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ELA 3rd Grade

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the theme of a story?

a)

the main idea

b)

the lesson or message

c)

the main character

d)

the cause and effect

2.

What is the Central Idea of the story?

a)

the theme

b)

the title

c)

what the story is most about

d)

the heading

3.

This is an example of what? "The girl's hair is as yellow as the sun."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

4.

This is an example of what? "Molly is such an angel."

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

5.

This is an example of what? "I'm so hungry I could die."

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

6.

This is an example of what? "It was sunny after it rained, so there was a rainbow."

a)

Cause & Effect

b)

Compare & Contrast

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Theme

7.

What is it called when a story goes in an order?

a)

Heading

b)

Chronology

c)

Central Idea

d)

Theme

8.

Which word is a compound word?

a)

jacket

b)

ribbon

c)

rainbow

d)

dessert

9.

Which word has a prefix?

a)

reread

b)

beautifully

c)

driver

d)

childhood

10.

Which word has a suffix?

a)

bicycle

b)

automobile

c)

professional

d)

useful

11.

What is an author's purpose?

a)

To Inform, persuade, entertain

b)

To tell the Central Idea

c)

To tell a story about themself

d)

To give the theme

12.

Which is a noun?

a)

Rabbit

b)

run

c)

yellow

d)

down

13.

What is a verb?

a)

Boy

b)

Jump

c)

Cold

d)

Tall

14.

What is an adjective?

a)

Girl

b)

Nice

c)

Cat

d)

Snow

15.

What is a pronoun?

a)

person, place, thing

b)

describes a noun

c)

take the place of a noun (She, He, Him, Her)

d)

an action word