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Practice Test (Grade 3: Reading) Flashcards

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  1. What does it mean to 'summarize' a passage?

    Answer: To retell the most important parts in a short way

    Summarizing means retelling the main points briefly.

  2. If you don't know a word, what is one good way to figure out its meaning?

    Answer: Use the words around it for clues

    Context clues are the nearby words that help explain an unknown word.

  3. What is an 'effect' in a passage?

    Answer: The result of something that happened

    An effect is what happens as a result of a cause.

  4. Which of these is a compound word?

    Answer: Sunshine

    Sunshine is made of two words, 'sun' and 'shine.'

  5. What does the word 'narrator' mean?

    Answer: The person who tells the story

    The narrator is the voice that tells the story.

  6. In the sentence 'The rain poured, so we stayed inside,' what is the effect?

    Answer: We stayed inside

    Staying inside is the result of the rain pouring.

  7. Why do readers ask questions while they read?

    Answer: To help them understand and stay focused

    Asking questions helps readers understand and pay attention to a text.