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Text card
The shoes are behind the door.
position clue
Ask which word tells the place clearly.
Example: Behind tells the place.
Grade 3
Meaning from reason and position words
Use clue words like because, beside, behind, before, and after to understand a fuller sentence accurately.
Category: Small Words
8 min
Confident
Ask which one small word changes the meaning of the whole line. This helps children read more thoughtfully.
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Read and think
Text card
We stayed inside because it rained.
reason clue
Notice which word gives the reason.
Example: Because tells the reason.
Read and think
Text card
After the bell, we packed our bags.
time clue
Ask which word gives the order clue.
Example: After tells when it happened.
Try a worksheet next
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A Grade 3 reading worksheet for using clue words in questions to build fuller answers.
Word problems: mixed operations
A Grade 3 math worksheet with word problems that mix addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
More in this topic
These next steps stay in the same stage so the child does not get sent backward.
Reading clues in short questions
Read short questions and look for the clue word that helps you choose the right answer.
Short phrases to full ideas
Grow from short reading phrases into full ideas with a little more detail and meaning.
Question clues to full answers
Read slightly richer questions and answer them using the clue words in the question itself.