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Review for Third Grade ELA

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does genre mean?

a)

A type, or kind, of book

b)

Something to read

c)

The characters in a book

d)

A French word

2.

What fiction genre has impossible elements such as talking animals or magical powers?

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Fantasy

d)

Mystery

3.

When there is magic, witches, royalty and/or talking animals the story must be:

a)

Fairytale

b)

Realistic Fiction

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Myth

4.

What is Fiction?

a)

A made up or imagined story

b)

Stories about real life

c)

A book written by a real person about their life.

d)

Stories about events that happened in the past.

5.
a story that could have happened, but didn't
a)
historical fiction
b)
science fiction
c)
fantasy
d)
realistic fiction
6.
writing that has true facts or information
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
c)
drama
d)
folklore
7.
the story of one's life told by oneself
a)
informational writing
b)
persuasive writing
c)
autobiography
d)
biography
8.
the story of one's life told by another
a)
biography
b)
autobiography
c)
persuasive writing
d)
informational writing
9.
has a rhythm and a rhyme 
a)
Mystery
b)
Science Fiction
c)
Poetry
d)
Realistic Fiction
10.
Name that Genre!
a)
poetry
b)
fantasy
c)
realistic fiction
d)
folktale
11.
Name that Genre!
a)
nonfiction
b)
biography
c)
realistic fiction
d)
mystery
12.
Name that Genre!
a)
biography
b)
autobiography
c)
realistic fiction
d)
mystery
13.
Name that Genre!
a)
realistic fiction
b)
fantasy
c)
biography
d)
historical fiction
14.

What genre of book is this? (author is David Beckham)

(This is soccer star David Beckham's own story of his career to date.)

a)

Historical Fiction

b)

Autobiography

c)

Biography

d)

Fantasy

15.

What genre of book is this?

(Describes the history, geography, ecology, people, economy, cities and sites of Illinois).

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Informational (non-fiction)

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Fantasy

16.

What genre of book is this?

(Discusses the childhood, schooling, role in the civil rights movement, and family life of Rosa Parks.)

a)

Biography

b)

Tall Tale

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Autobiography

17.

What genre of book is this?

(When his older brother gets in serious trouble, sixth-grader Clay decides to change his own mischief-making ways.)

a)

Realistic Fiction

b)

Biography

c)

Fantasy

d)

Fable

18.

Which genre of book is this?

(Describes the society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification in ancient Egypt).

a)

Fantasy

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Informational (non-fiction)

d)

Myth

19.

This book is ...

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-fiction

20.

This book is ...

a)

Fiction

b)

Non-fiction

21.

Who would be the author of a Michael Jordan autobiography?

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Dan Gutman

c)

Lebron James

d)

Jordan Michaels

22.

The purpose of reading this genre is to perform.

What genre am I?

a)

Drama

b)

Poetry

c)

Fiction

d)

Informational

23.

The purpose of reading this genre is to inform the reader/give the reader information.

What genre am I?

a)

Arguementive

b)

Fiction

c)

Drama

d)

Informational

24.

The purpose of reading this genre is to entertain the reader.

What genre am I?

a)

Drama

b)

Informational

c)

Fiction

d)

Arguementive

25.

The purpose of reading this genre is to experience rich language and emotion.

What genre am I?

a)

Poetry

b)

Arguementative

c)

Drama

d)

Fiction

26.

This genre uses the I (for information) in author's purpose (also known as PIE).

What genre am I?

a)

Drama

b)

Informational

c)

Arguementive

d)

Poetry

27.

This genre uses the E (for entertainment) in author's purpose (also known as PIE).

What genre am I?

a)

Informational

b)

Fiction

28.

This genre ask the reader to create mental images / picture in their head about the story.

What genre am I?

a)

Drama

b)

Poetry

29.

This genre ask the reader to put on a performance. The reader must act out scenes, read dialogue, and put on a play.

What genre am I?

a)

Drama

b)

Fiction

c)

Informational

d)

Arguementive

30.

Which of the following is not part of the plot of a story?

a)

problem

b)

climax

c)

solution

d)

character

31.

What is first person point of view?

a)

Someone inside the story is telling it

b)

Someone outside of the story is telling it

32.

True or false: An author can change the font to change the way it is read.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Characters are talking to one another. What they are saying is in "quotation marks"

a)

theme

b)

dialogue

c)

author's purpose

d)

characters

34.

Life lesson, moral or message

a)

resolution

b)

plot structure

c)

setting

d)

theme

35.

Why the author wrote the text. For fiction...it is to entertain

a)

imagery

b)

foreshadow

c)

author's purpose

d)

suspense

36.

Time and place of a story..is it appropriate to the story?

a)

story mountain

b)

setting

c)

imagery

d)

suspense

37.

The problem in the story

a)

resolution

b)

imagery

c)

theme

d)

conflict

38.

The solution to the conflict

a)

resolution

b)

solution

c)

main idea

d)

exposition

39.

The author appeals to our 5 senses....smell, taste, sound, feeling, visual

a)

climax

b)

figurative language

c)

imagery

d)

plot

40.

Main events in fiction. Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

a)

plot structure

b)

characters

c)

imagery

d)

setting

41.

Which of these are elements of FICTION?

a)

Characters

b)

Setting

c)

Glossary

d)

Problem/Solution

42.

What is the THEME of a story?

a)

The problem of the story.

b)

The message the author is trying to tell us.

c)

When and where the story takes place.

d)

The events of a story.

43.

Which kind of figurative language is this phrase?

"She is as cool as a cucumber!"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Theme

c)

Simile

d)

Setting

44.

Which kind of figurative language is this phrase?

"Life is a rollercoaster!"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Theme

c)

Simile

d)

Setting

45.

Which kind of figurative language is this phrase?

"When I run, I am fast like a cheetah!"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Theme

c)

Simile

d)

Setting

46.

What character trait best describes Leo?

"Leo woke up so nervous that day. His friends invited him to go to Six Flags, but he was afraid of rollercoasters. He wanted to tell his friends he was afraid, but worried they would tease him. When he met his friends at Six Flags, he took a deep breath and said "Hey y'all, just a heads up- I am terrified to go on a rollercoaster!". His friends said, "No worries, Leo! Only go on the rides you feel comfortable going on. We just want to spend time with you!" Leo felt relieved. He even felt ready to try a small rollercoaster! At the end of the day, he was so glad he was honest with his friends and was happy to have friends that supported him, no matter what.

a)

Leo is a jealous person.

b)

Leo is a scared person.

c)

Leo is a brave person.

d)

Leo is a funny person.

47.

What Type Of Nonfiction Has a Theme

a)

Biography

b)

nonfiction

c)

fiction

d)

poetry

48.

What plot element is where the story takes place

(write it where it says to write)

(a)  

49.

What is a paragraph in a poem

a)

A Stanza

b)

lines

c)

rhyme

50.

What genre are text features most common

a)

fiction

b)

nonfiction

c)

poetry

51.

What is this

a)

photograph

b)

Problem and solution

c)

Caption

d)

Plot map

52.

What is The Message/Idea of a Story

a)

Plot Map

b)

Text Structure

c)

Main Idea/Central Idea

d)

Plot

53.

what is a poem

a)

stanzas rhymes and meter mixed together

b)

line theme and problem + solution

54.

what do you call a book that is teaching you something

a)

fiction

b)

nonfiction

c)

poetry

55.

What Two Plot Elements Are Some Key Events

a)

Problem

b)

Solution

c)

Setting

d)

Plot

56.

What is the heading in this example?

a)

Home

b)

Drag Lines

c)

Spiders

d)

They

57.

What is the caption in this example?

a)

They use these lines to crawl back home if they start to fall.

b)

Drag Lines

c)

A spider hanging from a drag line.

d)

Spiders also use their silk to create drag lines.

58.

According to the table of contents, on what page can I start reading about "Habitat"?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

e)

10

59.

According to the index, what word is found on pages 3, 6, & 10?

a)

nails

b)

ears

c)

paws

d)

puppies

60.

What two labels describe this picture?

a)

trees, branches

b)

hives, honey bees

c)

branch, hive

61.

According to the glossary, which word has the meaning "a place where bees work and live"?

a)

beekeeper

b)

honeycomb

c)

hive

d)

honey

e)

queen bee

62.

What is the bolded word in this example?

a)

honey

b)

hives

c)

because

d)

wax

63.

What word is in italics in this example?

a)

sided

b)

hives

c)

least

64.

Which is a noun?

a)

mountain

b)

run

c)

skip

d)

blink

65.

Which is a noun?

a)

climb

b)

shoe

c)

slap

d)

think

66.

Which is an adjective?

a)

climb

b)

mountain

c)

shoe

d)

beautiful

67.

Which is an adjective?

a)

greasy

b)

man

c)

run

d)

sing

68.

Which is a verb?

a)

climb

b)

pretty

c)

mountain

d)

flower

69.

Which is a verb?

a)

eye

b)

dress

c)

blink

d)

sweet

70.

Which verb could go in the blank?

All the cats __________ out the back door.

a)

swam

b)

ran

c)

tip-toed

d)

skated

71.

Which adjective could go in the blank?

My ______ bag carries many, many things.

a)

small

b)

compact

c)

large

d)

tiny

72.

Which noun could go in the blank?

My mom loves to cook ___________.

a)

chicken

b)

cotton

c)

pans

d)

oven

73.

The young girl set the blue flowers on the wooden table.

Which words are nouns?

a)

young, blue, wooden

b)

girl, flowers, table.

c)

set

d)

the, on

74.

The young girl set the blue flowers on the wooden table.

Which words are verbs?

a)

young, blue, wooden

b)

girl, flowers, table.

c)

set

d)

the, on

75.

The young girl set the blue flowers on the wooden table.

Which words are adjectives?

a)

young, blue, wooden

b)

girl, flowers, table.

c)

set

d)

the, on

76.

Nine boys stood in the dark hallway.

Which word is an adjective?

a)

boys

b)

hallway

c)

dark

d)

stood

77.

Nine boys stood in the dark hallway.

Which word is an noun?

a)

in

b)

hallway

c)

dark

d)

nine

78.

Nine boys stood in the dark hallway.

Which word is a verb?

a)

dark

b)

hallway

c)

boys

d)

stood

79.

We built a campfire, then roasted marshmallows

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

80.

Where are my floaties

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

81.

Walk the dog at 3:00 today

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

82.

My favorite thing about summer is sleeping in

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

83.

I can't wait to go swimming

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

84.

Clean your room before you go outside.

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

85.

I rode my bike all around my neighborhood

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

86.

Ethan hit a HOMERUN

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

statement

d)

exclamation

87.

Why does it stay light out for so long in the summer

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

88.

This is the BEST summer ever

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

89.

What is your favorite thing about fall

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

90.

What are we going to have for lunch today

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

command

d)

exclamation

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