Emma Decides

This thoughtful worksheet supports students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 as they read a narrative about Emma discovering a lost puppy and facing an important moral choice. Through close reading, inference-making, text-based reasoning, written responses, and character analysis, students practice explaining their thinking while grounding answers in specific details from the passage.

Academic Focus

• Text-Based Comprehension (Grades 3-5)
  Students answer questions that require careful reading and attention to story details.
• Inferencing and Reasoning
  Learners explain “why” and “how” characters act by drawing logical conclusions from the text.
• Complete-Sentence Responses
  Students practice writing clear, grammatically complete answers that fully explain their ideas.
• Moral and Character Analysis
  Readers reflect on ethical choices, empathy, and decision-making within a narrative context.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created and Classroom-Tested
  Designed by educators to meet upper elementary ELA standards.
• Encourages Deeper Thinking
  Open-ended questions promote discussion, reflection, and justification of ideas.
• Flexible Implementation
  Works well for independent work, partner discussion, small groups, or homework.
• Supports Developing Writers
  Sentence-based responses reinforce clarity, structure, and evidence use.

This printable reading comprehension worksheet helps students strengthen critical thinking, inferencing, moral reasoning, and evidence-based writing skills. By focusing on character decisions and ethical reflection, it encourages meaningful engagement with the text while building comprehension and analysis strategies. It’s a practical, no-prep resource for both classroom instruction and homeschool use that supports thoughtful reading and clear written expression.

This worksheet is part of our Grade 3 Reading Comprehension collection.