3rd Grade ELA review

A student is planning to write a research report about whether devices are good for kids. Which question would best focus the research so that the student would find information to use in the report?

• Which devices are most popular with kids?

• What are some positive effects of using devices?

• Which devices are better- iPads or iPhones?

• What are the most expensive devices on the market?

If the student used information from this source, which title would best describe the topic of the report?

• Where Monkeys Find Food

• What Monkeys Eat

• How Monkeys Move

• Why Monkeys Eat Bugs

If the students used this information to write a report, what other information might they want to research and include?

• Different types of earthquakes

• How fast tsunamis travel

• How tsunamis help the ocean

• Information on the weather in Alaska

Which sentence best supports the underlined sentence?

• Many bees are being killed by pesticides.

• The honey bee hive has one queen bee.

• Worker bees are females.

• Bees work together to make honey every year.

Which sentence would best introduce the topic?

• Did you know that cheetahs and jaguars are both cats?

• Can you tell the difference between a leopard and a cheetah?

• Leopards and cheetahs are both aggressive cats.

• Leopards, cheetahs, and jaguars all move quickly.

Using context clues, what is most likely the meaning of the word enclosed?

• wide open

• outside

• has walls around it

• attached to the house

What is the meaning of the underlined word instructed as it is used in the sentence above?

• dared

• worried

• warned

• directed

Which sentence should be included in the writing to clearly state the student’s opinion about desk arrangements?

• I believe that teachers should set desks up in rows.

• Many students wish they had comfy chairs to sit in at school.

• Most children enjoy working together all day.

• I believe having desks in groups will help students.

Which question should the student use to find more information about kangaroos to include in the paragraph?

• Why do kangaroos live in groups?

• Can a person keep a kangaroo as a pet?

• Do other animals live in the area of Australia where kangaroos live?

• What are other types of animals besides kangaroos that move by jumping?