3rd Grade FSA Practice Test

What is the meaning of anxious as it is used in Passage 1?

"You need not be anxious," responded the man. "I told it the way and it will be along in good time, as I said before."

• angry

• excited

• sad

• worried

Fill in the bubble before one sentence from Passage 2 that shows why the man believes that his cheeses can bring themselves to the market.

• There was a man of Gotham who filled a sack with cheeses and started off for Nottingham market to sell them.

• He carried the sack on his back, and when he became tired he sat down by the wayside to rest.

• Thus he went on until he reached the summit of the last hill he had to climb before he came to Nottingham bridge.

• There he rested, and when he rose to continue his journey a cheese slipped out of the sack and rolled down the hill toward the bridge.

What does paragraph 16 add to Passage 2?

• It tells where the story takes place.

• It tells information about the main character's past.

• It shows the lesson that can be learned from the story.

• It shows the beginning of the main character's problem.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

Which sentence describes the man's feelings at the end of Passage 2?

• He is pleased with his decision.

• He is excited to be traveling for his work.

• He is angry that he has to go to the market.

• He is unhappy about his choices in the story.

Part B

What happens in the passage because of the man's feelings in Part A?

• The man has nothing to sell at the market.

• The man arrives at the market well-rested.

• The man's cheeses get to the market on time.

• The man's cheeses become famous in the town.

Choose the correct word or phrase.

If he worked hard, he knew he could learn all of the words.

• word's

• words'

• wordes

• correct as is

Choose the correct word or phrase.

Sam frowning when he heard the first word: "muscle."

• frown

• frowned

• frowns

• correct as is

Choose the correct word or phrase.

Sam was surprised, and we started to laugh.

• she

• he

• I

• correct as is

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

Based on the information in Passage 1, with which statement would the author agree?

• Rafts are too small to fit all of the ants from a colony.

• Smaller colonies may not live through a flood.

• The ants may not survive the journey without food.

• Building a raft is a clever way for the ants to survive.

Part B

Which piece of evidence from Passage 1 supports your answer in Part A?

• "What a tangle of ants! But it's just what the ants need to save their colony from drowning." (paragraph 3)

• "Once the raft is in place, one by one and two by two, more ants march out of the nest and onto the ant raft." (paragraph 4)

• "They carry ant eggs, ant babies, and, of course, the queen. (Some ants may even pack a bit of food for the trip." (paragraph 4)

• "An average-sized nest is made up of 100,000 fire ants." (paragraph 5)