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3rd grade English Language Arts practice sheet

Alabama Course of Study · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

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  1. Question 1

    Put these in order, from first to last.

    The Indoor Picnic

    Zoe and her grandpa had planned a picnic at the park for Saturday. But when Zoe woke up, rain was drumming on her window.

    “Our picnic is ruined,” Zoe sighed, pressing her nose against the cold glass.

    Grandpa smiled. “Who says a picnic has to be outside?” He spread a blanket on the living room floor. Zoe packed sandwiches, grapes and lemonade into the basket, just as they had planned.

    They ate on the blanket and listened to the rain. After lunch, they built a blanket fort and read stories inside it. “This was even better than the park,” Zoe said with a grin.

    • Zoe saw rain on her window.
    • Grandpa spread a blanket on the floor.
    • Zoe and Grandpa ate their picnic.
    • Zoe and Grandpa built a blanket fort.

  2. Question 2

    What is the problem in this story?

    Leo was spending the night at his grandma's farmhouse.

    When the lights went out, he heard a strange “hoo-hoo” sound outside his window.

    Leo pulled the blanket over his head. He could not fall asleep.

    Grandma came in with a flashlight and shone it on the tree outside. A fluffy owl blinked back at them!

    Leo smiled, whispered goodnight to the owl and soon fell fast asleep.

    • Leo lost his flashlight.
    • A strange sound kept Leo awake.
    • Grandma could not find the owl.

  3. Question 3

    Which word in this sentence is a verb?

    Zoe painted a colorful rainbow.

    • rainbow
    • colorful
    • painted

  4. Question 4

    Which end mark belongs in the box?

    How many legs does a crab have

    • .
    • ?
    • !

  5. Question 5

    Which letters finish the word for the picture?

    🦭s__l
    • oa
    • ea
    • ee

  6. Question 6

    Which word means “full of care”?

    • carefully
    • careless
    • careful

  7. Question 7

    Which word is an antonym for “before”?

    • during
    • earlier
    • after

  8. Question 8

    Which is NOT a complete sentence?

    • My sister plays the drums.
    • Chewed on a bone.
    • The kettle whistled loudly.

  9. Question 9

    The flowers ___ pretty last week.

    • was
    • were
    • is

  10. Question 10

    An index lists topics in alphabetical order. Which of these would come first?

    • Moose
    • Wolves
    • Eagles

Answer key

  1. 1. Zoe saw rain on her window. → Grandpa spread a blanket on the floor. → Zoe and Grandpa ate their picnic. → Zoe and Grandpa built a blanket fort. (Read and Think)
  2. 2. A strange sound kept Leo awake. (Story Elements)
  3. 3. painted (Word Jobs)
  4. 4. ? (Punctuation Power)
  5. 5. ea (Spelling Patterns)
  6. 6. careful (Prefixes & Suffixes)
  7. 7. after (Word Pairs)
  8. 8. Chewed on a bone. (Sentence Smarts)
  9. 9. were (Grammar Gears)
  10. 10. Eagles (Reading Patterns)

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