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3rd Grade Benchmark Unit 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the mood?
a)
afraid
b)
bossy
c)
hopeful
d)
irritated (annoyed)
2.
What's the mood?
a)
cranky
b)
excited
c)
peaceful
d)
silly
3.

The mood for this passage is scary. Choose the evidence that supports the scary mood.

(HINT: Choose two answers)

a)

"very dark"

b)

"something was watching her"

c)

"think of something else"

4.

A simile.....

a)

says that something actually is something else.

b)

compares two things using the words like or as

c)

represents a person, an animal, a thing, or an idea.

5.
The boy liked to play video games.
a)
simile
b)
not a simile
6.
I am as quick as a fox.
a)
simile
b)
not a simile
7.
Choose the following example of a simile.
a)
The sun was as bright as a headlight.
b)
What is your name?
c)
The thunder went boom!
d)
Have you lost your marbles?
8.
Choose the strongest word to complete the sentence:
The month of May’s weather was _____________.
a)
scorching
b)
hot
c)
warm
9.

Put the words in order from the weakest to the strongest:

a)

large, small, gigantic

b)

gigantic, large, big

c)

big, large, gigantic

10.

Choose the strongest word to complete the sentence:

“What do you think you are doing?” __________ the referee.

a)

replied

b)

said

c)

yelled

11.
a)
a. cruel
b)
b. bossy
c)
c. impolite
12.
a)
a. weird
b)
b. creative
c)
c. curious
13.
a)
a. generous
b)
b. helpful
c)
c. proud
14.
a)
a. tidy
b)
b. tired
c)
c. messy
15.

It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.

The Summary of this passage is:

a)

Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.

b)

The camels were swatting flies with their tails.

c)

It was really hot at the zoo.

d)

Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt sick.

16.

For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.

The Summary of this passage is:

a)

Jenny likes bright colors.

b)

Jenny is creative

c)

Jenny was picking out paint and materials to decorate her room.

d)

Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.

17.

Which best describes a summary?

a)

a really long detailed piece of writing

b)

the entire text told in your own words

c)

something teachers make you write

d)

the main ideas and important details of a text

18.

How are the farmer and the fox similar in Aesop's fables, The Peasant and the Apple Tree and The Fox and the Crow?

a)

One is a human but the other is an animal.

b)

They are both selfish.

c)

They are both kind and helpful.

19.

In the fables The Fox and the Crow and The Tale of King Midas, how are the crow and King Midas similar?

a)

The both make foolish decisions.

b)

Neither of them likes being told what to do by others.

c)

The crow is patient, but King Midas is impatient.

20.

How are the farmer and the crow different in Aesop's fables, The Peasant and the Apple Tree and The Fox and the Crow?

a)

The farmer is weak, but the crow is strong.

b)

Food is important to both of them.

c)

The farmer is thoughtful, but the crow is thoughtless.

21.

Andy saw his neighbor struggling to get his lawn mower running, so Andy went over to his neighbor’s house and filled up his lawn mower with gas. When it still wouldn’t start, Andy lent him his lawn mower.

Andy demonstrates the character trait of being HELPFUL. Choose all the text evidence that supports this character trait.

(HINT: Choose 2 answers)

a)

"fill up his lawnmower with gas"

b)

"it wouldn't start"

c)

"lent him his lawnmower"