Practice Test 12 - 3rd Grade Writing
20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.
- Amir packed one lunch and three ____ for the trip.
- Which sentence has correct dialogue punctuation for: Ben said I like recess?
- Sofia is writing an opinion paragraph about recess. Read her sentence: "I think recess should be longer BECAUSE kids need time to run and play." Why did Sofia use the word because?
- Marcus wrote an informative report about weather, but his facts are not grouped well. Here is his draft: "Rain falls from clouds. Wind moves air around. Snow is frozen water. People wear raincoats. Sunny days can feel warm. People build snowmen." How could Marcus better organize the information about weather?
- Complete with the correct tense: Yesterday Jamal ____ (play) tag at recess.
- Read the scenario about the writing process. During writing time, Ms. Silva conferences with students and gives feedback. Hassan writes without planning and says his draft is finished, even when a peer suggests rearranging sentences. Ms. Silva reminds him that revising improves ideas and organization, and editing fixes conventions like punctuation. What should Hassan do next to strengthen writing in his draft?
- Find the agreement error and choose the corrected sentence: The cats sleeps in the sun.
- The -ain family shares the same spelling pattern. If you can spell "train," how do you spell the word for water from clouds?
- Complete the sentence with an abstract noun: Amir showed ____ by telling the truth.
- When writing an opinion piece about a familiar book, which approach would show the BEST understanding of the assignment?
- Which pronoun could be confusing to readers, and why?
- Which word correctly completes this sentence? Right now, there _____ three books on the desk.
- Superlative adverb (3 actions): Of three runners, Emma runs the _____ (fast).
- Read Emma's story. Beginning: Emma wore her favorite bracelet to the playground, but it slipped off her wrist. Middle: She felt worried and asked Jamal to help. They checked the swings, the slide, and the sandbox. Emma is about to end her story. Which ending provides the best sense of closure and makes the story feel complete?
- How many subject-verb agreement errors appear in this passage?
- You are writing a letter to the principal. Which sentence fits best?
- In "give me a hand with this project," what does the phrase mean?
- Which shows the correct way to punctuate the dialogue "i am ready said Mia"?
- Which word names a quality you cannot touch: "Sofia's honesty mattered today"?
- Which sentence is a compound sentence about school, using a comma before and?