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Grade 3 Cause and Effect
Cause is what happened and effect is why something happened.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Making Predictions
Nico's mother brought home empty boxes from the store. She wrapped the dishes in newspaper and placed them in the boxes. Next, she took down the pictures and the curtains and packed them in boxes. She told Nico that his first day at his new school would be Tuesday.

What prediction can you make?
  1. Nico is not going to go to school anymore.
  2. Nico's mother is going to clean the house.
  3. Nico's family is going to move.
  4. Nico's family is decorating their house.
Grade 3 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RI.3.2
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
  1. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
  2. Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way.
  3. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short.
  4. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area.
Grade 3 Making Predictions
Jeff spent all day working outside with his dad. They mowed the grass, trimmed the weeds, and planted bushes. It was one of the hottest days of the summer, and they were both dirty and sweaty. Jeff's dad said, "Let's go inside and call it a day."

What do you think Jeff did as soon as he went inside?
  1. took a shower
  2. made dinner
  3. played a video game
  4. watched TV
Grade 3 Making Predictions
The weatherman is predicting we will probably have a huge snowstorm for this Sunday.

What can you predict?
  1. I enjoy watching the weather on TV and on the Internet.
  2. I'm planning on unpacking my summer clothes, and putting away my winter ones on Saturday.
  3. Maybe we'll have a day off from school on Monday.
Grade 3 Author's Purpose
Clues that the author's purpose is to                 include that a story has a moral or that the text contains lots of facts.
  1. entertain
  2. persuade
  3. inform
  4. direct
Grade 3 Idiom CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5a
"We're going to have a test on Monday, so make sure you hit the books hard this weekend!" the teacher told the students.

The teacher means the students should:
  1. bang their hands on the books
  2. study for the test
Grade 3 Fact and Opinion CCSS: CCRA.R.8, RI.3.8
Which of these is an OPINION?
  1. People wear special shoes for working.
  2. People in Mexico like to wear open shoes.
  3. Babouches are sometimes decorated.
  4. Wooden shoes are the most comfortable of them all.
Grade 3 Sequence of Events
What happened first in the sentence below?

Markell opened the classroom door, put his backpack up, and went to his seat.
  1. Markell went to the restroom.
  2. Markell put his backpack up.
  3. Markell opened the classroom door.
  4. Markell went to his seat.
Grade 3 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions CCSS: CCRA.R.1, RL.3.1

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Leprechauns are real.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Alliteration
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
  1. Pepperoni pizza is perfect.
  2. Pepperoni pizza is the best in the world!
  3. Pepperoni pizza is as gross as dog food.
  4. The pepperoni pizza was calling my name.
Grade 3 Hyperbole
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
  1. I could eat a lot of pizza.
  2. I could eat a mountain of pizzas.
  3. I could eat pepperoni pizza with mushrooms and onions.
  4. I ate 3 pieces of pizza yesterday!
Grade 3 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.3.5, L.3.5a
"We're going to have a test on Monday, so make sure you hit the books hard this weekend!" the teacher told the students.

HIT THE BOOKS is an example of                 language.
  1. literal
  2. nonliteral
Grade 3 Author's Purpose
When reading a text that explains how to complete or do something, the author is trying                .
  1. to inform
  2. to entertain
  3. to persuade
  4. to describe
Grade 3 Cause and Effect
Josey likes to play soccer. Josey practiced an hour every evening with her coach. Because she practiced so much, she was asked to play on the fifth grade team as a third grader. Choose the effect.
  1. Josey likes to play soccer.
  2. Josey is a third grader.
  3. Josey was asked to play with the fifth grade team.
  4. Josey practiced every day for an hour.
Grade 3 Figurative Language
What kind of language is used in the sentence below?

I am hungry enough to eat a horse.
  1. literal
  2. figurative
Grade 3 Figurative Language
That test is a piece of cake!

"Piece of cake" is an example of                 language.
  1. literal
  2. figurative
Grade 3 Supporting Details
Mountain gorillas live in Africa. They like to live in groups. A male is the head of a group. He is called the silverback. He is very important. He makes sure everyone is safe. If an animal puts his group in danger, he will charge at it. He takes care of his gorillas.

The silverback is important to the group of mountain gorillas. What detail from the passage best supports this idea?
  1. He makes sure everyone is safe.
  2. He likes to live with other gorillas.
  3. He finds food for the baby gorillas.
  4. He lives in the African mountains.
Grade 3 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

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The changing of Moon's fur is similar to
  1. a zebra's coat.
  2. the phases of the moon.
  3. biting into an Oreo cookie.
  4. shedding fur in the summer.
Grade 3 Main Idea CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RL.3.5

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What is the purpose of the first paragraph of this passage?
  1. To explain why groundhogs are used
  2. To show that Punxsutawney Phil is one of many groundhogs
  3. To describe why Groundhog Day became famous
  4. To introduce readers to another famous groundhog
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