ELA Common Assessment #1 3rd Grade 2020

Which of the following is NOT an abstract noun used in the story "The Secret Treasure"?

• secret

• dreams

• chickens

• fear

"When you find the treasure, you must not tell anyone. You must keep it a secret. If you tell anyone, your fortune will disappear."

What does the word fortune MOST LIKELY mean?

• poor

• riches

• stress

• journey

Read the question to yourself and select the best answer.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Mark said, "We saw lots of animals at the Farmer's Fair."

• Mark said, We saw lots of animals at the Farmer's Fair."

• "Mark said," We saw lots of animals at the Farmer's Fair.

• Mark said, "We saw lots of animals at the Farmer's Fair.

Read the question to yourself and select the best answer.

A student is writing a story about finding treasure. The student wants to revise the draft to organize it better. Read the draft of the story and complete the task that follows.

Josh and Jacob loved reading stories about pirates. They wanted to have an adventure and find treasure too. Their father decided to hide a secret box in their backyard. Jacob and Josh had to follow a map with clues to lead them to the box. The last clue led them to their tree house. The boys climbed up the tall ladder, not knowing what they would find.

The story has no ending or sense of closure. Choose the BEST ending sentence for the story.

• Jacob was the first up the ladder to claim the treasure in the tree house.

• To their surprise, they found a box full of chocolate golden coins!

• Their father liked making treasure maps

• They had fun reading the stories with their dad.

Choose the word in the sentence that is an adverb.

Anthony cheered excitedly when he passed his addition on Big Brainz.

• cheered

• passed

• excitedly

• Anthony

Which of the following sentences uses punctuation correctly?

• "Mom said, are you ready for dinner"?

• Johnny, have you brushed your teeth? "Mom asked."

• "I fell off my bike"! yelled Johnny.

• "When will you be back from the lake?" asked Mike

Read the question to yourself and select the best answer.

A student is writing a story for class about a day on the farm. The student wants to revise the draft to provide a better introduction. Read the draft and answer the question that follows.

Farmer John started his day before breakfast by feeding the chickens and collecting eggs from the chicken coop. He enjoyed listening to the chickens cluck and the rooster crow in the mornings. After this chore was finished, he moved on to the cows. With four cows to milk and feed, this took some time. He was ready to eat afterward. He headed up to the house for some scrambled eggs and toast!

Choose the BEST beginning sentence to introduce the farmer.

• Farmer John had the same routine every day for taking care of all the animals on the farm.

• Farmer John had many animals on his farm and the pigs were his favorite.

• Farmer John did not like having to take care of all the animals on the farm.

• Farmer John liked to start his day by eating breakfast before taking care of the animals.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• Tarah's cookies are the best.

• Tarah's cookie's are the best.

• Tarahs cookies are the best.

• Tarahs' cookies are the best

Read the question to yourself and select the best answer.

It is a good habit to make your bed every morning before you eat breakfast.

In the above sentence, which underlined word is a noun?

• it

• good

• habit

• your

Read the question to yourself and select the best answer.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Mom called, It is almost dinner time!"

• Mom called, "It is almost dinner time!"

• "Mom called," It is almost dinner time!

• Mom called, "It is almost dinner time!