Grade 3: Reading (2003 VDOE Released Items)

Why did Turtle give up on having dinner in Spider's house?
1. Spider did not eat food that Turtle liked.
2. Turtle couldn't keep his hands clean.
3. Spider did not invite Turtle to eat there.
4. Turtle could not walk to Spider's house.
1. fear
2. there
3. wear
4. care
In paragraph 5, what does the word appetite mean?
1. idea
2. hand
3. hunger
4. house
1. phone
2. jewel
3. kept
4. half
In paragraph 13, the word attempted means--
1. got ready
2. tried
3. gave up
4. asked
In most of this story, both Turtle and Spider can BEST be described as--
1. selfish
2. truthful
3. afraid
4. kind
The main reason someone would read this story is to--
1. learn about underwater turtles
2. be entertained by a funny story
3. gain facts about Africa
4. find out how real spiders live
1. knock
2. door
3. home
4. idea
How does Turtle teach Spider a lesson?
1. He makes food that Spider does not like to eat.
2. He asks Spider to help him make the dinner.
3. He makes Spider wash hands that he does not have.
4. He serves dinner in a place where Spider cannot go.
You can tell this story is a folk tale because--
1. it happens in a mysterious jungle
2. animals eat food
3. it is a true story from another country
4. animals talk and act like people
1. About chimpanzees Jane Goodall by watching them learned many interesting facts.
2. Jane Goodall learned many interesting facts about chimpanzees by watching them.
3. Many interesting facts about chimpanzees by watching them Jane Goodall learned.
4. Learned many interesting facts Jane Goodall by watching them about chimpanzees.
1. cried
2. day
3. paid
4. sled
What does the word goal mean in paragraph 6 of the story?
1. plan
2. home
3. report
4. age
Which is the BEST summary of the first three paragraphs?
1. Jane's interest in animals as a child led to her working with animals as an adult.
2. As a child, Jane caused her mother to worry when she disappeared to look for animals to watch.
3. Even when she was a little girl, Jane dreamed of traveling to wild and interesting lands.
4. Jane always wanted to be a teacher and share what she knew with other people.
If you put these names in alphabetical order, which one comes first?
1. Goliath
2. David
3. Fifi
4. Jane
Which sentence from the story BEST states its main idea?
1. Many years later when she was a grownup, Jane was watching and waiting again.
2. The first six months of Jane's work in Africa were the most difficult.
3. She discovered that chimps eat meat, and she learned that they make and use tools.
4. Jane Goodall has spent most of her life studying chimpanzees.
More information about Jane Goodall could be found in--
1. a dictionary
2. magazines about pets
3. a book of African folk tales
4. her autobiography
You can tell that this story is a biography because it--
1. is about the lives of animals in their natural homes
2. takes place somewhere that is far away from here
3. tells about events in the life of a real person
4. is more interesting than other kinds of stories
What is this poem mainly about?
1. Having a snack at home
2. Going home on the bus
3. Riding on a seesaw
4. Taking the bus to school
Which words in the fourth verse of the poem name PEOPLE, PLACES or THINGS?
1. around, open, out
2. the, I, my, and
3. corner, stop, door
4. see, flips, hop
The last word of line 4 of the poem rhymes with the last word in line--
1. 8
2. 12
3. 16
4. 20
At the end of the poem, the person speaking feels--
1. lonely
2. friendly
3. sleepy
4. happy
1. stop
2. free
3. snack
4. flips
Which poem begins on page 12?
1. "On Our Way"
2. "Fun in School"
3. "Learning, Learning"
4. "Everyone's Home!"
On which page can the poem "The Bus Ride" be found?
1. 14
2. 16
3. 18
4. 20

Grade 3: Reading (2003 VDOE Released Items)

Multiple-choice exerciseContent © 2003 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Multiple-choice exercise

Content © 2003 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.