Third Grade Assessment English Language Arts Date Administered:
Note for Tutors (Please Read!) Administer this assessment using the following guidelines to ensure accuracy: Your student must answer ALL questions on this assessment. You CAN read the questions on this assessment to your student. You CANNOT help your student choose an answer. There is no time limit. Note for Students (Please Read!) Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. If you have not learned about a question, choose the I have not learned this yet option, or, for some questions, choose I don t have an answer to this question. 1
Name: 1) Which word is the correct plural for the word wolf? a. wolfs b. wolfes c. wolves d. wolfies 2) The word impossible means? a. Very possible b. Maybe possible c. Kind of possible d. Not possible 3) What is the proper way to write the title of the book jungle book? a. jungle book b. jungle Book c. Jungle Book d. none of the above 4) Read this sentence. Which SUFFIX should be added to the word tall to make this sentence true? a. ful A giraffe is tall than a kangaroo. 2
b. er c. ing d. est 5) What does the word displeased mean? a. Not pleased b. Very pleased c. Both a and b d. None of the above 6) Read this sentence. Which of the following shows the correct tense for the underlined verb? a. Watching We looked through a big window and watch b. Watched the polar bears swim in the cold water. c. Was watching d. Will watch 7) In the word unhappy, we know the prefix un- means? a. Not happy b. Happy c. Full of happiness d. Sorry 8) Read the sentence below. Which is the correct way to write the sentence? a. Woods, deserts, parks, and, They live in woods, desert parks, grassy valleys Lana said. and grassy valleys Lana said. 3
b. They live in woods, desert parks, and grassy valleys Lana said. c. They live is woods, desert parks, and grassy valleys. Lana said. d. They live in woods, desert parks, and grassy valleys, Lana said. 9) Which possessive noun BEST completes the sentence? My favorite names are Ginny, Marie, and Agnus. Thomas said. a. Aunt c. Aunt s d. auntes b. Aunts Australia (1)Australia is a good place. (2) For one thing, I would like to see kangaroos hopping around as you go down the highway. (3) Would also like to see kolas. (4) It is fun to see these animals in zoos, but I would rather see them free. (5) I d love to see them up close! (6) Finally, I would like to meet many Australian people. (7) I think Australia would be a great place to visit. 10) Amy s teacher asked the students to write a paragraph. Here is the first draft of Amy s paragraph. It contains errors. 1) In sentence 2, hopping should be spelled a. Hoping b. Hooping c. Hoppin d. Leave as is 4
2) Which of these is NOT a complete sentence? a. Australia is a good place. b. There are great beaches. c. Would also like to see koalas d. I d love to see them up close! 3) After sentence 6, Amy should add a sentence that explains a. What kinds of animals can be seen in Australia? b. Which countries she has already seen. c. Why she would like to meet Australian people. d. Where she would like to after Australia. e. I don t have an answer to this question. Read the passage below. Then, answer the questions on the next page. Monkey Looks for Trouble One fine day in Trinidad, an island in the West Indies, a woman walked along the road. From high in his treetop, Monkey watched her. He saw the large clay pot she was carrying. How alarmed he was when she tripped over a stone and dropped the pot! It broke into many pieces. It had been full of fluffy white cakes that scattered on the road. Oh, boy, have I ever got trouble now! I have so much trouble! exclaimed the lady. She tried to gather the cakes in her colorful skirts, but they kept spilling out. Soon she gave up and left. Monkey scurried down the tree trunk to the ground. These are trouble? he muttered to himself. I will taste this trouble, for it looks quite delicious. The cakes were coconut cakes, and they were indeed delicious. Monkey ate every one of them. I must find more trouble! I must find more trouble! said Monkey. Off to the market he went, skittering down the road on his quick little feet. Monkey went to a man standing at a market stall and asked, Please, kind sir, may I have some trouble? You re looking for trouble? said the man. Monkey nodded his head in an excited way. The man chuckled and went into a building. He came out with a bag and handed it to Monkey. Here you go, he said. 5
Monkey had trouble carrying the bag of trouble. It was so large and lumpy, and it was moving! He was so happy to have more trouble, though, that he didn t worry. He went down the road to a quiet spot and opened the bag, ready for a feast of trouble. Out of the bag came three little dogs! They barked and snapped and snarled at Monkey. Shaking with fear Monkey climbed the nearest tree. Monkey had to wait until they grew bored and went away. Then Monkey quickly returned to the ground. Monkey returned to his own quiet treetop and never looked for trouble again. 11) Read this sentence from the story. Off to the market he went, skittering down the road on his quick little feet. What does the word skittering mean in this sentence? a. Running b. Dragging c. Driving d. Crawling e. I don t have an answer to this question 12) At the END of this story, how did Monkey solve his problem? a. He put the three dogs back into the bag. b. He asked a man to help him. c. He returned to the market. d. He went back to his safe, quiet treetop. e. I don t have an answer to this question 6
13) Which saying BEST tells what Monkey learned in this story? a. You cannot please everyone. b. Be careful what you ask for. c. Slow and steady wins the race. d. Do not judge a book by its cover. e. I don t have an answer to this question. 7
Testing Notes (For Tutor Only): The assessment is now finished. Please check the boxes below if any of the following occurred during the exam. If anything else occurred, please use the space provided to write down additional notes. I had to read the questions to my student because he/she could not read them independently. My student was distracted during the exam, and I had to help him/her refocus. 8