7.1 3rd grade reading test

1a. What is the main idea of paragraph 4?

• The city of St. Augustine is the oldest city in Florida

• St. Augustine is a beach community in Flordau.

• Beach communities are great places to live.

• History is very important to the people of St. Augustine.

1b. Which sentence from the passage supports the main idea?

• I am proud of St. Augustine.

• The local government does a really great job taking care of the older buildings because tourists come here to see them.

• Mine is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

• It is the oldest city in the United States.

2. What is the meaning of the work constructed as it is used in the caption on page 4?

• a snake

• a worker

• built

• historical

3. History plays a big part of St. Augustine's community. What evidence does the author use to support this idea?

• The weather is nice in St. Augustine.

• It is the oldest city in the United States.

• The government helps keep the buildings updated.

• There are lots of tourists in St Augustine.

4. In "A New Life in Vermont," Miguel's family moved from New York City to a farmhouse in Vermont. Which detail from the story tells you how the 2 areas are different?

• "Every morning, instead of walking to school like they used to in New York City, Miguel and Juanita wait for the school bus by the mailbox."

• "Tomorrow their aunt is coming from the Dominican Republic to visit with them in their new home in Vermont."

• "Papi is a painter who sets up department store windows at night in the city."

• "It looks haunted,' Juanita gasped."

5. Reread paragraph 10 of "A New Life in Vermont." Based on the following sentence, what can the reader infer about Mami? "Their mother is gazing sadly at the blue bowl she has just unpacked."

• Mami has been cutting onions

• Mami doesn't want Tia Lola to come visit.

• Mami is upset about the divorce and the move

• The kids made Mami upset while she was unpacking.

6. Look at the illustration on page 8. What 3 things can the reader learn from the illustration that are not in the story?

• The front lawn appears to be dead. There is no grass.

• Their neighbors own a sheep farm.

• There are many trees in the front yard that are all bare.

• There are no next door neighbors.

• The house is painted white.