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Grade 3 ELA Practice Test Questions 1 Flashcards

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  1. Read this sentence: 'The enormous elephant lumbered slowly through the tall grass.' What does the word 'enormous' mean in this sentence?

    Answer: Very large

    'Enormous' means very large or huge. Context clues like describing an elephant, which is a big animal, help readers figure out that the word means very large.

  2. Which word in this sentence is a verb? 'The excited children ran quickly to the playground.'

    Answer: ran

    'Ran' is the verb because it is the action word that tells what the children did. Verbs describe actions or states of being.

  3. Read this paragraph: 'Maria loved painting. Every day after school, she sat at her desk and mixed colors. She had painted flowers, animals, and rainbows. Her favorite painting was a purple sunset.' What is the BEST title for this paragraph?

    Answer: Maria the Painter

    The whole paragraph is about Maria and her love of painting. 'Maria the Painter' best captures the main idea of all the sentences together.

  4. Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

    Answer: My family visited Chicago, Illinois last July.

    The first word of a sentence, people's names, names of cities and states, and names of months must all be capitalized. Only option B follows all of these rules.

  5. Read this passage: 'Snow fell softly outside the window. Jake pulled on his boots and coat. He could hear the wind howling as he stepped onto the frozen porch.' What is the setting of this passage?

    Answer: A cold, snowy place

    Details like snow falling, a frozen porch, and howling wind all tell the reader the story takes place somewhere cold and snowy. Setting is where and when a story happens.

  6. Read this paragraph: 'Dogs make wonderful pets. They are loyal and love to play. Dogs can also be trained to help people. Some dogs help blind people walk safely, while others help find people who are lost.' Which detail BEST supports the idea that dogs help people?

    Answer: Some dogs help blind people walk safely

    'Some dogs help blind people walk safely' is a specific fact that directly supports the idea that dogs help people. The other options talk about dogs being good pets, not about helping people.