Year 3 Grammar Baseline Assessment

1. Which type of word is wonderful in the sentence below?

• a verb
• an adjective
• an noun
• an adverb

2. Which verb in the list below is shown in the past tense?

• walk
• run
• skipped
• hop

3. Which words in the sentence below should start with a capital letter?

• alice and priti
• played and alice
• priti and morning
• I and played

4. Which word from the list below is the correct word to complete the sentence?

• swim
• swum
• swimming
• swam

5. Can you choose the correct word from the list below to complete the sentence?

• is
• am
• have
• are

6. Can you choose the correct word from the list below to complete the sentence?

• and
• but
• or
• because

7. Which word would go at the start of this question to make it correct?

• Who
• When
• Where
• What

8. Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?

• tom's teddy was fluffy and brown, and cuddly!
• Tom's teddy was fluffy, brown and cuddly.
• Toms teddy was fluffy, brown, and cuddly?

9. Can you change the verb highlighted in the sentence below to turn it into the past tense?

10. Tick the sentence that is a statement.

• What time is it?
• The little girl whispered quietly.
• That was amazing!
• How many minutes do we have left?