3rd Grade STAR Reading Sample Questions

A man from the zoo brought some birds to Ray's class. One was blue-gray with dark bands on its tail. Another had a light face and great big eyes. The children got to pet one of the smaller birds. When Ray petted it, he could see it had yellow eyes.

The paragraph shows how the birds __________.

• Feel

• Look

• Smell

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

I am beginning to understand how to play this game.

Which word means the same as beginning?

• Starting

• Knowing

• Winning

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

I walked into the shop, and the shop owner smiled at me. "Glad to see you, Laila," he said. "The cloth you were looking for arrived." He spread out the cloth so I could see it. Soon other shoppers stood around us and looked at the beautiful cloth.

Who is telling the story?

• The shop owner

• The shoppers

• Laila

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.6

Kelly pulled on her new jacket and grabbed her bike. She rode around the park for a few minutes. She stopped to take off her jacket and put it in the bike basket. Then she rode her bike again.

Why does Kelly take off her jacket?

• She is too warm

• It is a new jacket

• It doesn't fit anymore

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Anna pointed at one of the rabbits in the pen. "That's the one I want," she whispers to her brother. "Its coat is the color of snow."

Which words tell you what the rabbit looks like?

• In the pen

• The one I want

• The color of snow

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Brenda watched the colorful Jellyfish swim in their tank. They moved about like leaves caught in the wind, like dancers. Brenda enjoyed seeing all the animals at the aquarium. However, the Jellyfish were the most fun to watch. They were beautiful and graceful like nothing she'd ever seen.

What does the underlined sentence really mean?

• They swam around and around smoothly.

• They were being blown by the wind.

• They moved in time to music that was playing.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Mark noticed a friend fishing nearby. His friend's son was placing peanut butter on a fishhook before dropping the line into the water. That scene made Mark think of another time long ago. He could still hear his grandpa's voice.

"Mark, if you like peanut butter, why wouldn't a fish?"

"But Grandpa," Mark would say, "Wouldn't they want jam too?"

Then they would laugh and laugh.

Thinking of his grandpa, Mark went over to his friend. "Need to borrow any jam?" he asked.

Which part of the story is a flashback to the past?

• Mark goes over to his friend

• Mark talks to his grandpa

• Mark notices a friend fishing nearby

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Kana said her stack of library books was nearly a mile high. Kana probably said this to explain that she ___________.

• Has many books to read

• Is trying to break a world record

• Needs to visit the library

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Elephants are the largest animals on land. They can be over twenty feet long and twelve feet tall. They have very big ears, long trunks, and short tails. They can move very fast if they they need to.

What shows how big Elephants are?

• They can move very fast

• They have short tails

• They can be over twenty feet long

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CCSS.RI.3.1

My cat is a wonderful friend, and he has beautiful orange fur. I often find him sitting in my room near the window. My cat's fur looks most beautiful in the golden light.

Which statement is a fact rather than an opinion?

• The cat is wonderful friend

• The cat often sits near the window

• The cat's fur is the most beautiful in the golden light

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1