3rd Grade: ELA PSSA Released Items (Vocab & Language)

Front

Suffix "-less" in "clueless" indicates:

Back

without clues

Front

By summer's end, he had rounded up ten bear buddies who hung out together year after year. What does 'rounded up' mean?

Back

gathered

Front

Meaning of 'adapt':

Back

to fit in

Front

On September 3, 1999, I saw a huge plume of ash shoot from the volcano, forming a mushroom-shaped cloud over three miles high.

Back

cloud

Front

Cities miles from Quito were blanketed in ash. Meaning of 'blanketed in ash'?

Back

Covered with ash.

Front

What does 'particles' mean in the context of an eruption?

Back

tiny pieces

Front

Two words from the passage that are most alike:

Back

spoke - whispered

Front

Great wheat country, Caroline! Rich, level land, with no trees or rocks. Meaning of 'level'?

Back

Having no part taller than another.

Front

The sky above and the water below were described as "talking to itself." What does this imply about the water?

Back

It is noisy.

Front

Meaning of "-ly" in "loudly"

Back

in a loud way