Practice Test 3 - 3rd Grade Reading
20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.
- Read the passage: Marcus had a problem on Friday morning: his lunch bag was missing. He looked under his bed and in the kitchen, but he did not find it. Then he checked his backpack and saw the lunch bag inside. Marcus felt relieved because he could eat lunch at school. According to the passage, where did Marcus find his lunch bag?
- What does the word camouflage mean in this passage?
- What should Sophia and Ethan do to work through their disagreement respectfully?
- Based on the text, polygon means:
- What evidence from the passage suggests that Tommy was embarrassed about what happened?
- Rosa and Tyler are reading partners who need to choose a book together. Rosa wants to read a mystery book, but Tyler says mysteries are boring and wants to read a funny book instead. They have spent 10 minutes arguing and still haven't picked anything. What is their BEST next step for working together respectfully?
- Why does Milo use tape loops instead of glue?
- Read the passage: During winter, Sofia built a bird feeder with her grandpa on their back porch. First, they spread peanut butter on a pine cone. Next, they rolled the pine cone in seeds. Then they tied a string to it and hung it on a tree branch. Sofia felt happy because she wanted to help birds find food. According to the passage, what did Sofia do first?
- Lily's connection between the poem and her cousin's situation could help her:
- Read the sentences: "Ben ran to the finish line. 'I did it!' he shouted." Which describes the best way to read the last sentence?
- Read the story. "This math page is a piece of cake," Nora said after one quick look. She finished in minutes and helped her friend. What does "piece of cake" mean?
- Read the sentence: "Our teacher is a helper. She makes school days go smoothly." What does the suffix -er mean in the word helper?
- Read the text. Sunflowers are tall plants that can grow up to 12 feet high. They got their name because their flowers turn to face the sun throughout the day. This movement is called heliotropism. Sunflowers produce seeds that people and animals eat. Each sunflower head can contain up to 2,000 seeds. Native Americans grew sunflowers for food hundreds of years ago. What is the movement of turning to face the sun called?
- What should Jessica write in her introduction and conclusion sections?
- How are the two texts different?
- Sarah knows 'cover' but struggles with 'uncover.' She tries different strategies. Which approach shows the best use of multiple decoding strategies?
- In this passage, the word 'close' appears once. If the word 'close' appeared again but pronounced differently, what would that demonstrate?
- How does Sofia feel about returning the supplies?
- Which word correctly follows the spelling pattern for words with the /sh/ sound at the end?
- Read the passage. When Dad opened his gift, he smiled and laughed. He said he was on cloud nine and kept humming all day. What does "on cloud nine" mean in this passage?