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Grade 3 English Language Arts practice sheet

Alberta Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

  1. Question 1

    You are sharing news with the whole class. How can your body language help?

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    • stay behind the desk and look down
    • wave your arms wildly
    • stand facing the class and use calm gestures
    • turn to the wall
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    stand facing the class and use calm gestures

    Hint: Calm, open movements help people listen.

  2. Question 2

    Oral traditions are passed down by…

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    • speaking, from person to person
    • only television
    • only email
    • only printing
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    speaking, from person to person

    Hint: Knowledge is shared out loud, often for many generations.

  3. Question 3

    Which suffix can mean “a person who”?

    • -less
    • -ful
    • -er
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    -er

    Hint: Think of “teacher”: a person who teaches.

  4. Question 4

    Add “-ed” to “cook”. Which spelling is correct?

    cook + ed

    • cookked
    • cooked
    • cookt
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    cooked

    Hint: “cook” has no silent e to drop, and it doesn't end in one short vowel plus one consonant. So just add -ed: cooked.

  5. Question 5

    Which word in this sentence is a verb?

    Two noisy crows sat on the fence.

    • noisy
    • crows
    • sat
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    sat

    Hint: A verb is an action word. Ask: what is someone or something doing?

  6. Question 6

    What kind of sentence is this?

    The library has new computers.

    • Statement (tells something)
    • Exclamation (shows strong feeling)
    • Command (tells someone to do something)
    • Question (asks something)
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    Statement (tells something)

    Hint: It calmly tells a fact or an idea and ends with a period. That makes it a statement.

  7. Question 7

    Which date is written correctly?

    • March 12 2026
    • March 12, 2026
    • march 12, 2026
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    March 12, 2026

    Hint: Start the month with a capital letter, and put a comma between the day and the year.

  8. Question 8

    What did Zoe and Grandpa do after lunch?

    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.

    • Baked cookies
    • Built a blanket fort and read stories
    • Walked to the park
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    Built a blanket fort and read stories

    Hint: Find the words “After lunch” in the last paragraph.

  9. Question 9

    How did Amir most likely feel at the end?

    On a windy Saturday, Amir flew his new green kite in the field behind his school.

    A strong gust pushed the kite into a tall tree.

    Amir tugged hard on the string, but the kite stayed stuck.

    His big sister, Nora, gently wiggled the string back and forth. Slowly, the kite slid free and floated down.

    Amir thanked Nora, and they took turns flying the kite all afternoon.

    • Angry
    • Thankful
    • Lonely
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    Thankful

    Hint: Amir thanked Nora, and they played together all afternoon.

  10. Question 10

    Who is telling this story?

    Volcano Day

    I carried my volcano to the gym with both arms. My heart was thumping.

    When the judge stopped at my table, I forgot every word I had practised. Then I took a deep breath and began, “This is how a volcano erupts.”

    • the judge
    • the person who made the volcano
    • a teacher
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    the person who made the volcano

    Hint: The word I shows who is telling it.

Answer key

  1. 1. stand facing the class and use calm gestures (Speaking & Listening)
  2. 2. speaking, from person to person (Oral Traditions)
  3. 3. -er (Prefixes & Suffixes)
  4. 4. cooked (Spelling Patterns)
  5. 5. sat (Word Jobs)
  6. 6. Statement (tells something) (Sentence Smarts)
  7. 7. March 12, 2026 (Punctuation Power)
  8. 8. Built a blanket fort and read stories (Read and Think)
  9. 9. Thankful (Story Elements)
  10. 10. the person who made the volcano (Reading Patterns)

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