Third Grade Grammar PSSA

The reader felt the character's ______ when the team won the big game.

Which word best completes the sentence?

• Power

• Sadness

• Bravery

• Pride

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.3.4

(1) On a warm summer’s day, Mark went with his family to pick strawberries. (2) He was given his very own box to fill. (3) In less than an hour, his box ____________.

Choose the most descriptive group of words to complete sentence 3.

• had more than enough strawberries in it

• had plenty of good strawberries in it

• was packed full of juicy strawberries

• was all filled with wonderful strawberries

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which sentence needs a comma and quotation marks?

• Our teacher told us about our trip to the aquarium.

• He said that we would see fish of all different sizes

• I was excited when he said we would also see turtles.

• I’m going to have fun at the aquarium I told my mom.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

What two words are most alike in meaning?

• climbing – falling

• scooping – hanging

• doing – hopping

• gobbling – eating

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CCSS.L.3.5C

Read the directions .

1 . First, put soil in a flowerpot until it is half full . 2 . Next, add about tweunty flower seeds . 3 . Cover the seeds with an inch of soil . 4 . Your seeds are ready to grow .

Which underlined word is spelled wrong?

• half

• tweunty

• inch

• ready

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CCSS.L.3.2E

Read the sentence .

The sun __________ very bright to us yesterday because there were no clouds in the sky .

Which verb or verb phrase completes the sentence?

• looked

• is looking

• will look

• looks

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CCSS.L.3.1E

Read the sentences .

The writer has an interesting way of telling a story . Most readers like her_____ of writing .

Which word best completes the sentence?

• wisdom

• surprise

• style

• gladness

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which sentence has a spelling mistake?

• I like to collect pennies.

• He can carry the box by himself.

• You can be successful if you try hard

• The toy broak when it fell off the chair.

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.2G

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

• Amy will practice soccer after school today.

• Scott found his baseball cap on top of the table.

• We knocked on the door, and our neighbor answered it.

• Once it stops raining, we can go outside to ride our bikes.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Read the sentence from the passage.

The carpenter hoisted his toolbox onto his shoulder and started to leave.

What does the word hoisted mean as it is used in the passage?

• studied

• lifted

• closed

• locked

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4