3rd Grade ELA GMAS Review #1

Which sentence BEST belongs in a report about what a plant needs to grow?

• It is important for a plant to have water and sunlight in order to grow.

• Plants can be planted inside or outside.

• Spring and fall are the best times to plant many plants.

• Plants are useful for growing flowers and farming for food.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Ashton is learning about American History in Social Studies class. His teacher would like him to do further research on American Monumnets for his class presentation. Which reference material would be the best resource for him to use?

• Atlas

• Thesaurus

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

He crawled through the entrance of the cave and stood up in a big chamber.

Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence?

• Exit

• Opening

• Window

• Room

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Timmy grabbed his bat and walked confidently up to the plate. He had a good grip on the bat, and his eye was glued to the ball. His first two swings were pretty bad, but his third swing hit it out of the park.

What does the author mean by the phrase, "His eye was glued to the ball"?

• He watched the ball very closely.

• He put glue on the ball so he wouldn't lose it.

• He closed his eyes toward the ball.

• He washed the ball because it was dirty.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The monstrous building was forty–stories tall.

What does monstrous most likely mean?

• very scary

• abnormal or weird

• enormous or huge

• monster–like

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

"Stop." I told her. "You're not being very nice."

Which of the following corrects the punctuation error in these sentences?

• "Stop," I told her. "You're not being very nice."

• "Stop," I told her "you're not being very nice."

• I told her, "You're not being very nice."

• I told her "you're not being very nice."

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

You are writing a report on how to train your new puppy. Which of the following would be the BEST heading to add to your paper?

• Diet

• Easy Tricks to Learn

• Breeds of Dogs

• Sleeping Habits

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the meaning of the word bed as it is used in the sentence below?

There was a beautiful bed of roses in the front yard.

• furniture on which an individual can sleep

• bottom of a lake

• a flat base

• ground where plants are grown

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Choose the sentence that uses proper grammar.

• Laura, Joe, and Brenda's computer is downstairs.

• Laura's, Joe's, and Brenda's computer is downstairs.

• Laura, Joe, and Brenda's computer are downstairs.

• Laura's, Joe, and Brenda computer is downstairs.

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3F

This famose place is in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

What is the correct spelling of the underlined word?

• famus

• fameus

• famous

• famis

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C