Create personalized reading comprehension exercises in minutes

Transform Your Teaching
 with AI-Powered Worksheets

With ReadTheory’s Instant Worksheet Builder, you can create engaging, grade-appropriate worksheets tailored to your students in minutes. Spark curiosity, save time, and empower critical thinking with AI-powered tools designed for teachers like you.

Equinox: The Days of Equal Day and Night

Questions: 5

Grade: 3

Words: 54

Text

Text & Questions

Text, Questions & Answers

Did you know that there are two special days in a year when day and night are the same length? They are called equinoxes. There's a spring equinox that happens around March 20th and a fall equinox around September 22nd. Different cultures around the world celebrate these days in unique ways. Interesting, isn't it?

Question 1

What is the term for the two days in a year when day and night are the same length?

Solstices

Equinoxes

Explanation. Equinoxes are the two days in a year when day and night are of the same length.

Eclipses

Full moons

Half moons

Question 2

When does the spring equinox occur?

Around December 21st

Around June 21st

Around March 20th

Explanation. The spring equinox happens around March 20th.

Around September 22nd

Around November 2nd

Question 3

True or False: Equinoxes are celebrated in the same way around the world.

True

False

Explanation. Equinoxes are celebrated differently in different cultures around the world.

Can't say

Maybe

Depends on the culture

Question 4

What happens during an equinox?

The day is longer than the night

The night is longer than the day

The day and night are the same length

Explanation. During an equinox, day and night are the same length.

There is no night, only day

There is no day, only night

Question 5

When does the fall equinox occur?

Around June 21st

Around December 21st

Around March 20th

Around September 22nd

Explanation. The fall equinox happens around September 22nd.

Around May 5th

Expand full text

Hide full text

Did you like the experience?

Let’s create more interesting passages!

Generate another one!

Why Teachers Love
Instant Worksheet Builder?

Tailored Content  for Every Student

Craft worksheets with passages and multiple-choice questions customized to your chosen topic and grade level, ensuring relevance and engagement.

Save Hours 
of Prep Time

Our AI, Lexi, generates complete worksheets—passages, questions,  and answers—in minutes, freeing you to focus on teaching, not planning.

Standards-Aligned  Learning

Every worksheet is designed to boost reading comprehension and critical thinking, aligning seamlessly with State Standards to help your students shine.