LEAP Test Prep (Grade 3)

What is the relationship between the sun and the ice in "The Snowman's Gift"?

• The sun turns the water into ice.

• The sun melts the ice to make water.

• The sun and the ice make a snowman get smaller

• The sun makes the ice feel colder on our hands and face.

The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

Part A

At the end of the passage, the author says that the snowman's gift lasts all year. Why does the snowman's gift last all year?

• The snowman's gift helps plants.

• The snowman's gift keeps children happy.

• The snowman's gift keeps the ground dry.

• The snowman's gift helps children play.

Part B

Select the sentence from the passage that supports the answer to Part A.

• "If you look carefully at the snow, you'll see that it's actually small pieces of ice (called crystals) that are stuck together."

• "When they get warm, the crystals change from ice into water."

• "Water helps all of these things grow."

• "The snowman's gift lasts all year."

The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

Part A

What happens to the snowman when the snowman get warm?

• The snowman becomes ice.

• The snowman starts to disappear.

• The snowman turns into crystals.

• The snowman starts to grow.

Part B

Which sentence from the passage supports the answer to Part A?

• "We can't see heat, but we know it's there because we feel the warmth on our hands and faces."

• "The snowman gets smaller and smaller as it melts, until we can't see it at all."

• "Where did it go?'

• "If you look carefully at snow, you'll see that it's actually small pieces of ice (called crystals) that are stuck together."

Choose TWO of the sentences to complete the order of steps in the process of the snowman giving its gift.

1. The sun shines to make heat.

2. _________

3. _________

4. The water from the snowman is soaked up by the ground.

5. The water finds thirsty roots and bulbs in the ground.

• The snowman’s gift lasts all year.

• We cannot see heat but we know it is there.

• Snow is made of pieces of ice stuck together.

• As the snowman melts, it changes from ice to water.

• The warmth from the sun makes the snow melt.