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Grade 3 Writing
Is the following sentence most likely from a Biography or Autobiography?

I watched sadly as the car drove away, I was never going to see my friend again.
  1. Autobiography
  2. Biography
Grade 3 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.3.2c
A good writer uses linking words and phrases such as also, another and but to connect ideas in their writing.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Writing Fiction CCSS: CCRA.W.3, W.3.3, W.3.3a, W.4.3, W.4.3a, W.5.3, W.5.3a
(1)Have you ever been scared of something? (2)I have. (3)It's hard to believe, but once I was afraid to learn how to swim. (4)I was afraid I'd get water in my eyes. (5)I was afraid I would drown.

In which sentence does the writer introduce the narrator?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
Grade 3 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.8, W.3.8
Is the following most likely from a Biography or Autobiography?

I always hated the snow while I was growing up, it was so cold and often caused frostbite on my feet when I played outside.
  1. Autobiography
  2. Biography
Grade 3 Writing
Which of the following is in the closing of a letter?
  1. Dear Grandma,
  2. Sincerely yours,
  3. I'm going to summer camp at Camp Clemson this year.
  4. Gabe
Grade 3 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.3.2d, W.4.2d, W.5.2d

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How could the author rewrite the concluding section to make it better fit the topic?

Playing soccer in new ways helps improve your skills. You can become a better player and have fun.
  1. You don't need a net or a goal to play soccer. By playing soccer in new ways, you can improve your skills and still have fun.
  2. Playing soccer in new ways helps improve your skills. By playing with a net and a goal, you can become a better player.
  3. You can become a better player by going through these activities. Best of all, they are a lot of fun.
  4. You can become a better player and have fun. Playing soccer in new ways helps improve your skills.
Grade 3 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.8, W.3.8
Which resource would be MOST helpful to you if you needed to find information about how to take care of a goldfish?
  1. An atlas
  2. The Internet
  3. An almanac
  4. The telephone book
Grade 3 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.3.2a
The first paragraph of informative writing should introduce the topic.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Writing
Which of the following is in the greeting of a letter?
  1. Dear Grandma,
  2. Best Wishes,
  3. I ate ice cream chips, and pizza at the party.
  4. I would love to visit Paris, France.
Grade 3 Writing Fiction CCSS: CCRA.W.3, W.3.3d, W.4.3d, W.5.3d
The ending of a story ties up         loose         ends and often reveals a          lesson          the narrator or main character learned.
Grade 3 Writing Essays CCSS: CCRA.W.2, W.3.2a, W.4.2a, W.5.2a

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How could the writer best include illustrations to enhance the passage?
  1. Add a picture of a soccer ball
  2. Show diagrams of the activities
  3. Show pictures of kids playing soccer
  4. Add a picture of a net or goal
Grade 3 Opinion Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.1, W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1
Homework is important, but sometimes teachers give too much. Write a letter to your teacher to convince him/her to give less homework (or more if you think you don't have enough).
Grade 3 Writing CCSS: CCRA.W.7, W.3.7
Which should you do FIRST when you are writing a report?
  1. Reread to revise
  2. Edit your writing
  3. Write a rough draft
  4. Prewrite to generate ideas
Grade 3 Writing
To move or walk around without going straight to something
  1. brilliant
  2. crew
  3. doze
  4. wander
Grade 3 Writing
Moo is to cow as hoot is to:
  1. clouds
  2. crowd
  3. louder
  4. owl
Grade 3 Writing
Pick the sentence that does NOT make sense.
  1. People have drowned because they couldn't swim.
  2. The backstroke is a basic swimming stroke.
  3. Trudy had to swim against the ocean's medals.
  4. We continue to celebrate Gertrude Ederle's accomplishments today.
Grade 3 Writing CCSS: CCRA.SL.1, SL.3.1, SL.3.1b

We use our        eyes        to                                     look at the person who is talking                                    


We use our        ears        to                                       listen to the person who is talking                                      


We use our         hands         to                                 show we have something to say                                


We use our          mouths          to                                     speak when it is our turn to talk                                    
Grade 3 Writing
What does "vessel" mean?
  1. blood
  2. ship
  3. horse
Grade 3 Writing
A concluding sentence restates the main idea, gives no new information, and is always the last sentence of the paragraph or story.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Writing Fiction
Finish the story.
I was walking my dog yesterday and the craziest thing happened.
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