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3rd grade English Language Arts practice sheet

Washington State Learning Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

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  1. Question 1

    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

  2. Question 2

    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

  3. Question 3

    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 practiced. Then I took a deep breath and began, “This is how a volcano erupts.”

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

  4. Question 4

    Which suffix can mean “a person who”?

    • -less
    • -ful
    • -er

  5. Question 5

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

    cook + ed

    • cookked
    • cooked
    • cookt

  6. Question 6

    Which word in this sentence is a verb?

    Two noisy crows sat on the fence.

    • noisy
    • crows
    • sat

  7. Question 7

    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)

  8. Question 8

    Which is correct?

    • The childrens' toys are in the box.
    • The children's toys are in the box.
    • The childrens toys are in the box.

  9. Question 9

    Which date is written correctly?

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

  10. Question 10

    Which word is a synonym for “easy”?

    • difficult
    • noisy
    • simple

Answer key

  1. 1. Built a blanket fort and read stories (Read and Think)
  2. 2. Thankful (Story Elements)
  3. 3. the person who made the volcano (Reading Patterns)
  4. 4. -er (Prefixes & Suffixes)
  5. 5. cooked (Spelling Patterns)
  6. 6. sat (Word Jobs)
  7. 7. Statement (tells something) (Sentence Smarts)
  8. 8. The children's toys are in the box. (Grammar Gears)
  9. 9. March 12, 2026 (Punctuation Power)
  10. 10. simple (Word Pairs)

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