Third Grade Reading Test Questions
First Nine Weeks
Week
1
Story
First Day Jitters
Questions
Reading Comprehension:
Where does the story take place?
What is the man problem in the story?
What type of person do you think the main character is? To help
you develop your answer, think about what the main character says
and does.
Reading Vocabulary:
Which word could replace * in the sentence?
What does the compound word * mean?
What is the compound word in the sentence?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the underlined word above that is spelled incorrectly.
Which word below is spelled correctly?
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which sentence does NOT have correct punctuation?
Find the sentence above that should end with a question mark?
Which sentence below is a statement?
2
Dear Juno
Reading Comprehension:
Where does the beginning of the story take place?
What is the man character’s problem in the story?
How would you describe the main character? What is important to
him/her? Include details from the story in your answer.
Reading Vocabulary:
What words in the sentence help you understand what * means?
What does the word * mean?
What word helps you understand what * means in the sentence
below?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the underlined word above that is spelled incorrectly.
Which word below is spelled correctly?
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
What kind of sentence is the one below?
Choose the sentence that does NOT have correct punctuation.
Which sentence above should end with an exclamation mark?
3
TFK: Whose Habitat
Is It?
Reading Comprehension:
Which of the following BEST states the main idea of this story?
According to the passage, who owns the * ?
What details does the author use to help you understand the
importance of a *?
Reading Vocabulary:
Under which guide words would you find the dictionary entry for *?
Which definition above gives the meaning of the underlined word in
this sentence?
The word * has more than one meaning. What does it mean in the
sentence below?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which of these statements has a multi-word subject?
Which word should be added to the groups of words below to form
a complete sentence?
Which sentence above has * as its subject?
4
Penguin Chick
Reading Comprehension:
Which of the following BEST states what the second paragraph is
about?
The continent of * is considered a particular landform
because________
What is the main idea of the story?
Reading Vocabulary:
Choose the word that means the same as * in the sentence below?
The word * has more than one meaning. What does it mean in the
sentence below?
Which definition above gives the meaning of the underlined word in
the sentence below?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which of these statements is missing the predicate?
Which words in the sentence below make up the predicate?
Choose the sentence fragment from the paragraph.
5
The Perfect Pet
Reading Comprehension:
What is the problem in this story?
The main character likes to *. How is this problem solved in the
story?
What is first thing that the main characters do to solve the
problem? Use examples from the story in your answer.
Reading Vocabulary:
What does * mean in the sentence below?
The word * has more than one meaning. What does it mean in the
sentence below?
Which definition above gives the meaning of the underlined word in
the sentence below?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Choose the sentence that is a compound sentence.
What is the BEST way to combine the two sentences below into
one?
Which sentences above could BEST be joined to make a compound
sentence?
6
The Strongest One
Reading Comprehension:
Which statement BEST summarizes the way many of the characters
feel at the beginning of the story?
Which statement is the BEST summary of the literature (story, play,
poem, etc.) the story characters wrote?
Write a summary of the of the literature (story, play, poem, etc.)
the story characters wrote. Be sure to include only the most
important events.
Reading Vocabulary:
What does * mean in the sentence below?
Choose the word that means the opposite of * in the sentence
below.
Which word would a thesaurus list as an antonym for *?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which group of words has only proper nouns?
Which word should be capitalized in the sentence below because it
is a proper noun?
Which sentence above has a mistake in capitalization?
7
Wolf!
Reading Comprehension:
Which one of these events could really happen?
Which statement in the passage is an example of fantasy/reality?
How do you know that the character’s thoughts about the * are
fantasy? Use details from the story.
Reading Vocabulary:
The word * has more than one meaning. Which meaning is used in
the story?
Which dictionary definition above gives the meaning of the word *
as it is used in the story?
What does the word * mean as it is used in the story?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which change would make this sentence correct?
Which noun is paired with its correct plural form?
Which sentence above is punctuated incorrectly?
8
TFK: What’s in Store
For the Future?
Reading Comprehension:
Which of these statements is a fact?
Which of these statements is an opinion?
What information in this passage supports the author’s opinion that
* is very important?
Reading Vocabulary:
Another word for * is ___
Choose the word that BEST completes this sentence.
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which plural noun is spelled incorrectly?
Which sentence above is incorrect?
Which change would make this sentence correct?
9
The Planets in Our
Solar System
Reading Comprehension:
Which statement below BEST summarizes the fourth paragraph?
Which statement below BEST summarizes the final paragraph?
Write a summary of this passage. Include only the most important
points in your summary.
Reading Vocabulary:
What signal words let you know the definition of * is included in
this sentence?
What does the word * mean in the sentence below?
Spelling:
Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?
Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
Which underlined word above is spelled incorrectly?
Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage:
Which possessive noun is incorrect?
Which change would make this sentence correct?
Which sentence above is incorrect?