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Grade 3 Sequence of Events CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RL.3.1
Janie helped her father roast hot dogs on the campfire. First, she put a hot dog on a long stick. Next, she held the stick so the hot dog was just above the fire. After a few minutes, she turned the hot dog over. Finally, she removed the hot dog from the fire and placed it in a bun.

What did Janie do after she held the hot dog above the fire?
  1. She removed the hot dog from the fire.
  2. She put a hot dog on a long stick.
  3. She turned the hot dog over.
  4. She placed it in a bun.
  5. She ate the hot dog.
Grade 3 Summarizing CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RI.3.1
Seagulls live on the beach. They eat small fish, bread, and seaweed. Seagulls run quickly on the sand and fly quickly in the sky. Seagulls will run or fly away if you try to catch them. There are many seagulls on the beach.

Crabs also live on the beach. They eat shrimp, ocean plants, and small fish. Crabs crawl quickly on the sand and in the ocean. Crabs will crawl away if you try to catch them. There are many crabs on the beach, but it is not always easy to see them.

Starfish live on the beach, too. They eat clams, oysters, and small fish. Starfish move slowly on the sand and in the ocean. Starfish will not move away if you try to catch them. There are few starfish on the beach.

Seagulls, crabs, and starfish all eat:
  1. clams
  2. bread
  3. fish
  4. none of the above
Grade 3 Author's Purpose
When you read a story and the author is trying to get you to buy something or convince you to do something, what is the author's purpose?
  1. Persuade
  2. Inform
  3. Entertain
  4. Direct
Grade 3 Summarizing
Even though you skimmed the questions before you began reading the story, you should
  1. not waste time reading it again.
  2. work as fast as you can so you can take a nap.
  3. draw designs around the answer.
  4. read the entire question and all the answer choices.
Grade 3 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
What can you infer from this statement?

Skunks are nocturnal, meaning they are active at night while you are sleeping.
  1. Skunks are busy during the day.
  2. Skunks sleep during the day.
  3. Skunks are busy both day and night.
  4. Skunks sleep all the time.
Grade 3 Sequence of Events CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.3.3
Larry and Susan rode their bikes to the library. After parking their bikes in a rack, they rushed inside to hear the librarian read a story. Next, they checked out some books and placed them in their book bags. Finally, they rode their bikes back home. What did they do just before riding home?
  1. They checked out some books.
  2. They put the books in their book bags.
  3. They parked their bikes.
  4. They read the books.
Grade 3 Story Elements
Which two questions does SETTING answer?
  1. Who is involved? Why are they involved?
  2. What happened? Who was involved?
  3. Who are the main characters and what is the problem?
  4. When and where does the story take place?
Grade 3 Fact and Opinion
Is it a fact or an opinion?

Dr. Seuss is the greatest author of children's books of all time.
  1. fact
  2. opinion
Grade 3 Story Elements
What is the setting of the following passage?

It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom, Margaret Murray, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind.
  1. At night, in a garden
  2. During the day, in an attic
  3. During medieval times, in a kingdom
  4. At night, in Margaret's bedroom
Grade 3 Compare and Contrast
The strategy to use for comparing and contrasting is:
  1. Predicting
  2. Rereading
  3. Asking Questions
  4. Using Prior Knowledge
Grade 3 Supporting Details
What do supporting details do?
  1. They help back up or support the main idea.
  2. They tell you what to do.
Grade 3 Making Predictions
A title and headings can help me make predictions.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Author's Purpose

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When an author tells a story or describes imaginary characters, places or events he/she is writing to                .
  1. entertain
  2. persuade
  3. sing
  4. inform
Grade 3 Making Predictions CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RL.3.1
Long ago, there lived a pig that was given plenty of good food to eat each day. Needless to say, the sheep was quite satisfied with his life. Satisfied, that is, until one morning when the farmer's wife brought his food and said, "Enjoy this good food while you can, dear sheep. For you shan't be around much longer!"

Make a prediction: What does the farmer's wife most likely tell the pig next?
  1. "We are moving to another farm!"
  2. "You are being sold to a pet store!"
  3. "When next we meet, you will be on our dinner table!"
  4. "We will put you on a diet because you are getting fat!"
Grade 3 Sequence of Events
Read the sentences below. Decide what is the correct order of events. Choose the letter that shows the correct order of events.

1. I don't want pizza again for a long time.
2. I ate ten pieces of pizza.
3. Later that night, I got sick.
4. I felt very full.
  1. 4, 2, 3, 1
  2. 1, 2, 3, 4
  3. 2, 3, 4, 1
  4. 4, 1, 3, 2
Grade 3 Story Elements
The                 is where a story takes place.
  1. plot
  2. conclusion
  3. setting
  4. product
Grade 3 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions CCSS: CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.5, RL.3.4, L.3.5c
Lucy was furious about her spelling grade. She kicked her desk and ran out of the classroom.

Why does the author use the word furious instead of mad in the example above?
  1. Furious is a fancier word than mad.
  2. Lucy was really upset.
  3. Lucy wasn't that mad after all.
  4. Lucy was going home.
Grade 3 Figurative Language
What kind of language is used in the sentence below?

He threw the football very far.
  1. literal
  2. figurative
Grade 3 Main Idea
Today, people know how to take care of their teeth. Long ago, people's teeth would hurt and rot away as people got older. If someone had tooth pain, then the tooth got pulled out. Finally, people realized that they needed to clean their teeth. They just did not know the right tools to use. There was no toothpaste. So, people used lemon juice, ashes, or ground-up chalk. Sometimes, people would even clean their teeth with a mix of tobacco and honey. About 100 years ago, someone made a minty cream to clean teeth.

After a minty cream for teeth was introduced, the toothpaste tube was made to hold it. This allowed people to squeeze the paste onto their toothbrushes. During World War II, the army gave all the soldiers a toothbrush. At this time, tubes of toothpaste were made with metal. Today, they are made of soft plastic. This makes them much easier to squeeze. Now, shoppers can find many different kinds of toothpastes. People can choose different flavors and colors. There are even different types of toothpaste tubes.

Which of the following supports the main idea of the second paragraph?
  1. The toothpaste tube made it easier to get the toothpaste out.
  2. Today, there are so many different kinds of toothpastes people can buy.
  3. People learned that cleaning their teeth was very important.
  4. Toothpaste did not always have a minty flavor to it.
Grade 3 Main Idea
Cairo, Egypt, is an amazing city. It is the largest city in Africa. It is on the banks of the Nile River. The Nile is the longest river in the world. Many people visit the city every year. Most of the people come to see the Pyramids of Giza. Some people will even ride their first camel in Cairo. Some visitors will take a boat ride down the Nile River. The city even has places that show how paper was first made. This paper is called papyrus. There is so much to learn about in Cairo.

Which best describes the main idea of the passage?
  1. The Nile River runs through Cairo.
  2. The Pyramids of Giza are in Cairo.
  3. Many people live in Cairo.
  4. Cairo is an amazing city.
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