3rd Grade Reading Practice 2

_{Once a week, Hiro goes to a game group after school. Each week, he asks a new friend to come with him. He likes to talk to the other kids in the group too. Hiro likes it when everyone has a fun time together.}

How does Hiro feel about the game group?

• 1. He wishes the others would come to the group more.

• 2. He enjoys going to game group and talking to the kids.

• 3. He would rather have a game group with just his friends.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.5.3

The wind was strong on top of the hill. Jane closed her jacket and held her hat so it wouldn't blow away. She looked down at the picnic tables and laughed at what she saw. The people looked like ants to her. She turned her head and saw the pond. It looked like a puddle!

What does Jane think about being at the top of the hill?

• She thinks it would be better to have the picnic at the top.

• She thinks there is too much wind and wants to go back.

• She thinks it is fun to look down at the people and the pond.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.K.9

Jenna eagerly picked up a spoon and tasted the soup. She was disappointed to discover it was like ice. It had been sitting on the table for much too long.

It was like ice means the soup was _____.

• cold

• melting

• clear

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The school band will play on Tuesday evening. The name of the show is A Year of Music. They will start with songs about spring. Then they will play songs about the other seasons. By the time they are finished, they really will have played a year of music!

What does it mean that the band will play "a year of music"?

• The songs are about the seasons.

• The band was formed a year ago.

• The show goes on for too long.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Long ago, a frog lived in the forest. The frog sang all the time. One night, a tree said, "Quiet, please, I'm trying to sleep!" The frog hopped away and sang where the tree wouldn't hear it.

What kind of writing is this?

• a made-up story

• a poem that rhymes

• a book about true things

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

A shark never runs out of teeth. If a shark loses a tooth, another tooth takes its place. During its life, a shark grows thousands of teeth!

Which tells about the paragraph?

• It tries to get you to buy a shark book.

• It explains true things about sharks.

• It tells you a story about a shark.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Many people use rocks in gardens. Some people build rock walls around gardens. They might use little rocks to make a place to walk. Pretty rocks can be placed around plants too.

What can be used to make a place to walk?

• rock walls

• garden plants

• little rocks

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

We used to wonder if there was water on the moon. There are dark and light spots on the moon. People thought the dark spots were water. Now we know the dark spots are holes. They were made by falling rocks.

What did people think the dark parts were?

• rocks

• people

• water

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Elephants are the largest animals on land. They can be over twenty feet long and twelve feet tall. They have very big ears, long trunks, and short tails. They can move very fast if they need to.

What shows how big elephants are?

• They can be over twenty feet long.

• They can move very fast.

• They have short tails.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Dev and his dad rode the train into the city. The tall buildings seemed to reach the sky. Dev and his dad went into one building. They went up to the top. They could see everywhere in the city.

What seems to reach the sky?

• Dev's dad

• the buildings

• the train

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1