3rd Grade Reading Review

Headings are used to- 

• identify the main idea of a selection
• tell about the photograph 
• explain how to do something 
• describe what it looks like 

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Captions are used to- 

• explain the main idea 
• describe the selection 
• describe the author's purpose 
• explain the photograph

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which line helps the reader imagine Texas on a hot day- 

• The freezing temperatures froze the pond
• The sizzling sidewalk burned my feet 
• The breeze brushed my skin 
• The cooling rain felt so wonderful on my skin 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The peregrine falcon is a beautiful wild bird. It is also one of the fastest. In 1978, the peregrine falcon was placed on the endangered species list. The main reason the peregrine falcon was dying out was the use of pesticides. 
Which of the following is NOT a supporting detail? 

• The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest wild birds
• It was placed on the endangered species list
• It was dying out because of pesticides
• The peregrine falcon is an amazing bird

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Mrs. Norvell said, "Come to my office. We have a lot to talk about concerning your behavior."
You can know that Mrs. Norvell feels

• upset with a student 
• happy to see that student
• eager to learn more about that student
• excited she will get a new student that day 

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Jenna eagerly picked up a spoon and tasted the soup. She was disappointed to discover it was like ice. It had been sitting on the table for much too long.It was like ice means the soup was _____.

• cold
• melting
• clear

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Sometimes there isn't enough rain. The farmers must water their fields. First, farmers dig rows between the plants. Then, they fill the rows with water. The farmers help the water reach the plants.What do the farmers do first?

• fill the rows with water
• dig rows between the plants
• help the water reach the plants

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

As the students generated
ideas for solving the
problem, Mr. Smith wrote them on the board so they would not be forgotten. 

• came up with 
• disscussed
• discovered
• applied 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Jill makes a smoothie for breakfast every morning. First, she puts some milk in the blender. Next, she adds a banana and some frozen berries. Then she turns on the blender until it is smooth. After that, she pours it into a big cup. After she drinks her smoothie, she puts her cup in the dishwasher.

How is the paragraph organized?

• as a list of steps to show how Jill makes her smoothie

• as a list of facts to show how important smoothies are

• as a description of a delicious smoothie

• as a set of opinion statements to show smoothies are the best

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5