MAP 3rd Grade Reading › Common Core: 3rd Grade English Language Arts
Select the correct pronoun to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
David is hungry, even though ____________ just finished eating lunch.
he
him
his
they
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase. The noun or noun phrase that the pronoun refers to is called the antecedent. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent.
Singular pronouns take the place of singular nouns. Singular pronouns include I, you, she, he, it, me, him, her, his, its, my, and your.
Plural pronouns take the place of plural nouns, or of nouns joined by the conjunction and. Plural pronouns include we, you, they, us, them, our, your, and their.
Select the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks.
Ashley asked, "Do we have homework tonight?"
Ashley asked, "do we have homework tonight?"
Ashley asked "Do we have homework tonight?"
Ashley asked, "Do we have homework tonight"?
Ashley asked, "Do we have homework tonight?" is the correct answer.
Let's review some rules we need to remember when using quotation marks:
Unless quotation marks start a sentence, there should always be a comma after the last word before the quotation marks. The first word within quotation marks should always be capitalized. Also, if the quotation marks end the sentence, the ending punctuation goes inside of the quotation marks.
After a fight with her sister, Anna slammed the door shut. She slammed the door due to what?
Confusion
Excitement
Anger
Happiness
A fight can be very upsetting. Slamming the door shows the emotion of anger, which is the most negative emotion listed.
Billy didn’t get his way, so he slammed his fist on the table. Billy slammed his fist on the table because he was what?
Angry
Overjoyed
Sleepy
Hungry
Slamming your fist on the table is a very negative emotion. Angry is the right answer because that is also a negative emotion.
After a fight with her sister, Anna slammed the door shut. She slammed the door due to what?
Confusion
Excitement
Anger
Happiness
A fight can be very upsetting. Slamming the door shows the emotion of anger, which is the most negative emotion listed.
Select the correct pronoun to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
David is hungry, even though ____________ just finished eating lunch.
he
him
his
they
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase. The noun or noun phrase that the pronoun refers to is called the antecedent. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent.
Singular pronouns take the place of singular nouns. Singular pronouns include I, you, she, he, it, me, him, her, his, its, my, and your.
Plural pronouns take the place of plural nouns, or of nouns joined by the conjunction and. Plural pronouns include we, you, they, us, them, our, your, and their.
Select the answer that punctuates the title of the book correctly.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice's adventures In wonderland by Lewis Carroll
In a title, capitalize the first word, the last word, and every important word in between.
These words are not important in titles:
Articles, a, an, the
Short prepositions, such as at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up
Coordinating conjunctions, such as and, but, or
Book titles are written in italics
Landon could not remember when his brother’s birthday was, so he hung his head. Landon hung his head because he was what?
Disappointed
Short
Strong
Ready
Forgetting something can be frustrating, which is similar to being disappointed.
Aidan got an answer correct on a test, so he threw his arms up in the air. Aidan threw his arms up in the air because he was what?
Sick
Proud
Shy
Cold
Getting an answer right is a joyful occasion. In this case, proud is the closest word to reflect that emotion.
Billy didn’t get his way, so he slammed his fist on the table. Billy slammed his fist on the table because he was what?
Angry
Overjoyed
Sleepy
Hungry
Slamming your fist on the table is a very negative emotion. Angry is the right answer because that is also a negative emotion.