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Grade 3 Identifying Genre
Listen my children and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere

What are the lines above an example of?
  1. Fiction
  2. Nonfiction
  3. Drama
  4. Poetry
Grade 3 Metaphor CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.3.4
She is the apple of my eye. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
  1. Simile
  2. Metaphor
  3. Alliteration
  4. Assonance
Grade 3 Identifying Genre
Who are the people or animals in the play?
  1. the writers
  2. characters
  3. scenes
  4. the audience
Grade 3 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

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What happened to Moon on the night that Shadow fell asleep?
  1. She disappeared.
  2. She became all black.
  3. She made a new friend.
  4. She fell asleep beside him.
Grade 3 Fact and Opinion CCSS: CCRA.R.8, RI.3.8
Choose the sentence that is a fact.
  1. New York City is the most exciting city on earth!
  2. New York City is made up of five boroughs.
  3. If you can succeed in New York, you can succeed anywhere.
  4. New York City is much too crowded and noisy.
Grade 3 Character Study
It wasn't enough for Christopher to just play with his toys; he always took them apart to see how they worked.

Which word best describes Christopher?
  1. joyful
  2. curious
  3. dishonest
  4. selfish
Grade 3 Main Idea
Football is an exciting team sport. It is played mostly in the United States and Canada. It is also called American football. The term “football” is used for other team sports around the world. For example, “football” in most countries is what the United States calls “soccer.”

In the United States, football is played by two teams. There are 11 players on the field for each team. Each team tries to score points by running or passing plays. The players move an oval-shaped ball across the other team’s goal line. This scores a touchdown. During a game, the ball goes back and forth between the teams. The team with the ball is called the offense. The other team is the defense. The defense tries to keep the offense from scoring.

This passage is mainly about:
  1. American football.
  2. playing soccer.
  3. Canadian sports.
  4. playing offense.
Grade 3 Simile CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.3.4
A simile is an imaginative comparison between two different things using the words "like", or "as."
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Compare and Contrast
When you compare and contrast, you only tell how things are alike.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Figurative Language
"Cat got your tongue" is an example of a(n)...
  1. metaphor
  2. idiom
  3. simile
  4. personification
Grade 3 Cause and Effect CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RL.3.1
Last weekend Elianna was so excited about playing on the beach. She played in the water, built sand castles and picked up seashells. Because she forgot to put on sunscreen, she felt very hot at the end of the day. Her skin was as red as fire and she couldn't stand to touch it. She was sunburned!

What caused Elianna to get sunburned?
  1. The beach was near her house.
  2. It was raining outside all day.
  3. She forgot to eat bananas before she went to the beach.
  4. She forgot to put on sunscreen.
Grade 3 Simile CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.3.4
"The moonless night was as dark as black velvet."

Is the above sentence an example of a simile?
  1. Yes
  2. No
Grade 3 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.3.2
Playing Games

Patty loves to play games. Her favorite game is chess because it requires a great deal of thought. Patty also likes to play less demanding board games that are based mostly on luck. She prefers Monopoly because it requires luck and skill. if she's alone, Patty likes to play action video games as long as they aren't too violent.

Why do you think this story has the title "Playing Games?"
  1. It tells about playing games.
  2. It tells you how to play Monopoly.
  3. It tells you about how hard different games are to play.
  4. It tells about games Patty likes to play.
Grade 3 Story Elements
Stacy knew she was late. Her alarm clock didn't go off. She rushed around trying to get ready as fast as she could. She ran downstairs and ate a quick breakfast before running out the door. What is the setting of the story?
  1. Stacy's school
  2. Stacy's house in the morning
  3. Stacy's backyard
  4. McDonald's
Grade 3 Summarizing

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How did the little fish get home?
  1. He found a map.
  2. He called his mother.
  3. He asked a sea lion for help.
  4. He went back the way he came.
Grade 3 Author's Purpose
When you read a text or a story that contains important information and facts, what is the author's purpose?
  1. to persuade
  2. to entertain
  3. to inform
  4. to make you sad
Grade 3 Main Idea
Every night the moon looks a little different. This is because as the moon moves around the earth, sunlight shines on different parts of the moon. The part of the moon that the sunlight is shining on is the part of the moon we see. The moon goes through four main stages. The first quarter moon, full moon, third quarter moon, and new moon are the four stages. It takes about 29 days for the moon to finish all the stages. If it is a clear night, look in the sky. You will find the moon in one of its stages.

This passage is mainly about
  1. why the moon looks different every night.
  2. why the earth moves around the sun.
  3. how the sun can be seen in the evening.
  4. how the moon is different from the sun.
Grade 3 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.3.2
Amelia Earhart is famous for being the first woman to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean. She was born in 1897 and saw her first airplane at the Iowa state fair at age 10. Although she studied to be a nurse and then a social worker, she was always interested in flight.

She started taking flying lessons in 1921 and then bought her first plane. Since the aircraft was bright yellow, she called it Canary. In 1928, Earhart flew from Canada to Wales, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in only 21 hours. When she returned to the United States, a parade was held in her honor.

She crossed the Atlantic again in 1932, this time by herself. After this accomplishment, the U.S. Congress gave her a special medial called the Distinguished Flying Cross. Earhart continued to set new records, and in 1937 she decided to fly around the world. Her plan was lost over the Pacific Ocean, and Earhart was never heard from again.

What is the main idea?
  1. Amelia Earhart flew around the world.
  2. Amelia Earhart was a brave woman who flew airplanes.
  3. Amelia Earhart had a yellow plane called Canary.
  4. Amelia Earhart flew from Canada to Wales.
Grade 3 Story Elements
A transition is
  1. a word or phrase.
  2. a word or phrase that concludes a story.
  3. a word or phrase that moves you to the next part of the story.
Grade 3 Fact and Opinion CCSS: CCRA.R.8, RI.3.8
Select the letter of the sentence that is an opinion.
  1. The quarterback made three touchdowns in the game.
  2. The score was tied at the end of the final quarter.
  3. Football is exciting and fun to watch.
  4. Our team won the game by 10 points.
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