Third Grade Comprehensive LA Test PRE

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True/False

Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.

C.9

Event 1: Rode the plane to Washington, D.C.	Event 2: Saw Washington Monument and Arlington Cemetery	Event 3: Stayed the night at a great hotel
Detail: The take off was really cool!	Detail: There were a lot of people there	Detail: We ate dinner in the room
Detail: We watched a movie while we flew	Detail: We had to walk a lot so my feet got tired	Detail: I swam in their indoor pool

My chart is in the correct order. (Writing a Personal Narrative)

C.9

Event 1: Rode the plane to Washington, D.C.	Event 2: Saw Washington Monument and Arlington Cemetery	Event 3: Stayed the night at a great hotel
Detail: The take off was really cool!	Detail: There were a lot of people there	Detail: We ate dinner in the room
Detail: We watched a movie while we flew	Detail: We had to walk a lot so my feet got tired	Detail: I swam in their indoor pool

The details for each event are details that help the audience understand the story better. (Writing a Personal Narrative)

C.11 In your closing paragraph, you should sum up all the important parts of your research paper. (Writing to Inform or Explain)

C.11 In a research paper, you should include your personal opinion on the topic. (Writing to Inform or Explain)

C.11 The internet is a source of information on many topics. (Writing to Inform or Explain)

C.12 It might be a good idea to think about how you will publish your opinion paper.

(Writing to Express and Influence)

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

C.7 Choose the correct ending punctuation. (Sentences)

Where is Annabelle

a.	.	b.	?	c.	,	d.	!

C.7 Choose the correct ending punctuation.(Sentences)

I have $34 in my savings account

a.	.	b.	?	c.	,	d.	!

B.7 Choose the correct ending punctuation. (Sentences)

You were terrific

a.	.	b.	?	c.	,	d.	!

10.

C.7 Command or Exclamation? (Sentences)

Go with your brother to the store.

a.	Command	b.	Exclamation

11.

C.7 Command or Exclamation? (Sentences)

Here we are!

a.	Command	b.	Exclamation

12.

C.7 Choose the correct ending punctuation. (Sentences)

Buy a dozen eggs at the market

a.	.	b.	?	c.	,	d.	!

13.

C.7 Choose the correct ending punctuation.(Sentences)

This looks fantastic

a.	.	b.	?	c.	,	d.	!

14.

B.7 What is the predicate (verb) of the sentence?

I learned how to write in cursive this year.

a.	I	b.	cursive	c.	learned	d.	year

15.

C.7 What is the predicate (verb) of the sentence?(Sentences)

Staple this for me.

a.	me	b.	for	c.	this	d.	staple

16.

C.7 What is the predicate (verb) of the sentence?(Sentences)

I receive tennis lessons every Thursday.

a.	lessons	b.	receive	c.	Thursday	d.	I

17.

C.7 What is the predicate (verb) of the sentence?(Sentences)

Please come to my birthday party on the 16th of October.

a.	my	b.	please	c.	come	d.	party

18.

C.8 Choose a noun from the sentence. (Nouns)

People enjoy going to the movie theatre.

a.	enjoy	b.	going	c.	the	d.	theatre

19.

C.8 Choose a noun from the sentence. (Nouns)

People enjoy going to the movie theatre.

a.	going	b.	the	c.	people	d.	enjoy

20.

C.8 Choose a noun from the sentence. (Nouns)

People enjoy going to the movie theatre.

a.	enjoy	b.	to	c.	movie	d.	the

21.

C.8 Choose the noun in the underlined part of the sentence.

Should Samantha really go to the dance?

(Nouns)

a.	should	b.	really	c.	Samantha	d.	dance

22.

C.8 Choose the noun in the underlined part of the sentence.

The kids in there made a terrible mess!

(Nouns)

a.	kids	b.	there	c.	the	d.	in

23.

C.8 Choose the noun in the underlined part of the sentence.

My green notebook is missing from my desk.

(Nouns)

a.	my	b.	green	c.	desk	d.	notebook

24.

C.8 What is the correct plural form?

dish

(Nouns)

a.	dishs	b.	dishies	c.	dishes

25.

C.8 What is the correct plural form?

family

(Nouns)

a.	familyies	b.	families	c.	familys

26.

C.1 Tell whether the underlined verb is in the present or past tense.(Verb)

We arrived at the party on time.

a.	Present	b.	Past

27.

C.1 Tell whether the underlined verb is in the present or past tense.(Verb)

She looks like a monster in that costume!

a.	Present	b.	Past

28.

C.1 Choose the past tense verb that completes the sentence.(Verb)

Jenny _____ that her project would not win an award.

a.	worry	b.	worries	c.	worried

29.

C.1 Choose the correct helping verb. (Verb)

Many people _____ been to the zoo.

a.	has	b.	have

30.

C.1 Choose the correct helping verb. (Verb)

What ____ you done today?

a.	has	b.	have

31.

C.1 Choose the correct helping verb. (Verb)

She _____ bought some gifts for her parents.

a.	has	b.	have

32.

C.3 Choose the adjective in the sentence. (Adjectives)

The librarian scanned the small cards.

a.	librarian	b.	scanned	c.	cards	d.	small

33.

C.3 Choose the adjective in the sentence. (Adjectives)

My father mowed the tall grass in our yard.

a.	mowed	b.	father	c.	tall	d.	grass

34.

C.3 Choose the adjective in the sentence. (Adjectives)

Shelly had a very bad day on Thursday.

a.	bad	b.	very	c.	Thursday	d.	had

35.

C.3 Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete the sentence. (Adjectives)

The weather in Florida is ______ than the weather in Montana.

a.	warm	b.	warmer	c.	warmest

36.

C.3 Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete the sentence. (Adjectives)

June 21st is the ______ day of the year.

a.	long	b.	longer	c.	longest

37.

C.3 Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete the sentence. (Adjectives)

December 21st is the ______ day of the year.

a.	shortest	b.	short	c.	shorter

38.

C.2 Which does the underlined adverb describe? (Adverbs)

When are they going to be here?

a.	when	b.	where	c.	how

39.

C.2 Choose the adverb that tells either when or where.(Adverbs)

Today we are going to the beach.

a.	beach	b.	today	c.	going	d.	are

40.

C.2 Choose the adverb that tells either when or where.(Adverbs)

Jenna is heading upstairs to the attic.

a.	heading	b.	attic	c.	upstairs	d.	Jenna

41.

C.5 Choose the correct punctuation for the sentence. (Punctuation)

Would you like to play baseball

a.	.	b.	!	c.	?

42.

C.5 Choose the correct punctuation for the sentence. (Punctuation)

My favorite subject is Science

a.	.	b.	?

43.

C.5 Choose the word in the sentence that needs to be capitalized.(Punctuation)

why are you running?

a.	running	b.	why	c.	you	d.	are

44.

C.5 Choose the proper noun from the sentence that should be capitalized.(Punctuation)

The 2000 summer Oympic Games were held in Atlanta, georgia.

a.	summer	b.	held	c.	Atlanta	d.	georgia

45.

C.5 Choose the proper noun from the sentence that should be capitalized.(Punctuation)

My brother attends miller high school.

a.	brother	b.	miller high school	c.	attends	d.	my

46.

C.5 Choose the proper noun from the sentence that should be capitalized.

I enjoy going to stein park and reading in the shade.

a.	going	b.	enjoy	c.	stein park	d.	shade

47.

C.5 Choose the book title that is written correctly. (Punctuation)

a.	Where the wild things Are	c.	Where the wild things are
b.	Where The Wild Things Are	d.	Where the Wild things Are

48.

C.5 Choose the introductory word in the sentence.(Punctuation)

No, I really don’t like to swim in the ocean.

a.	don’t	b.	ocean	c.	swim	d.	no

49.

C.5 Choose the introductory word in the sentence.(Punctuation)

Then, my mother told me to clean my room.

a.	then	b.	mother	c.	clean	d.	told

50.

C.5 Choose the introductory word in the sentence.

Finally, we finished painting and saw the completed work!

a.	finished	b.	finally	c.	work	d.	completed

51.

C.6 Choose the pronoun the complete the sentence. (Capitalization)

Jennifer said that she couldn’t talk to ___ right now.

a.	I	b.	me

52.

C.6 Choose the pronoun the complete the sentence. (Capitalization)

___ made a 97% on my spelling test!

a.	I	b.	me

53.

C.6 Choose the pronoun the complete the sentence. (Capitalization)

My older brother took Haley and ____ to the pool.

a.	I	b.	me

54.

C.6 Find the object pronoun in the sentence. (Capitalization)

I gave the shirt to her to borrow.

a.	her	b.	gave	c.	borrow	d.	I

55.

C.6 Find the object pronoun in the sentence. (Capitalization)

Mom tried to teach us how to make pudding.

a.	tried	b.	how	c.	pudding	d.	us

56.

C.6 Find the object pronoun in the sentence.(Capitalization)

I can’t find it anywhere!

a.	I	b.	find	c.	it	d.	can’t

57.

C.9 Choose the better beginning to the story. (Writing a Personal Narrative)

a.	The day that we had a substitute in class was the worst day ever.	b.	When I opened the door to my classroom on Tuesday morning I had no idea what kind of a day lay ahead. If I had known, I definitely would have stayed home sick!

58.

C.9 Choose the better beginning to the story. (Writing a Personal Narrative)

a.	Shopping with my mother is the worst! If you like the idea of spending countless hours in department store dressing rooms listening to moan after groan, then this would have been the day for you!	b.	Shopping with my mother is the worst! We have to spend countless hours in department store dressing rooms where she moans and groans.

59.

C.10 Which of the following is an example of the publishing stage? (Writing a story)

a.	Creating a book and putting it in the class library.	c.	Reading it aloud to a group of people
b.	Leaving it in draft form.	d.	Both A and C

60.

C.10 Which of the following is an example of the publishing stage? (Writing a story)

a.	Posting your final copy on the classroom bulletin board.	c.	Sharing your paper with members of you family.
b.	Record your story on tape and put it in the listening center.	d.	All of the above

61.

C.10 Tell which tense the underlined verb is in.

Lisa walked to school on Friday morning. (Writing a story)

a.	Past	b.	Present	c.	Future

62.

C.10 Tell which tense the underlined verb is in.

Jenny will love this birthday gift! (Writing a story)

a.	Past	b.	Present	c.	Future

63.

C.10 Tell which tense the underlined verb is in.

The dog is wagging his tail. (Writing a story)

a.	Past	b.	Present	c.	Future

64.

C.12 Decide whether the reason stated is a strong reason or a weak reason. (Writing to Express and Influence)

Opinion: Cats make the best pets.

Reason: They don’t chew shoes.

a.	Strong Reason	b.	Weak Reason

65.

C.12 Decide whether the reason stated is a strong reason or a weak reason.(Writing to Express and Influence)

Opinion: Cats are the best pets.

Reason: Dogs are ugly.

a.	Strong Reason	b.	Weak Reason

66.

C.12 Decide whether the reason stated is a strong reason or a weak reason. (Writing to Express and Influence)

Opinion: You should go to summer camp.

Reason: You get to meet new and exciting people.

a.	Strong Reason	b.	Weak Reason

67.

C.12 If you join the soccer team, it allows you to make great friends, learn new skills, and travel to different cities!

This sentence is an example of :

(Writing to Express and Influence)

a.	persuasive writing.	c.	transitory writing.
b.	expository writing.	d.	All of the above

68.

C.12 When choosing a topic to form an opinion on for your persuasive writing be sure to:

(Writing to Express and Influence)

a.	know enough about the topic	c.	know about the opinions of those who disagree with you
b.	come up with a convincing arguement for your audience	d.	all of the above

69.

C.12 Choose the strong beginning. (Writing to Express and Influence)

a.	Buzzzz! The alaram is going off! Time to get up! We’re going to the beach! I can’t wait to get there!	b.	I like to go to the beach. Here is why.

70.

C.12 Choose the strong ending. (Writing to Express and Influence)

a.	That is why I like to go to the beach.	b.	Days at the beach are the best. Swimming, surfing, picnics, time with my family, and lots of sun! What more is there to want?

71.

C.1 Choose the verb in the sentence.(Verb)

Fluffy smelled his dinner and ran into the kitchen.

a.	Fluffy	b.	ran	c.	his	d.	kitchen

Yes/No

Indicate whether you agree with the sentence or statement.

72.

C.11 Are these instructions in the right order? (Writing to Inform or Explain)

Then, on top of the first four, you line up three more blocks. (Make sure they are centered on the bottom row.)

Next, you line up four blocks in a row.

First, you count out ten blocks.

Last, take your remaining block and center it on top of the two block row.

After that, take two blocks and line them up centered on top of the row of three blocks.

73.

C.11 Are these instructions in the right order? (Writing to Inform or Explain)

First, you count out ten blocks.

Next, you line up four blocks in a row.

Then, on top of the first four, you line up three more blocks. (Make sure they are centered on the bottom row.)

After that, take two blocks and line them up centered on top of the row of three blocks.

Last, take your remaining block and center it on top of the two block row.

Matching

B.7 (Sentences)

a.	Run-on Sentence	b.	Correct Sentence

74.

Tommy ran to the store Jenny walked on the sidewalk.

75.

Riding bikes is fun.

76.

My mom has a green car Aunt Kay has a convertible.

77.

Today is my best friend’s brithday party.

78.

Will you pick me for your team I am really good at softball.

C.7 (Sentences)

a.	Run-on Sentence	b.	Correct Sentence

79.

School is fun I don’t like the lunches though.

80.

The lifeguard at our pool keeps everyone safe.

81.

Isn’t this the most fun you have ever had I have never played this game before.

82.

This year I am turning eight!

83.

Can we sled down your hill it is such a steep hill I hope we don’t get hurt!

C.7 (Sentences)

a.	Run on Sentence	b.	Correct Sentence

84.

Sean mowed the grass.

85.

I caught three lightning bugs.

86.

Pancakes are good for breakfast don’t use too much syrup.

87.

The race had to be rescheduled because of the rain.

88.

Flowers need sunlight to grow seeds are planted in the soil.

C.9 Use the following Friendly Letter to match each part. (Writing a Personal Narrative)

820 Main Street

Atlanta, GA 30062

October 5, 2004

Dear Paul,

How are you doing? It has been a long time since we have seen each other. I really miss you and all my other friends back in Maryland, but Georgia is not so bad. I am in Mrs. Kelly’s class this year and she is really nice. Who did you get for fourth grade? I hope not Mrs. Miller. She is a real grouch! I have made a few friends in my class and there are even a couple of boys my age that live on our street. Mom wants me to join the baseball team so that I can make more friends and keep busy, but I am not sure yet. Are you playing any sports this year? Have you met the people that moved into our old house yet? What are they like? Write soon and tell everyone I said hello!