FREE Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) 3rd Grade Questions and Answers
Which student's capitalization is in the appropriate place?
The word "Cats" begins with a capital letter, which is appropriate as it is the first word of the sentence. In English grammar, sentences generally start with a capital letter.
Snout refers to a pig's nose. Pigs have powerful, flexible snouts. Pigs use their snouts to dig in the ground. Roots, mushrooms, and earthworms are among the foods they unearth. Pigs ________________ with their snouts.
Pigs use their snouts to smell.
Determine who the target audience is for the next passage. His arm was the length of his nose. The trees moved when he sneezed. A mile away, he could smell a dinner.
The passage seems to be written in a descriptive manner, using exaggerations and imaginative language to create vivid imagery. It doesn't seem to fit the style of a party invitation, news bulletin, or a class short story. Instead, it appears more suited for an educational context, such as a class descriptive paragraph used in a writing exercise or to practice descriptive language.
Milk souring is a
A chemical shift occurs when milk turns sour. The milk gradually changes in terms of its composition. The newly created material is what gives the milk its sour flavor. The kind of materials changes during a chemical reaction. There are always differences between the sorts of matter before and after a chemical transformation.
I brought Buster a present. I was excited to give it to _____ . Select finest missing word.
The finest missing word is "him." The complete sentence would be: "I brought Buster a present. I was excited to give it to him."
The number of competitors at a track meet was rounded up to the nearest ten by the trainer. There are 400 runners, rounded up. Which figure might represent the real number of competitors at the track meet?
Since 397 is closer to 395, it is a possible actual number of runners at the track meet.
Paul visited his grandmother. He observed pigs, horses, and cows. He aided his grandmother in selecting apples. Paul is at a ______ right now.
The paragraph mentions that Paul observed pigs, horses, and cows, and he also helped his grandmother in selecting apples. These activities are commonly associated with farms, so the most appropriate word to fill in the blank is "farm."
Carving a wooden piece is a
A piece of wood can be changed physically through carving. Even if the wood changes shape, it still consists of the same material. The type of matter doesn't change with a physical change. Before and after a physical change, the sorts of matter are always the same.
The Thompson family traveled 362 miles. What is 362 to the closest hundredth?
362 rounded to the nearest hundred is 400.
My sister and I are partners In this phrase:
The sentence "My sister and I are partners " is a statement. It is a simple declarative sentence expressing a fact or information without asking a question or giving a command.
Primates include gorillas and monkeys. About 235 different species of primates exist. Interesting primates to study include great apes. The size of great apes is often greater than that of other primates. The gorilla, for instance, is the biggest primate ever. The average male gorilla weighs 600 pounds. Compared to some of the lesser primates, such the mouse lemur, it weighs 4000 times more. Although great apes are smarter than many other primates, they nevertheless fall short of human intelligence. Which one of the following are true?
The paragraph states that the average male gorilla weighs 600 pounds, so this statement is accurate. The other statements are not supported by the information provided in the paragraph. Gorillas are primates, but the paragraph does not say they are not. The paragraph also does not mention their intelligence compared to humans, nor does it mention them weighing 4000 pounds.
What number, when rounded to the nearest hundred, is 678?
That's correct! 678 rounded to the nearest hundred is 700.
Nathan "accidentaly" "spilled" the milk in his glass. Which of the following words is misspelled?
The word "accidentaly" is NOT spelled correctly. The correct spelling is "accidentally."
On Halloween, a bat was swooping across the pitch-black night. What does bat mean?
In the given sentence, "bat" refers to an animal, specifically the flying mammal known for being active during the night.
Cutting a rope into small pieces is a
A physical change is a change in the form, size, shape, or state of matter, without any alteration in its chemical composition. When you cut a piece of rope, you are only changing its physical appearance and not altering its chemical structure. The individual pieces of rope are still composed of the same material before and after cutting.
How much is 946 when it's rounded to the closest hundred?
946 rounded to the nearest hundred is 900.