Grade 3 Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "analyze" mean?

• To ignore

• To examine carefully

• To guess

• To forget

Which of the following is an example of using context clues to understand a word?

• Skipping the word and continuing to read

• Looking the word up in a dictionary

• Guessing the word means the same as a word it sounds like

• Using the words around the unknown word to figure out its meaning

What is the main idea of a story?

• The most interesting part of the story

• The list of characters in the story

• What the story is mostly about

• The final event in the story

If you infer something while reading, what are you doing?

• Making a guess based on pictures

• Using clues from the text to understand something not directly stated

• Asking someone else what the text means

• Looking up words in the dictionary

Which word means "to predict what will happen next in a story"?

• Summarize

• Infer

• Analyze

• Predict

What does it mean to "compare" two things?

• To find differences only

• To find similarities only

• To find both similarities and differences

• To change one thing into another

What is a synonym for "happy"?

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

What does the word "conclude" mean in the context of reading?

• To end a book

• To judge the characters

• To make a decision or form an opinion after considering all the information

• To start a new chapter

Which of the following is an example of critical thinking?

• Memorizing facts from a book

• Choosing the prettiest book cover

• Asking questions about why something happened in a story

• Reading a book quickly

What does the word "illustrate" mean in the context of reading?

• To draw pictures

• To explain or make something clear by using examples

• To color inside a book

• To write a story