Grade 3 · English Language Arts · Unit 16 of 18
Make Writing Better
Strong words, joining ideas, revising and neat writing.
What your child practises
Practises adding descriptive words, joining ideas with connecting and transition words, noticing when writing doesn't make sense, revising with feedback, and neat handwriting and word processing.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: ELA.3.A1.5, ELA.3.C2.4, ELA.3.C2.5, ELA.3.C3.1 · complex sentences and transitions, voice, revising with feedback and neat letter formation
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A classmate says, “Tell me more about the storm.” You can…
- hide your paper
- add details about the storm
- erase the storm
add details about the storm
Hint: Use feedback to improve.
Question 2
Which sentence does NOT make sense?
- The bike has two wheels.
- The bike drank the sunny sandwich.
- She rode her bike.
The bike drank the sunny sandwich.
Hint: Notice when writing doesn't make sense.
Question 3
Which is a complex sentence?
- It rained.
- Umbrella.
- I took an umbrella because it was raining.
I took an umbrella because it was raining.
Hint: A complex sentence has two ideas joined by a word like because.
Question 4
A transition word tells the reader…
- how to spell
- how ideas connect
- where to stop reading
how ideas connect
Hint: Words like first, next and finally are transitions.
Question 5
Choose the best word: “I stayed inside _____ it was cold.”
- because
- banana
- under
because
Hint: The second part gives a reason.
Question 6
Which pair of sentences is joined best?
- I was tired, so I went to bed early.
- I was tired so so so.
- Tired bed I went.
I was tired, so I went to bed early.
Hint: A connecting word links the ideas.