Third Grade Achievement Test Review

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Third Grade Achievement Test Review

• Language Arts

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Directions

• Read each section and choose the letter for the
  correct answer.

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1. Choose the answer that is written correctly.

• A. There are ten boxes of candy. On the
  counter. Abdul wants to take three of the boxes.
  To school.
• B. There are ten boxes of candy on the counter.
  Abdul wants to take three of the boxes to school.
• C. There are ten boxes of candy. On the counter
  Abdul wants to take three of the boxes to school.
• D. There are ten boxes of candy on the counter
  Abdul wants to take three of the boxes to school.

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• A. There are ten boxes of candy. On the
  counter. Abdul wants to take three of the boxes.
  To school.
• B. There are ten boxes of candy on the counter.
  Abdul wants to take three of the boxes to school.
• C. There are ten boxes of candy. On the counter
  Abdul wants to take three of the boxes to school.
• D. There are ten boxes of candy on the counter
  Abdul wants to take three of the boxes to school.

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2. Choose the answer that is written correctly.

• A. While he worked on the computer.
• B. On the computer Eric spends his time he likes
  to play.
• C. Eric spends his spare time playing on the
  computer.
• D. As Eric spent his vacation.

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• A. While he worked on the computer.
• B. On the computer Eric spends his time he likes
  to play.
• C. Eric spends his spare time playing on the
  computer.
• D. As Eric spent his vacation.

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3. Choose the answer that is written correctly.

• A. Kara is in the fifth grade. She likes to
  read books about horses.
• B. Kara is in the fifth grade she likes to read
  books about horses.
• C. Kara is in the fifth grade. She likes to
  read. Books about horses.
• D. Kara is in the fifth grade she likes to read.
  Books about horses.

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• A. Kara is in the fifth grade. She likes to
  read books about horses.
• B. Kara is in the fifth grade she likes to read
  books about horses.
• C. Kara is in the fifth grade. She likes to
  read. Books about horses.
• D. Kara is in the fifth grade she likes to read.
  Books about horses.

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4. Which answer best fits in the blank?

• Nancy will carry her ____________ suitcase.
• A. sister's
• B. sisters
• C. sisteres
• D. sister'

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• Nancy will carry her ____________ suitcase.
• A. sister's
• B. sisters
• C. sisteres
• D. sister'

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5. Which answer best fits in the blank?

• The trash can will attract a lot of ____________
  if you leave the lid off.
• A. flys
• B. flies
• C. flie's
• D. fly's

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5. Which answer best fits in the blank?

• The trash can will attract a lot of ____________
  if you leave the lid off.
• A. flys
• B. flies
• C. flie's
• D. fly's

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6. Which answer best fits in the blank?

• A _______________ sword was found.
• A. warrior
• B. warriors'
• C. warriors
• D. warrior's

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6. Which answer best fits in the blank?

• A _______________ sword was found.
• A. warrior
• B. warriors'
• C. warriors
• D. warrior's

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7. Choose the pronoun that goes in the blank.

• Mr. Silva called Rebecca. He wanted to speak
  with .
• A. she
• B. her
• C. him
• D. them

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7. Choose the pronoun that goes in the blank.

• Mr. Silva called Rebecca. He wanted to speak
  with .
• A. she
• B. her
• C. him
• D. them

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8. Choose the sentence below that is correct.

• A. I found a summer job.
• B. It took I one hour to finish my work.
• C. We is cleaning the bedroom.
• D. They going shopping.

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8. Choose the sentence below that is correct.

• A. I found a summer job.
• B. It took I one hour to finish my work.
• C. We is cleaning the bedroom.
• D. They going shopping.

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9. Choose the sentence below that is incorrect.

• A. They play quietly.
• B. He sit by the window.
• C. Mr. Demangos called his mother.
• D. I like weekends.

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9. Choose the sentence below that is incorrect.

• A. They play quietly.
• B. He sit by the window.
• C. Mr. Demangos called his mother.
• D. I like weekends.

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10. Choose the answer that correctly combines the
following underlined sentences.

• Lisa went to Hawaii on her vacation.
• Kai went to Hawaii on her vacation, too.

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10. Combined sentences

• A. Lisa and Kai went to Hawaii on her vacation.
• B. Lisa went to Hawaii and Kai went to Hawaii on
  vacation.
• C. Lisa and Kai went to Hawaii on their
  vacation.
• D. To Hawaii is where Lisa and Kai went.

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10. Combined sentences

• A. Lisa and Kai went to Hawaii on her vacation.
• B. Lisa went to Hawaii and Kai went to Hawaii on
  vacation.
• C. Lisa and Kai went to Hawaii on their
  vacation.
• D. To Hawaii is where Lisa and Kai went.

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11. Choose the answer that correctly combines the
following underlined sentences.

• She is my sister.She won the contest.

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11. Combining sentences

• A. My sister, she won the contest.
• B. She won the contest, my sister.
• C. By my sister, the contest was won.
• D. My sister won the contest.

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11. Combining sentences

• A. My sister, she won the contest.
• B. She won the contest, my sister.
• C. By my sister, the contest was won.
• D. My sister won the contest.

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12. Choose the answer that correctly combines the
following underlined sentences.

• Gilbert bought a car.The car is small.The car
  is green.

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12. Sentence combining

• A. Gilbert bought a car it is green and small.
• B. Small and green car Gilbert bought.
• C. Gilbert bought a green car.
• D. Gilbert bought a small green car.

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12. Sentence combining

• A. Gilbert bought a car it is green and small.
• B. Small and green car Gilbert bought.
• C. Gilbert bought a green car.
• D. Gilbert bought a small green car.

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13. Choose the correct order for the following
sentences.

• 1. Then pull any weeds.2. Next, water the
  seeds each day.3. First, plant the seeds in the
  shade.4. The seeds will grow into pretty
  flowers.
• A. 4 - 1 - 3 - 2
• B. 2 - 3 - 1 - 4
• C. 3 - 2 - 1 - 4
• D. 1 - 3 - 2 - 4

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13. Choose the correct order for the following
sentences.

• 1. Then pull any weeds.2. Next, water the
  seeds each day.3. First, plant the seeds in the
  shade.4. The seeds will grow into pretty
  flowers.
• A. 4 - 1 - 3 - 2
• B. 2 - 3 - 1 - 4
• C. 3 - 2 - 1 - 4
• D. 1 - 3 - 2 - 4

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14. Choose the correct order for the following
sentences.

• 1. Bob gave Meg a new recipe.2. Meg went to
  the market and bought the ingredients.3. She
  went home and fixed the meal.4. Meg decided to
  make the new recipe for dinner.A. 1 - 3 - 2 - 4
• B. 1 - 4 - 2 - 3
• C. 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
• D. 2 - 1 - 4 - 3

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14. Choose the correct order for the following
sentences.

• 1. Bob gave Meg a new recipe.2. Meg went to
  the market and bought the ingredients.3. She
  went home and fixed the meal.4. Meg decided to
  make the new recipe for dinner.A. 1 - 3 - 2 - 4
• B. 1 - 4 - 2 - 3
• C. 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
• D. 2 - 1 - 4 - 3

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15. Choose the correct order for the following
sentences.

• 1. The rest of the time I will sleep.2. I
  have many favorite shows to watch.3. Then I
  will watch television all day!4. There are five
  days until summer.
• A. 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
• B. 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
• C. 3 - 2 - 1 - 4
• D. 1 - 4 - 2 - 3

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15. Choose the correct order for the following
sentences.

• 1. The rest of the time I will sleep.2. I
  have many favorite shows to watch.3. Then I
  will watch television all day!4. There are five
  days until summer.
• A. 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
• B. 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
• C. 3 - 2 - 1 - 4
• D. 1 - 4 - 2 - 3

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16. Choose the word or phrase that best completes
the sentence.

• The movie ______________________ already.
• A. has begun
• B. have begun
• C. were beginning
• D. is begun

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16. Choose the word or phrase that best completes
the sentence.

• The movie ______________________ already.
• A. has begun
• B. have begun
• C. were beginning
• D. is begun

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17. Choose the word that best completes the
sentence.

• The best book in the series __________ the second
  one.
• A. were
• B. is
• C. are
• D. be

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17. Choose the word that best completes the
sentence.

• The best book in the series __________ the second
  one.
• A. were
• B. is
• C. are
• D. be

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18. Choose the word that best completes the
sentence.

• There __________ many people at the party.
• A. be
• B. is
• C. are
• D. was

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18. Choose the word that best completes the
sentence.

• There __________ many people at the party.
• A. be
• B. is
• C. are
• D. was

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19. Choose the topic sentence that best fits the
paragraph.

• The first skateboard was created by
  placing a surfboard on roller skates. The
  surfboard was then shortened and the roller
  skates were attached.
• A. Surfing is a fun sport.
• B. Skateboarding was first done in water.
• C. Surfing is a water sport.
• D. Skateboarding was invented by surfers.

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19. Choose the topic sentence that best fits the
paragraph.

• The first skateboard was created by
  placing a surfboard on roller skates. The
  surfboard was then shortened and the roller
  skates were attached.
• A. Surfing is a fun sport.
• B. Skateboarding was first done in water.
• C. Surfing is a water sport.
• D. Skateboarding was invented by surfers.

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20. Choose the topic sentence that best fits the
paragraph.

• A picture tells many different stories
  to many different people. People can look at a
  picture and write their own words.
• A. Pictures are made from film.
• B. You need a camera to take pictures.
• C. Photographers are able to create a story
  without words.
• D. Photography is a difficult hobby.

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20. Choose the topic sentence that best fits the
paragraph.

• A picture tells many different stories
  to many different people. People can look at a
  picture and write their own words.
• A. Pictures are made from film.
• B. You need a camera to take pictures.
• C. Photographers are able to create a story
  without words.
• D. Photography is a difficult hobby.

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• 21. To get all that milk, dairy farms use
  machines to milk the cows. These machines send
  the milk into large refrigerated tanks.
  Refrigerated tanker trucks take the milk to a
  dairy. The milk is heated to kill germs. Then the
  milk is put into cartons and bottles and shipped
  to stores.
• A. Cows live on farms and eat grass.
• B. Milk has many vitamins and minerals to help
  you grow.
• C. One cow can produce 950 gallons of milk in a
  year.
• D. A baby cow is called a calf.

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• 21. To get all that milk, dairy farms use
  machines to milk the cows. These machines send
  the milk into large refrigerated tanks.
  Refrigerated tanker trucks take the milk to a
  dairy. The milk is heated to kill germs. Then the
  milk is put into cartons and bottles and shipped
  to stores.
• A. Cows live on farms and eat grass.
• B. Milk has many vitamins and minerals to help
  you grow.
• C. One cow can produce 950 gallons of milk in a
  year.
• D. A baby cow is called a calf.

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22. Choose the sentence that is written
correctly.

• A. That there Jesse be a great basketball
  player.
• B. That Jesse, he are a great basketball player.
• C. That great basketball player were Jesse.
• D. Jesse is a great basketball player.

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22. Choose the sentence that is written
correctly.

• A. That there Jesse be a great basketball
  player.
• B. That Jesse, he are a great basketball player.
• C. That great basketball player were Jesse.
• D. Jesse is a great basketball player.

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23. Choose the sentence that is written
correctly.

• A. That toy car is not broken.
• B. That there toy car are not broken.
• C. The toy car there, the car is not broken.
• D. That toy car is not never broken

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23. Choose the sentence that is written
correctly.

• A. That toy car is not broken.
• B. That there toy car are not broken.
• C. The toy car there, the car is not broken.
• D. That toy car is not never broken

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24. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• A. That there fish is very colorful.
• B. That fish is very colorful.
• C. That there colorful fish is very colorful.
• D. That fish are very colorful.

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24. Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• A. That there fish is very colorful.
• B. That fish is very colorful.
• C. That there colorful fish is very colorful.
• D. That fish are very colorful.

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25. Choose the best sentence.

• A. A tomato ain't no vegetable.
• B. A tomato is not a vegetable.
• C. A tomato is not no vegetable.
• D. A tomato is no vegetable

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25. Choose the best sentence.

• A. A tomato ain't no vegetable.
• B. A tomato is not a vegetable.
• C. A tomato is not no vegetable.
• D. A tomato is no vegetable

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26. Choose the best sentence.

• A. They was going to the beach.
• B. They went to the beach.
• C. Them went to the beach.
• D. They gone to the beach.

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26. Choose the best sentence.

• A. They was going to the beach.
• B. They went to the beach.
• C. Them went to the beach.
• D. They gone to the beach.

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27. Choose the best sentence.

• A. She gone to the post office.
• B. She going to the post office.
• C. She went to the post office.
• D. She go to the post office.

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27. Choose the best sentence.

• A. She gone to the post office.
• B. She going to the post office.
• C. She went to the post office.
• D. She go to the post office.

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28. Which part of the sentence has a
capitalization error?

• Jane and harry went to the grocery store
  for apples.
• A. Jane and harry
• B. went to the
• C. grocery store
• D. for apples.

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28. Which part of the sentence has a
capitalization error?

• Jane and harry went to the grocery store
  for apples.
• A. Jane and harry
• B. went to the
• C. grocery store
• D. for apples.

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29. Which part of the sentence has a
capitalization error?

• Last night I saw Mrs. jones at the school
  talent show.
• A. Last night
• B. I saw Mrs.
• C. jones at the
• D. school talent show.

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29. Which part of the sentence has a
capitalization error?

• Last night I saw Mrs. jones at the school
  talent show.
• A. Last night
• B. I saw Mrs.
• C. jones at the
• D. school talent show.

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30. Which part of the sentence has a
capitalization error?

• We drove mrs. Warner to the school picnic
  last weekend.
• A. We drove mrs.
• B. Warner to the
• C. school picnic
• D. last weekend.

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30. Which part of the sentence has a
capitalization error?

• We drove mrs. Warner to the school picnic
  last weekend.
• A. We drove mrs.
• B. Warner to the
• C. school picnic
• D. last weekend.

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31. Complete the sentence with the correct
punctuation.

• Tonight I would like to go to ____________________
  __
• A. Garys party
• B. Garys party.
• C. Gary's party.
• D. Gary's party?

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31. Complete the sentence with the correct
punctuation.

• Tonight I would like to go to ____________________
  __
• A. Garys party
• B. Garys party.
• C. Gary's party.
• D. Gary's party?

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32. In the following sentence, which part has
incorrect punctuation?

• Put the clothes in the dryer, and then turn the
  dryer on.
• A. Put the clothes in
• B. the dryer,
• C. and then turn
• D. the dryer on.

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32. In the following sentence, which part has
incorrect punctuation?

• Put the clothes in the dryer, and then turn the
  dryer on.
• A. Put the clothes in
• B. the dryer,
• C. and then turn
• D. the dryer on.

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33. In the following sentence, which part has
incorrect punctuation?

• Phillip's cousin doesn't like to go see, scary
  movies.
• A. Phillip's cousin
• B. doesn't like
• C. to go see,
• D. scary movies.

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33. In the following sentence, which part has
incorrect punctuation?

• Phillip's cousin doesn't like to go see, scary
  movies.
• A. Phillip's cousin
• B. doesn't like
• C. to go see,
• D. scary movies.

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34. Choose the answer that shows the best
punctuation for the underlined part.

• "Will you be able to contribute to my cause "
  asked Bob.
• A. cause." asked
• B. cause" asked
• C. cause?" asked
• D. cause," asked

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34. Choose the answer that shows the best
punctuation for the underlined part.

• "Will you be able to contribute to my cause "
  asked Bob.
• A. cause." asked
• B. cause" asked
• C. cause?" asked
• D. cause," asked

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35. Choose the answer that best completes the
sentence.

• We _______________ packed our suitcases yet.
• A. havenot
• B. havent'
• C. have'nt
• D. haven't

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35. Choose the answer that best completes the
sentence.

• We _______________ packed our suitcases yet.
• A. havenot
• B. havent'
• C. have'nt
• D. haven't

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36. Choose the answer that best completes the
sentence.

• We will meet at the mall at ten _______________.
• A. o'clock
• B. oclock
• C. 'oclock
• D. Oclock

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36. Choose the answer that best completes the
sentence.

• We will meet at the mall at ten _______________.
• A. o'clock
• B. oclock
• C. 'oclock
• D. Oclock

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37. How can the error in this sentence be fixed?

• I hated the noise in my house although, when it
  was too quiet, I got nervous.
• A. Change the colon after the word "house" to a
  semicolon.
• B. Change the comma after the word "although" to
  a semicolon.
• C. Remove the word "too."
• D. Remove the word "when."

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37. How can the error in this sentence be fixed?

• I hated the noise in my house although, when it
  was too quiet, I got nervous.
• A. Change the colon after the word "house" to a
  semicolon.
• B. Change the comma after the word "although" to
  a semicolon.
• C. Remove the word "too."
• D. Remove the word "when."

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38. Which of the following sentences is
punctuated correctly?

• A. Due to the response - the restaurant will
  continue making its popular pie.
• B. Due to the response, the restaurant will
  continue making its popular pie.
• C. Due to the response the restaurant will
  continue making its popular pie.
• D. Due to the response the restaurant will
  continue making its popular pie.

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38. Which of the following sentences is
punctuated correctly?

• A. Due to the response - the restaurant will
  continue making its popular pie.
• B. Due to the response, the restaurant will
  continue making its popular pie.
• C. Due to the response the restaurant will
  continue making its popular pie.
• D. Due to the response the restaurant will
  continue making its popular pie.

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39. How can the error in this sentence be fixed?

• I have visited these cities in Arizona
  Flagstaff, Sedona, and Jerome.
• A. Add a semicolon after the word "Arizona."
• B. Change the word "visited" to "visit."
• C. Change the word "visited" to "will visit."
• D. Add a colon after the word "Arizona."

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39. How can the error in this sentence be fixed?

• I have visited these cities in Arizona
  Flagstaff, Sedona, and Jerome.
• A. Add a semicolon after the word "Arizona."
• B. Change the word "visited" to "visit."
• C. Change the word "visited" to "will visit."
• D. Add a colon after the word "Arizona."