3rd Grade FAST Review Sample Quiz

1. What is the purpose of the Cat Habitats and Pet Habitats sections in Passage 1?

• To tell the history of different types of animals

• To describe problems that cats face and give solutions

• To explain why certain animals travel together in large groups

• To compare and contrast different types of living spaces for cats

In Passage 1, how does the author develop the central idea that people can learn about pet cats by watching wild cats?

• By showing the food that pet cats and wild cats hunt

• By giving examples of how wild cats and pet cats act alike

• By describing how wild cats are more dangerous than pet cats

• By explaining why pet cats are as interesting to study as wild cats

Select two sentences from Passage 2 that support the author’s claim that Dewey had no problem finding a place to rest.

• “Welcome, welcome, I imagined him saying from his post to the left of the door.” (paragraph 16)

• “It wouldn’t take long for him to find a lap, and since he’d been up for two hours that usually meant it was time for a nap.” (paragraph 19)

• “Dewey must have spent half his first winter curled up in that box.” (paragraph 20)

• “‘What should I do?’” (paragraph 21)

• “‘Cat hair comes with the envelope,’ I’d say.” (paragraph 26)

In Passage 2, how does the author develop her purpose of explaining what is special about a library in Iowa?

• By describing how a cat protects the library

• By describing each room a cat sleeps in at the library

• By describing the reason people come to visit a cat at the library

• By describing how a cat behaves around the people who visit the library

Read the paragraph from Passage 2. “I need an envelope,” a patron would say nervously, “but I don’t want to disturb Dewey. What should I do?”

What does the word nervously mean as it is used in paragraph 21?

• In anger

• With joy

• In silence

• with worry

How do the authors of both passages show that cats can make good pets?

• By explaining why cats like to move around

• By explaining that cats are more comfortable indoors

• By giving examples where cats are friendly toward humans

• By describing examples of how cats can find food on their own

Show whether the information is found in Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages.

Cats are grouped into different types.

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• Both Passages

Show whether the information is found in Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages.

Sleep is an important part of life for cats.

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• Both Passages

Show whether the information is found in Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages.

Cats can be excited to spend time with people.

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• Both Passages