Grade 3 MAP Practice 1-English

Read the sentence.

Kyle slipped on a banana peel, fell, and hurt his knee.

What is the best way to rewrite this sentence without changing the meaning? 

• Kyle fell and hurt his knee after he slipped on a banana peel.

• Kyle fell because he hurt his knee after slipping on a banana peel.

• Kyle fell, hurt his knee, and then slipped on a banana peel.

• Kyle hurt his knee and then slipped on a banana peel.

Which one of the sentences is correctly written in past perfect tense?

• The train has arrived at the station already.

• I have been waiting here for over two hours.

• The bus had just left when I arrived at the bus station.

• I talked with him on the phone for two hours yesterday.

Read the passage.

The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous landmarks in the world, a symbol of both Paris and France as a whole. It was originally built to serve as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, but it remains standing to this day. Despite the dangers in building such a tall and open structure, very few people were hurt thanks to the safety checks employed by its architect.

Another word that means the same as "employed" is

• used

• built

• Hired

• watched

Read the sentence.

I _______ the ball very far, but my dog still managed to fetch it.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

• throwed

• through

• threw

• thrown

My sister and I are friends. This sentence is:

• command

• question

• statement

• exclamation

Read the letter and then place the correct punctuation mark in the blank.

Dear Grandma,

Thank you for the art supply set that you sent me. I painted all afternoon with watercolors. I am sending you one of the pictures I made.

Love___

Kristin

• ,

• .

• ?

• !

Choose the set of words that will form a complete sentence.

______________every Monday morning.

• When I am alseep

• The hot summer heat

• A loud truck wakes me

• If my window is open

Read the sentence.

Lily put on a _______of shoes after she got dressed.

Which word best completes the sentence?

• bunch

• group

• pair

• pile

Read the paragraph, and then choose the word that is wrong.

Kara and her sisters wake up at 7 O'clock. They make their beds and put on their clothes. They eat bowls of cereal. Then, they brush their tooths before they go to school.

• beds

• bowls

• tooths

• school

Read the paragraph.

Earth has five oceans. They are part of one large ocean. Ocean water covers most of the planet. The oceans are very salty. Oceans are very important to life on Earth. Many plants and animals live in oceans. The oceans also help make weather on Earth. Water moves from oceans to the sky. Later, the water falls as rain or snow. In this way, oceans provide Earth with the water that people, plants, and animals need to live.

Oceans are also beneficial to human as they provide us with food, jobs, and livelihood.

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• Oceans are very salty.

• There are five oceans on Earth.

• Oceans are very important to life on Earth.

• Plants and animals live in oceans.