Iowa practiceGrade 3

Free Iowa test practice test for Grade 3Iowa Level 9

Grade 3 is the first year the Iowa tests are timed, at Level 9. The Core battery is five tests: Reading, Written Expression, Mathematics, Vocabulary and Computation, about four hours in all, usually over several days.

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  • Reading

    41 questions · 60 minutes

    Stories, poems and nonfiction, with questions about each text.

  • Written Expression

    35 questions · 40 minutes

    Grammar and usage, capitals, punctuation, spelling, and organizing ideas.

  • Mathematics

    50 questions · 60 minutes

    Number, measurement, data, algebra and geometry, with word problems.

  • Vocabulary

    29 questions · 15 minutes

    Word meanings from context, word parts and word relationships.

  • Computation

    25 questions · 20 minutes

    Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers, fractions and decimals.

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Tips

Getting ready for Grade 3

  • Sit one or two tests a day, as most families do with the real one.
  • In Reading, look back at the text: the answer is there or follows from it.
  • In Computation, check each answer with the opposite operation.

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