SC Ready reading third grade

Billy and Ron are brothers. Billy is 5 years old. Ron is 7 years old. One day their mom took them to the zoo. Billy wore his red cap, and Ron wore his blue cap. They had fun watching all the animals. Ron liked the monkeys the best. He wanted to stay and watch them some more, but Billy wanted to go see the elephants. Elephants were Billy’s favorite. Their mom said it was time to go see the elephants, and Ron was sad. But their mom said they could come back and see the monkeys again before they left the zoo. Billy and Ron had a great day at the zoo.

Tell one way how Billy and Ron are different.

What did you do during our "break"?

• I played video games

• I read one or more books

• I went on a "vacation"

• I did school work

Who did Ms. Schley used to live with? (pick 2)

• Ms. Cellura

• Mrs. Sollin

• Ms. Vidmar

• Ms. Bruno

• Ms. Guerrero

What does marketplace mean?

• a place where people meet to buy and sell things

• a place to eat

• a place to skate

• a place to play basketball

What word means " someone who buys and sells goods for a living"?

• thread

• marketplace

• carpenter

• merchant

It was almost Halloween, and Maria still hadn’t thought of a costume. Her sister Louisa was going as a hot dog, and Maria thought that was the best idea ever. Louisa always took Maria trick-or-treating, and they always had costumes that went together. But this year, Louisa had been too busy with her friends to help Maria with a costume. Maria didn’t know what to do.

The sentence:

Louisa’s costume was a hot dog.

• Fact

• Opinion

What word means "A person who makes carpets and rugs for floors"?

• carpenter

• merchant

• thread

• carpetmaker

Another word for cut

• carved
• massive
• traces

historic site

• grand
• national
• landmark

The toys played with each other when the kids left the room.

• Real

• Make Believe