given 10 baskets. 9 of the baskets each have 10 balls weighing
10kg per ball, however one basket has 10 balls weiging 9kg each. All the
balls and baskets are identical in appearance. You are asked to determine
which basket contains the 9kg balls. You have a suitable scale, but may
only take a single measurement. No other measurements may be taken
(like trying to determine by hand). You may remove balls from the baskets
but may still only take one measurement.
How do you do it?
Answer:

Balance left $50 $50 25 25 10 15 8 7 5 2 2 0 --- --- $100 $99.

When he added up the columns as above, he assumed that he
must owe $1 to the bank. Was he right?
Answer:
Name ___________________ Date _______________

The Bookworm
A bookworm eats from the first page of an encyclopedia to the last
page. The bookworm eats in a straight line. The encyclopedia
consists of ten 1000-page volumes and is sitting on a bookshelf in
the usual order. Not counting covers, title pages, etc., how many
pages does the bookworm eat through?
Answer:

Name ___________________ Date _______________

The Camels

An Arab sheikh tells his two sons to race their camels to a distant
city to see who will inherit his fortune. The one whose camel is
slower will win. The brothers, after wandering aimlessly for days,
ask a wise man for advise. After hearing the advice they jump on
the camels and race as fast as they can to the city. What does the
wise man say?
Answer:
Name ___________________ Date _______________
 The Farmer
A farmer buys a horse for $60. He sells it to his neighbor for $70.
Then he discovers he could have made a better deal. He borrows
$10 from his wife, and buys the horse back for $80. He then sells it
to another neighbor for $90. How much money did he make.
Answer:

Name ___________________ Date _______________

The Golf Ball Caper

Ok, imagine a large empty bin with. Say that each minute people
would come and put in one golf ball a piece. The first
minute(Starting at 12 noon), 1 person came and put in a ball. The
second minute, 2 people put in one ball a piece. A minute later, 4
people put in 1 ball a piece. This pattern continued until the bin was
exactly full at 6 pm. At what time was the bin half empty?
Answer:

Name ___________________ Date _______________

 The Hours Up!

You have two hourglasses--a 4-minute glass and a 7-minute glass.

You want to measure 9 minutes.
How do you do it?
Answer:

Name ___________________ Date _______________

The Hotel

Three people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager and
go to their room. The manager finds out that the room rate is $25
and gives $5 to the bellboy to return. On the way to the room the
bellboy reasons that $5 would be difficult to share among three
people so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person.
Now each person paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each,
totalling $27. The bellboy has $2, totalling $29.
Where is the remaining dollar?
Answer:
Name ___________________ Date _______________

The Ten-Gallon Hat

You buy a ten-gallon hat as a souvenir of a visit to Texas; only
when you got home did you discover that the label states it to be
only a six-gallon hat. By now, you were skeptical that it was even
that big, and you decided to test it by trying to fill it with 6 gallon of
water. The only containers you had on hand are a 9-gallon and a 4-
gallon container. Using them, how were you able to pour 6 gallon
into the hat?
Answer:

Name ___________________ Date _______________

Where's The Gold?

Two boxes are labeled "A" and "B". A sign on box A says "The sign
on box B is true and the gold is in box A". A sign on box B says
"The sign on box A is false and the gold is in box A". Assuming
there is gold in one of the boxes, which box contains the
gold?
Answer:
Name ___________________ Date _______________
 Logic Puzzle Answers

The Bookworm
On a book shelf the first page of the first volume is on the
The Ten Gallon Hat "inside" so the bookworm eats only through the cover of the
Fill A 2. Pour 4 gallons into B 3. 5 gallons remain in A 4. first volume, then 8 times 1000 pages of Volumes 2 - 9, then
Empty B 5. Refill B from A-this leaves 1 gallon in A 6. Empty through the cover to the 1st page of Vol 10. He eats 8,000
B and put the 1 gallon from A into B 7. Refill A 8. Fill B from pages.
A. This will take 3 gallons, leaving 6 in A If the bookworm ate the first page and the last page, it ate
The Golf Bal Caper 8,004 pages.
Where's the Gold?
The sign on box A says "The sign on box B is true and the
5:59 - Because each minute, the number of balls gold is in box A". The sign on box B says "The sign on box A
is false and the gold is in box A". The following argument
double!
can be made: If the statement on box A is true, then the
statement on box B is true, since that is what the statement
The Farmer on box A says. But the statement on box B states that the
The farmer ended up with $90. statement on box A is false, which contradicts the original
The total he had was: $60 + $10 from his wife == $70. assumption. Therefore, the statement on box A must be
$90 - $70 = $20 dollars profit. false. This implies that either the statement on box B is false
The Hotel or that the gold is in box B. If the statement on box B is
false, then either the statement on box A is true (which it
cannot be) or the gold is in box B. Either way, the gold is in
Each person paid $9, totalling $27. The manager box B.
has $25 and the bellboy $2. The bellboy's $2 Where's my Camel?
should be added to the manager's $25 or
subtracted from the tenants' $27, not added to The wiseman tells them to switch camels.
the tenants' $27.
The Bank
How Old Are You Now? There is no reason whatever why the customer's original
Tim is 3, Jane is 8, and Mary is 15. Clue number 1 leads to deposit of $100 should equal the total of the balanes left
the situation a year and a half ago, when Tim was 1 1/2, after each withdrawal. The total of withdrawals in the left-
Jane was 6 1/2, and Mary was 13 1/2. hand colum must always equal $100, but is is purely
The Hours Up! coincidence that the total of the right-hand column is close to
Start both hourglasses. When the 4-minute glass runs out, $100.
turn it over (4 minutes elapsed). When the 7-minute glass The Basket Case
runs out, turn it over (7 minutes elapsed). When the 4- Mark the baskets or line them up. Take 1 ball from the 1st
minute glass runs out this time (8 minuts elapsed), the 7- basket, 2 balls from the 2nd, 3 balls from the 3rd etc. Put
minute glass has been running for 1 minute. Turn it over them all on the scale. Their mass should add up to
once again. When it stops, 9 minutes have elapsed. 10+20+30+...+100=550kg. Subtract the mass you get from
Catch That Bicycle! 550 and you get the basket they're in! eg. If the 9kg balls are
Each bike travels at 10 mph, so they meet at the center of in basket 6, the scale will read
the 20 mile distance in exactly 1 hour the fly travels 15 mph 10+...+50+54+70+...+100=544kg. 550-544=6.
and so at the end of the hour, he will have gone 15 miles. Ship Wrecked!
When they meet, they're both at the same spot, so they are
both the same distance from NYC..

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 Date ____________________

Name ________________________
MAKING PREDICTIONS
Directions:

USE INFORMATION YOU ALREADY KNOW AND WHAT THE AUTHOR IS TELLING YOU TO MAKE A
PREDICTION. A PREDICTION IS WHAT YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN.

1. Jessie and Freddie put on their snow suits. They got their hats, boots, and scarves.
They went outside and began to roll the snow in three large balls. They put the largest
ball on the bottom and stacked the snow balls on top of each other. They went to look
for two sticks.
MAKE A PREDICTION:

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

2. Sara and her Mother drove to the computer store. Sara had her money she had
received for Christmas and the money she had saved. She waited a long time for this
day. Finally, she would be able to look up all the things she needed for school on a
computer and email her friends.
MAKE A PREDICTION:

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

3. The storm began suddenly. The lightening lit up the sky and the thunder roared
loudly. The electricity was blinking on and off quickly.
MAKE A PREDICTION:

_______________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________.

Name: ___________________________ Date:_____________________

Name Three People That...

Friendship Worksheets
This is a really great creative thinking exercise.

rections: For each number list three people that share the described quality.

1. have helped your country. _______________________________________________

2. have helped your town. _______________________________________________
3. can swim. _______________________________________________
4. have black hair. _______________________________________________
5. have a blue shirt. _______________________________________________
6. have a nice smile. _______________________________________________
7. like sports. _______________________________________________
8. like computers. _______________________________________________
9. like to read. _______________________________________________
10. are strong. _______________________________________________
11. make you laugh. _______________________________________________
12. have blonde hair. _______________________________________________
13. sing well. _______________________________________________
14. like animals. _______________________________________________
15. like the color green. _______________________________________________

Name Four Places That...

Directions: For each number list four places that share the described quality.
1. has good food.
2. athletes go to.
3. have grass fields.
4. in the United States.
5. you go during school.
6. you would like to visit.
7. has a lot of animals.
8. you find a lot of cars.
9. are world famous.
10. have tall buildings.
11. have mountains.
12. are always warm.
13. you find boats.
14. are not on planet Earth.
15. people have fought in wars.
Name Five Places That...
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Directions: For each number list five places that share the described quality.

1. are not real. _______________________________________________

2. you learned about this year. _______________________________________________
3. animals sleep. _______________________________________________
4. are loud. _______________________________________________
5. are quiet. _______________________________________________
6. people watch movies at. _______________________________________________
7. you find insects. _______________________________________________
8. you have been to recently. _______________________________________________
9. have a lot of trees. _______________________________________________
10. near the Atlantic Ocean. _______________________________________________
11. near the Pacific Ocean. _______________________________________________
12. have a lot of money. _______________________________________________
13. you can watch TV at. _______________________________________________
14. are far away. _______________________________________________
15. that are blue. _______________________________________________

Secret code
Name ________________________ Date ____________________

Secret Code
Directions: Use the key to figure out the riddle below.
 What is black and white but red all over?

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-- 74 97 12 -- 41 97 94 12 36 58 -- 23 36 41 94 2

Riddle Key
12 = N 58 = D 69 = J 45 = L 74 = S
23 = Z 36 = E 41 = B 72 = O 8=V
2=A 7=G 19 = K 14 = T 25 = C
27 = H 65 = X 32 = W 49 = P 78 = I
94 = R 29 = M 97 = U 67 = F 89 = Y

The Answer: A sun burned zebra)

 ________________________ Date ________________

Secret Code
ctions: Use the key to figure out the riddle below.

What kind of snake is good at math?

_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _
12 --- 2 58 58 36 94 --- 74 12 2 19 3

Riddle Key
12 = N 58 = D 69 = J 45 = L 74 = S
23 = Z 36 = E 41 = B 72 = O 8=V
2=A 7=G 19 = K 14 = T 25 = C
27 = H 65 = X 32 = W 49 = P 78 = I
94 = R 29 = M 97 = U 67 = F 89 = Y

The Answer: An Adder Snake

 ________________________ Date ________________

Secret Code
ctions: Use the key to figure out the riddle below.

Why was Christopher Columbus a crook?

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ __ __
36 --- 58 72 97 41 45 36 25 94 72 74 74 36

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
27 36 --- 2 14 45 2 12 14 78 25 --- 72 25 36 2

Riddle Key
12 = N 58 = D 69 = J 45 = L 74 = S
23 = Z 36 = E 41 = B 72 = O 8=V
2=A 7=G 19 = K 14 = T 25 = C
27 = H 65 = X 32 = W 49 = P 78 = I
94 = R 29 = M 97 = U 67 = F 89 = Y

The Answer: He double crossed the Atlantic Ocean

Sample
Research
Do The Research!
Directions: Research the topic indicated to the right and answer the Topic: Atomic bombs dropped on
questions below, based on that topic. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
______________________________________
1. Who was involved? (I.e. organizations,
people, countries, corporations)
______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________
2. What was the final outcome? (I.e. who
won or lost?, what did they win or lose?) ______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________
3. When did this all occur? (I.e. time
period, date) ______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

4. Where did all of this take place?

______________________________________

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Do The Research!
Directions: Using all of the resources your teacher has made available, answer the following
questions and include the source you used to find the answer.
1. Who is the current U.S. Secretary of State? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
2. What is the distance between the Earth and Sun? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
3. Whose picture is on the U.S. dime? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
4. What is the Capital of Canada? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
5. What is the world's largest living thing? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
6. Where is tallest building in the world? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
7. What building is found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
8. In what sea creature are pearls found? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
9. Who played Gilligan on Gilligan's Island? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________

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Do The Research!
Directions: Using all of the resources your teacher has made available, answer the following
questions and include the source you used to find the answer.
1. What breed of dog was Lassie? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
2. How many squares are on a checker board? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
3. How many bones are in the human body? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
4. Who is the second richest person in the world? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
5. How old do you have to be to run for President? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
6. Which two planets have no moon? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
7. How much do you weigh on the moon? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
8. Name 3 cities where the U.S. capital has been located. ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
9. Which planet has the greatest gravity? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________

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Do The Research!
Directions: Using all of the resources your teacher has made available, answer the following
questions and include the source you used to find the answer.
1. Who composed the U.S. national anthem? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
2. Who composed the Canadian national anthem? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
3. What is the capital of Belgium? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
4. Which comet is visible from Earth every 76 years? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
5. Where is the Alamo located? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
6. What is the longest river in the world? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
7. What does your pulse measure? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
8. Which U.S. president served the shortest time in office? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
9. Who was Herbert Hoover's Vice President? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________

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Do The Research!
Directions: Using all of the resources your teacher has made available, answer the following
questions and include the source you used to find the answer.
1. Who invented the game of baseball? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
2. Which war in history claimed the most lives? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
3. What is the capital of Peru? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
4. What year was the Empire State Building Built? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
5. Which volcanic eruption caused the most deaths? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
6. What is the fastest land animal in the world? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
7. How deep is the deepest part of the ocean? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
8. How old is the oldest living person in the world? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
9. What town was Abraham Lincoln assianated in? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________

Do The Research!
Directions: Using all of the resources your teacher has made available, answer the following
questions and include the source you used to find the answer.
1. When was the chocolate chip cookie invented? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
2. How long can a person live without food? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
3. What is the world's best selling book of all-time? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
4. A dollar is not made of paper, what is it made of? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
5. How much does a human brain weigh? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
6. When was the first photographic image developed? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
7. Name the U.S. President who served in office the longest? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
8. Who was the first person to win an Oscar for best actor? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
9. Where was the system of democracy first introduced? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________

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Do The Research!
Directions: Using all of the resources your teacher has made available, answer the following
questions and include the source you used to find the answer.
1. How many stitches does a baseball have? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
2. How many leather panels does a soccer ball have? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
3. How much garbage do humans make every year? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
4. Approximately, how many bicycles are in the world? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
5. In what year were the Oscar Awards held twice? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
6. When was the first credit card issued? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
7. Who invented the television? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
8. Who is credited with inventing Penicillin? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________
9. What is the study of ants called? ____________________________
Source: ______________________________________________

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