3rd Grade Reading

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3rd Grade Reading

• All Domains
• Need to use 3rdgradereadingppt1.pdf for reading
  passages that go with the questions. It is
  located on http//www.hcbe.net/itc/CRCT/crct_3rd.h
  tml

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from The Shellby Paul Koning

• 1. Which phrase from the passage tells the reader
  that Ferdinand was eager to see the ocean?
• A. "could not wait"
• B. "ought to know"
• C. "his first chance"
• D. "can be a real pain"

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from The Shellby Paul Koning

• 2. "The Shell" is an example of which kind of
  writing?
• A. poetry
• B. fiction
• C. folktale
• D. nonfiction

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from The Shellby Paul Koning

• 3. From the story we know that Ferdinand enjoys
• A. reading stories.
• B. teasing his sisters.
• C. eating conch stew.
• D. going to visit his grandpa.

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from The Shellby Paul Koning

• 4. The word glimpse in the last paragraph MOST
  LIKELY means
• A. touch.
• B. smell.
• C. sight.
• D. thought.

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Protecting the Pandasby Robin L. Santos

• 5. Which word sounds the same as main?
• A. mine
• B. man
• C. may
• D. mane

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Protecting the Pandasby Robin L. Santos

• 6. Which word means the OPPOSITE of the word
  fewer?
• A. more
• B. stop
• C. add
• D. less

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Protecting the Pandasby Robin L. Santos

• 7. The MAIN food pandas eat is
• A. mice.
• B. bamboo.
• C. fish.
• D. rice.

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from Frederick's Alligatorby Esther Allen
Peterson

• 8. What happened to the egg Frederick brought
  home?
• A. It hatched.
• B. It broke into pieces.
• C. He lost it under his bed.
• D. He put it in the mailbox

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from Frederick's Alligatorby Esther Allen
Peterson

• 9. What did Frederick say he had in his closet?
• A. an alligator
• B. a timber wolf
• C. a lion
• D. a grizzly bear

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from Frederick's Alligatorby Esther Allen
Peterson

• 10. Which animal did Frederick say liked to eat
  mailmen?
• A. his grizzly bear
• B. his lion
• C. his timber wolf
• D. his tiger

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from Frederick's Alligatorby Esther Allen
Peterson

• 11. How will Frederick's teacher MOST LIKELY feel
  when he brings his alligator for show-and-tell?
• A. afraid
• B. surprised
• C. angry
• D. proud

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Dirty Henryby Lucy Dickens

• 12. Which happened LAST in the story?
• A. Lily hugged Henry.
• B. Lily took Henry home.
• C. Miss Pink cut Henry's hair.
• D. Lily and her mother met Henry in the garden.

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Dirty Henryby Lucy Dickens

• 13.       How did Henry feel about getting a bath
  and haircut?
• A. unhappy
• B. proud
• C. pleased
• D. excited

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Dirty Henryby Lucy Dickens

• 14. What kind of writing is "Dirty Henry"?
• A. poetry
• B. nonfiction
• C. folktale
• D. fiction

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Dirty Henryby Lucy Dickens

• 15. Where did Henry like to roll on his back?
• A. in the sink
• B. under the hairdryer
• C. on his favorite chair
• D. in the blackberry patch

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From Calvin Wins

• 16. Which word in the passage means almost the
  same as location?
• A. trophy
• B. position
• C. outside
• D. winner

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From Calvin Wins

• 17. Why did Calvin think he could win the race?
• A. He took off like a shot.
• B. The other runners looked nervous.
• C. He had worked very hard.
• D. He was in lane six, a good position.

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From Calvin Wins

• 18. Who was in the old picture?
• A. Lou
• B. Calvin
• C. the starter
• D. Calvin's family

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From Calvin Wins

• 19. What happened AFTER Calvin's family and
  friends looked at his trophy?
• A. Calvin walked to the outside lane.
• B. Calvin looked at the faces of the other
  runners.
• C. The starter yelled to the runners.
• D. Calvin showed Lou a picture.

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From Arabella the Spider

• 20. What did scientists learn about spiders
  during this experiment with Arabella?
• A. Spiders can trap their own food in space.
• B. Spiders make better webs in space than they do
  on Earth.
• C. Spiders can get used to making webs while in
  space.
• D. Spiders float when they are weightless.

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From Arabella the Spider

• 21. What does the word stable mean in paragraph
  2?
• A. heavy
• B. strong
• C. large
• D. unmoving

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From Arabella the Spider

• 22. Why was Arabella chosen to go up in space?
• A. She could live in a cage.
• B. She could build the best spiderwebs.
• C. She could float in space.
• D. She could trap other insects.

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Andre Becomes a Celebrityby Lew Dietz

• 23. When people clapped, Andre felt
• A. frightened.
• B. happy.
• C. angry.
• D. sad.

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Andre Becomes a Celebrityby Lew Dietz

• 24. Which word sounds the same as would?
• A. wood
• B. wool
• C. owned
• D. old

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Andre Becomes a Celebrityby Lew Dietz

•  25. Daddy hauled Andre onto the dock.The word
  hauled has the same meaning as
• A. called.
• B. pulled.
• C. pushed.
• D. chased.

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Answer Key
1. A) "could not wait" 2. B) fiction 3. A)
reading stories. 4. C) sight. 5. D) mane 6.
A) more 7. B) bamboo. 8. A) It hatched. 9.
C) a lion 10. C) his timber wolf
10. C) his timber wolf 11. B) surprised 12.
A) Lily hugged Henry. 13. A) unhappy 14. D)
fiction 15. D) in the blackberry patch 16. B)
position 17. C) He had worked very hard. 18.
B) Calvin 19. D) Calvin showed Lou a picture.
20. C) Spiders can get used to making webs
while in space
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Answer Key
21. D) unmoving 22. B) She could build the best
spiderwebs. 23. B) happy. 24. A) wood 25.
B) pulled