PARCC Grade 3 ELA Practice Test Questions 2

Question 1

Read this sentence: 'The puppy wagged its tail and barked loudly.' What does the puppy do in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

It wags its tail and barks.

Answer

The sentence says the puppy 'wagged its tail and barked loudly' — two actions performed by the puppy.

Question 2

Which word in this sentence is an adjective? 'The fluffy cat sat on the warm blanket.'

Accepted Answer

fluffy

Answer

'Fluffy' describes the cat — it tells us what kind of cat it is. Adjectives describe nouns.

Question 3

A student wrote: 'I love summer. I go to the pool I eat ice cream and I play with friends.' Which version fixes the punctuation?

Accepted Answer

I love summer. I go to the pool. I eat ice cream, and I play with friends.

Answer

Option A adds a period after 'pool' (ending a complete thought) and a comma before 'and' to correctly list activities.

Question 4

What is the main idea of this paragraph? 'Frogs are amazing animals. They start life as eggs in water. Then they grow into tadpoles. Later, they grow legs and become adult frogs. This change is called metamorphosis.'

Accepted Answer

Frogs go through a life cycle that changes from eggs to adult frogs.

Answer

The paragraph describes each stage of a frog's life cycle, from eggs to adults, making option B the best main idea statement.

Question 5

Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb 'to be'?

Accepted Answer

My brother is a very good swimmer.

Answer

'My brother is' correctly matches a singular subject (brother) with the singular verb form 'is.'

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PARCC Grade 3 ELA Practice Test Questions 2