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Grade 3 practice test Page 

English
Reading

Directions: In this section of the test, you will show how well you can understand
written English. There are several selections and some questions about each one. For
each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

Twins

Juanita and María are twin sisters. They are ten years old. They look alike and they go
to the same school. They even have the same teacher.

But the sisters are very different in many ways. For example, Juanita loves chocolate
ice cream. She likes to dance. Her favorite color is pink.

María prefers vanilla ice cream. She doesn’t like chocolate at all. She always wants to
go swimming. Her favorite color is blue.

But there is one thing they both agree on. They love being twins!

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Page  READING Grade 3 - English

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1 The story is mainly about l
4 Which is NOT true?
A a big family. A Juanita and María like being twins.
B two sisters. B Juanita and María are in the same class at
school.
C things that are fun to do.
C Juanita and María share the same favorite
color.

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2 How are Juanita and María SIMILAR?
A They like to dance.
B They are both nine years old.
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5 What
do?
does the story say María likes to

C They look alike. A go dancing

B go swimming

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3 Indifferent
paragraph 2 of the story, the word
means
C eat chocolate

A not the same.

B not pretty.
C not happy.

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Grade 3 - English READING Page 

Adán’s Trip
Adán lives in the United States with his mother and father. This is a story about his trip
to Puerto Rico to visit his family.

They drove up the mountain. On the way, they saw a river. “Look!” said Uncle José.
“Your father and I played in that river when we were children.”

Finally, they arrived at a brightly colored house. Many people were outside.

Everyone stood around the car.

“This is your family, Adán,” said Uncle José.

“Are all these people in my family?” asked Adán. He could not believe it.

Uncle José’s wife Carmen hugged Adán and kissed both his cheeks. Aunt Carmen
never smiled, but her eyes did.

The whole family ate lunch together under the oak trees. They had a great time
together.

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6 Who used to play in the river? l
8 What did the family do together?
A Adán A They climbed the mountain.
B Adán’s mother B They ate lunch.
C Adán’s uncle C They went swimming.

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7 What surprised Adán about his visit? l
9 How did Adán feel about the visit?
A Everyone in his family looked like him. A He was scared.
B There were so many people in his family. B He was sad.
C His family lived in a brightly colored C He liked it.
house.

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Page  WRITING Grade 3 - English

Directions: In this section of the test, you will show how well you understand how to
write in English. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your
answer sheet.

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10 Choose the sentence that is correct.
A Old is how Rosa?
B How old is Rosa?
C Rosa is old how?

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STOP.
 Answer Key
3rd Grade- English

1. E33.4, The student identifies the main idea of a short selection.

A Incorrect. The story does NOT talk about a big family.

B Correct. The story is about two sisters.

C Incorrect. The story talks about what the girls think is fun, but it is NOT the main idea.

2. E33.1, The student identifies simple details in a paragraph.

A Incorrect. The story says that Juanita likes to dance but María likes to swim.

B Incorrect. The girls are NOT nine years old. They are ten years old.

C Correct. The story states that the two girls look alike.

3. E33.1, The student identifies simple details in a paragraph.

A Correct. The word “different” in this story DOES mean “not the same”.

B Incorrect. The word “different” does NOT mean that the girls are “not pretty”.

C Incorrect. The word “different” does NOT mean that the girls are “not happy”.
4. E33.1, The student identifies simple details in a paragraph.

A Incorrect. The story states that Juanita and María DO like being twins.

B Incorrect. The story states that Juanita and María ARE in the same class at school.

C Correct. The story states that Juanita and María do NOT share the same favorite color.

5. E33.1, The student identifies simple details in a paragraph.

A Incorrect. The story says that Juanita likes to dance, NOT María.

B Correct. The story says the María is always swimming.

C Incorrect. The story says the Juanita likes chocolate, NOT María.

6. E33.1, The student identifies simple details in a paragraph.

A Incorrect. The story does NOT say that Adán played in the river.

B Incorrect. The story does NOT say Adán’s mother played in the river.

C Correct. The story says that Adán’s uncle used to play in the river.

7. E33.1, The student identifies simple details in a paragraph.

A Incorrect. The story does NOT mention that the family looks like Adán.

B Correct. The story states that Adán could not believe all those people were part of his
family.

C Incorrect. The story does NOT say that Adán is surprised by the colorful house.
8. E33.1, The student identifies simple details in a paragraph.

A Incorrect. The family did NOT climb the mountain.

B Correct. The whole family ate lunch under the oak trees.

C Incorrect. The family did NOT go swimming together.

9. E33.5, The student predicts outcomes.

A Incorrect. The story does NOT say that Adán was scared.

B Incorrect. The story does NOT imply that Adán felt sad.

C Correct. The story says that Adán had a great time together with his family. This suggests
he was happy about his visit.

10. E32.1, The student shows that he/she can make decisions involved in writing simple sentences
using capital letters and correct end punctuation.

A Incorrect. Incorrect word order is used.

B Correct. Correct word order is used.

C Incorrect. Incorrect word order is used.