Grade 3 · English Language Arts · Unit 14 of 18
Wonder & Find Out
What you know, good questions, choosing facts and stories that include everyone.
What your child practises
Practises using what you already know, asking focused questions, choosing information from sources, deciding what to include, and noticing diversity and inclusion in stories.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · prior knowledge, focused questions, selecting information, sources and diversity in texts
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which source is likely to have accurate facts about volcanoes?
- A silly cartoon
- A nonfiction book from the library
- A rumour
A nonfiction book from the library
Hint: Use trusted sources.
Question 2
A story shows many kinds of families. This shows…
- diversity
- only one way to live
- a mistake
diversity
Hint: Diversity means differences are shown.
Question 3
Before you read about whales, it helps to think about…
- what you ate
- the weather in July
- what you already know about whales
what you already know about whales
Hint: Prior knowledge helps you understand new topics.
Question 4
A book shows a child using a wheelchair joining a game. The book shows…
- inclusion
- a recipe
- a bad ending
inclusion
Hint: Everyone joins in.
Question 5
You notice leaves turn colour in autumn. A good question is…
- Why do leaves change colour?
- Who cares?
- Is my shoe blue?
Why do leaves change colour?
Hint: Ask what you wonder about.
Question 6
Telling a friend what a story says about being fair is…
- sharing how an idea is presented
- copying
- spelling
sharing how an idea is presented
Hint: You share what you notice.