Writing Skills for 3rd Graders

What is a complete sentence? Give an example.

• A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Example: 'The cat sat on the mat.'

• A complete sentence is a single word. Example: 'Run.'

• A complete sentence is a question. Example: 'What time is it?'

• A complete sentence is a fragment. Example: 'When we went to the store.'

Identify the main idea of the following sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat.'

• A cat is on a mat.

• Cats prefer to sit on chairs.

• The mat is blue and fluffy.

• The cat is sleeping on the floor.

Which punctuation mark goes at the end of a question?

• ;

• ...

• !

• ?

Rewrite this sentence to make it clearer: 'The dog ran fast.'

• The dog walked slowly.

• The rabbit hopped quietly.

• The dog sprinted quickly across the field.

• The cat jumped high.

What is a noun? Provide two examples.

• running

• Examples of nouns: 'dog', 'city'

• happiness

• quickly

List three adjectives that describe a tree.

• tall, leafy, strong

• barren

• short

• fragile

What comes first in a story: the beginning, middle, or end?

• the resolution

• the climax

• the prologue

• the beginning

Find the verb in this sentence: 'The boy jumped over the puddle.'

• puddle

• jumped

• boy

• the

How can you make your writing more interesting? Give one example.

• For example, instead of saying 'The garden was beautiful,' you could say 'The garden burst with vibrant colors, as roses and daisies danced in the gentle breeze under the warm sun.'

• The garden was just grass and dirt.

• The garden had a few flowers.

• The garden was dull and lifeless.

What is a simile? Create your own simile.

• Her smile was as cold as ice on a winter's day.

• Her smile was like sunshine on a rainy day.

• Her smile was like a thunderstorm in the summer.

• Her smile was as bright as a starry night.