3rd Grade OSTP ELA Practice Test

"Gone Fishing" was mainly about

• trout splashing in a lake.

• children not catching a fish.

• a child not listening to a warning.

• a speaker giving orders to a brother.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

How does the reader know "Gone Fishing" is a poem?

• It has characters.

• It contains sentences.

• It could really happen.

• It is arranged by stanzas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Why did the author most likely write the poem?

• to persuade readers that fishing is fun

• to inform readers about how to catch a fish

• to tell readers about a lake two children discover

• to entertain readers with an experience two children share

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

The reader knows the poem is told from the first-person point of view because

• the speaker names a type of fish.

• the speaker is a part of the action.

• the speaker tells about a real place.

• the speaker is describing a family member.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which word best describes how the speaker feels at the end of "Gone Fishing"?

• upset

• strong

• curious

• alarmed

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

A student wants to write a report about armadillo babies.

What should the student do first?

• create a graphic organizer to help arrange the information

• create a rough draft that contains key information

• ask a friend to edit the report for mistakes

• publish the report for others to read

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Which two sentences will go in the blanks to create an organized paragraph?

Mother armadillos are very busy. Mother armadillos usually give birth to their babies, or pups, in the spring. ________________________________________________________________. Mother armadillos keep their young in their burrows. This helps keep them safe. When they are a few weeks old, baby armadillos can leave the borrow. Mother armadillos provide milk to their pups until they are about 2 months old. They only stay with their mothers for a few months. ____________________________________________________________________.

• When baby armadillos leave the burrow, then the mothers can rest.

• Armadillos are able to hold their breath for as long as six minutes!

• They usually have four babies at one time!

• There are more than 21 different kinds of armadillos.

• Armadillos use their noses to find food in the wild.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Select the correctly spelled word to complete the sentence.

They ___________ armadillos are the most beautiful animal in the world.

• belive

• believe

• beleive

• beleave

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Select the correctly spelled word to complete the sentence.

They believe armadillos are the most _________________ animal in the world.

• beautiful

• butiful

• beatiful

• beutiful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word from paragraph 2 has a similar meaning to the word predators in paragraph 9?

• animals

• scales

• enemies

• thorns

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4