WorksheetsWonders 2020 3rd Grade Unit 3 - Week 2 Test
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the main idea of the passage?
Constellations are groups of stars in the night sky.
Constellations are in the same place on any night.
Constellations are interesting and useful to people.
Constellations are named for their shapes.
What does the second paragraph help readers understand?
People used the constellations like maps.
People gave one constellation the name Orion.
People created stories about constellations.
People used the North Star when they were lost.
Read the sentence from the passage.
People walk around, plants grow, and birds fly freely.
The suffix -ly means “in a certain way.” What does freely tell about how the birds fly?
They are able to fly.
They do not fly at all.
They fly only at night.
They do not fly well.
Read the sentence from the passage.
One day, you might wear a coat because there is a chilly breeze, but another day you might feel warm because the air is heavy and hot.
What does the word chilly mean?
weak
cool
warm
strong
Which of these sentences is the main idea of Our Closest Star:
The sun is closer to Earth than any other star.
The sun is a star that is important to life on Earth.
Stars have different temperatures and colors.
Stars are made of gases that give off heat.
Read the sentence from the passage.
A tiny white light twinkles in the night sky, and a large yellow ball
blazes brightly during the day.
What does the word brightly mean?
being the brightest
without brightness
in a bright way
to make bright
What is the sun made of?
bits of dirt
hot liquids
burning gases
many little stars
Read the sentence from the passage.
The time it takes for light to travel through space and reach Earth is
quite lengthy.
The suffix -y means “full of.” What does the word lengthy mean?
too long
not long enough
becoming long
very long
Read the sentence from the passage.
It is so bright that you should not look directly at it.
What does it mean to look at the sun directly?
stare right at the sun
glance quickly at the sun
remember seeing the sun
look at the sun more than once
Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage?
“It looks very different from the little lights you see at night, so
it is hard to believe that the sun is the same kind of object.”
“Like all stars, the sun is even hotter inside.”
“The closer an object is to you, the larger it looks.”
“Although the sun is an ordinary star in the universe, it is
anything but ordinary to those who live here on Earth!”
