Incoming 3rd Grade Pre-Assessment 2025

Which new title BEST fits the text?

• Why Does the Moon Seem to Disappear?

• How to Draw the Moon

• How to Keep a Moon Journal

• Why is There a Full Moon?

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Read this sentence from the first picture in the chart.

This is day 1 of the moon cycle.

What does the word cycle mean in this sentence?

• something that lasts 29 days

• a set of events that repeat over and over

• a machine with one or more wheels

• a circle that students draw in their journals

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Rana has finished all the dates and circles on the first piece of paper in her moon journal. Which of the following describes what she has recorded so far?

• the full moon changing to the new moon and then changing to the first quarter moon

• the new moon changing to the first quarter moon and then changing to the full moon

• the first quarter moon changing to the full moon and then changing to the last quarter moon

• the full moon changing to the last quarter moon and then changing to the new moon

about how long does it take for the moon to appear and then disappear again?

• one week

• one month

• two months

• two weeks

Steve is keeping a moon journal. What should he write in the moon journal under the circle for the full moon?

• the size and shape of the moon

• about how far away the moon looks

• his name and his teacher's name

• the date and time he saw the moon

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.1.10

Read the sentence fro the part called "Phases of the Moon."

When we see the whole face of the moon, we call it a full moon.

What does the word face describe in the sentence?

• the cycle of the moon

• the color of the moon

• a shadow over the moon

• one side of the moon

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What was Ramon's problem in the passage?

• His mom did not want to read the note

• He was in trouble

• His mom was going to read the note

• He did not want to wait to hear what his teacher said in the note.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What happens when Ramon gets home from school?

• He begs his mother to open the letter from his teacher, so she opens int while he does his homework

• He does his homework, eats dinner, and then goes to bed

• He does his homework while he waits for his mother to get home, and then his mother reads the note during dinner.

• He gives the note to his mother and then goes to his friend's house to play.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Read what Ramon's mother says in the passage.

"Let's wait until dinner." she answered. "Then I can read it to everyone."

Base on what she says, what BEST describes Ramon's mother?

• She is nervous.

• She is not worried.

• She is funny.

• She likes to eat.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

Read th sentence from the pasage.

Dear Mrs. Garcia, Ramon has been chosen for a special award.

What does the word chosen MOST LIKELY tel the reader about what happened to Ramon?

• He was approved.

• He was happy.

• He was liked.

• He was picked.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4