3rd Grade Reading Test Questions
Fourth Nine Weeks
1
Animal Homes
Reading Comprehension:
In the first passage, the author describes honeybees as interesting.
Which fact about honeybees does he use to support this?
Which sentence describes an important detail that helps you
picture and remember a honeycomb?
How does the author describe the inside of a bees’ nest? Include
details from the passage in your answer.
Reading Vocabulary:
Architects are to rooms as bees are to …
As it is used in the passage, what does the word * refer to?
What type of relationship do the words in this analogy have?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which contraction could replace the underlines words in the
sentence below?
What does the contraction “*” stand for in the sentence below?
Which sentence above is not correct?
2
A Castle on Viola
Reading Comprehension:
What is the theme of this story?
Which would be the BEST new title for this story?
What is the author’s message in this story? In your answer, include
details from the story along with your own ideas about the people
and events.
Reading Vocabulary:
In the paragraph above, the word * means…
What kind of word does a * company do?
What does * mean?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
3
Wilbur’s Boast
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which words BEST complete the sentence below?
Which numbered part of the letter above does NOT have correct
punctuation?
Reading Comprehension:
Why did Lago do what he did to Katu?
Why did Katu tell everyone the things he had were better than
everyone else’s?
What do you think the other people were thinking and feeling when
they saw Lago knock down Katu’s house? Why? Use details from
the story in your answer.
Reading Vocabulary:
What does * mean in this sentence?
What does * mean as it is used in the story?
In the word rebuild, what does the prefix re- mean?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
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Teacher's Novel
Choice
Teacher's Novel
Choice
An American Hero
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which word correctly completes the sentence below?
Which sentence above is written incorrectly?
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Reading Comprehension:
What was the MAIN problem immigrants had in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries?
Which is NOT a way settlement houses helped solve immigrants’
problems?
What kind of problems do settlement houses help solve today?
Include details from the passage.
Reading Vocabulary:
The Greek root auto means “self.” Based on this information, what
does * mean?
What does * mean in the sentence below?
The Greek root path means “feeling.” The prefix sym means
“together.” Using this information, what does * mean?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
7
Mother’s to Tigers
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which word in the sentence below tells how the nurse examined
her patient?
In the sentence below, what is it that the students do eagerly?
Which sentence in the paragraph above is written incorrectly?
Reading Comprehension:
Why did the author write this passage?
Why did the author choose this title for the passage?
Why does the author of the passage give details about two books
that Dickens wrote? Use information from the passage in your
answer.
Reading Vocabulary:
As it is used in the passage, what does * mean?
What does * mean in the sentence below?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
8
Home Grown
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which word in the sentence below describes where the rosebush
grew?
Which change would make this sentence correct?
Which word in the sentence below does the underlined adverb
describe?
Reading Comprehension:
From the passage you can conclude that sharing…
What conclusion can you make about young children in a family?
What conclusions can you draw about the importance of family?
Use details from the passage and your own experience to explain
your answer.
Reading Vocabulary:
What does * mean as it is used in the passage?
Which definition above gives the meaning of * that is used in the
passage?
The word * has more than one meaning. What does it mean in the
sentence below?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
9
Teacher's Novel
Choice
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which is the BEST way to combine these sentences?
Which is the correct way to combine these sentences?
Which sentence above is NOT correctly punctuated?
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