Free printable CAASPP practice test for Grade 3

English Language Arts

Circle the letter of the best answer, or two letters where a question asks for two. No time limit.

1. The Great Hamster Hunt

   On Monday morning, Room 12 had a problem. The door of the hamster cage was open, and Pickles was gone.

   "Nobody panic," said Ms. Park. Then she looked under her own desk, just in case.

   The class split into teams. Team One checked the reading corner. They found three pencils, a lost library book, and a sock nobody would claim. Team Two checked the coat hooks. They found a mitten with a hole in the thumb, but no hamster.

   Diego, who wanted to be a detective when he grew up, lay flat on the floor. "Hamsters leave clues," he said. "Look for crumbs."

   Sure enough, there was a tiny trail of cracker crumbs. It led past the sink, around the globe, and straight to Ms. Park's lunch bag.

   Everyone tiptoed closer. The bag was moving. It wiggled to the left. It wiggled to the right. Then it made a crunching sound.

   Ms. Park opened the bag very slowly. There sat Pickles, right on top of her lunch. His cheeks were stuffed so full of crackers that his head looked twice its normal size. He blinked at them as if to say, "What? I was hungry."

   The whole class burst out laughing. Even Ms. Park laughed, though she had to say goodbye to her crackers.

   Diego carefully lifted Pickles back into his cage. Then he checked the door. The latch was loose, so the door opened whenever Pickles pushed on it. Ms. Park fixed it with a twist tie from the art closet.

   "Good detective work, Diego," she said.

   That afternoon, the class wrote a new rule on the board in big letters: CHECK THE LATCH. Under it, someone drew a hamster with puffy cheeks.

   Pickles did not seem to mind. He was fast asleep in his bedding, still full of crackers.

   1.

   What is this story mostly about?

   1. AA class follows clues to find its missing hamster.
   2. BA hamster learns how to open a lunch bag.
   3. CDiego learns how to build a hamster cage.
   4. DTwo teams race to clean up the classroom.
2. 2.

   What happens right after the class finds the trail of cracker crumbs?

   1. AThe class writes a new rule on the board.
   2. BMs. Park fixes the latch with a twist tie.
   3. CTeam Two checks the coat hooks.
   4. DEveryone tiptoes toward Ms. Park's lunch bag.
3. 3.

   In the story, what does the word "claim" mean in "a sock nobody would claim"?

   1. Ato throw away
   2. Bto say that something belongs to you
   3. Cto give as a gift
   4. Dto look for
4. 4.

   Which TWO clues led the class to Pickles? Choose two answers.

   1. AA lost library book
   2. BA mitten with a hole in the thumb
   3. CThree pencils in the reading corner
   4. DA tiny trail of cracker crumbs
   5. EA lunch bag that wiggled and crunched

5. Read this aloud to your child.

   Field Trip to Bayside Aquarium

   Room 8 Field Trip: Bayside Aquarium
   April 24

   Dear Families,

   Our class will visit the Bayside Aquarium as part of our unit on ocean animals. Please read the schedule below and return the permission slip by April 20.

   Schedule
   8:45 a.m. Bus leaves school
   9:30 a.m. Shark and ray tunnel
   10:30 a.m. Touch pool with sea stars and crabs
   11:30 a.m. Lunch in the picnic area
   12:15 p.m. Penguin feeding show
   1:15 p.m. Bus leaves the aquarium
   2:00 p.m. Arrive back at school

   What to Bring
   a packed lunch with a drink
   a jacket (the tunnel is chilly!)
   comfortable walking shoes

   We still need two parent helpers. If you can join us, please write your name on the permission slip.

   Thank you!
   Ms. Hughes

   5.

   About how long will the class spend at the touch pool?

   1. AAbout one hour
   2. BAbout 15 minutes
   3. CAbout two hours
   4. DAbout three hours

6. Read this aloud to your child.

   Why We Have Day and Night

   Every morning, the sun seems to rise in the east. Every evening, it seems to sink in the west. But the sun is not really moving across our sky. Earth is the one that is moving.

   Earth spins all the way around, like a merry-go-round, about once every 24 hours. As it spins, one half of Earth faces the sun. On that side, it is daytime. The other half faces away from the sun, toward dark space. On that side, it is nighttime.

   As Earth keeps turning, your part of the world slowly turns toward the sun. That is when you see a sunrise. Later, your part of the world turns away from the sun, and you see a sunset. So when it is daytime where you live, it is nighttime for people on the other side of the planet.

   6.

   In the talk, what does the word "sink" mean in "it seems to sink in the west"?

   1. Ato float on top of water
   2. Bto grow bigger
   3. Cto go down slowly
   4. Dto jump up quickly
7. 7.

   Aunt Lisa drove ______ to the airport.

   Which word best completes the sentence?

   1. Aherself
   2. Bherselves
   3. Chimself
   4. Dthemselves
8. 8.

   Which sentence uses commas correctly?

   1. AWe spent our vacation in Savannah Georgia.
   2. BWe spent our vacation in, Savannah Georgia.
   3. CWe spent our vacation in Savannah, Georgia.
   4. DWe spent our vacation in, Savannah, Georgia.
9. 9.

   The boy has a talent for drawing, so his aunt bought him a sketchbook and pencils.

   Which word in the sentence is an abstract noun?

   1. Asketchbook
   2. Btalent
   3. Cboy
   4. Daunt
10. 10.

    1. On the day of the bee, she stood on stage with ten spellers.
    2. In the last round, she spelled one more tricky word.
    3. First, she practiced her word list every night for a month.
    4. Priya won first place and a shiny gold trophy.

    In what order should these sentences go?

    1. A3, 4, 2, 1
    2. B1, 3, 2, 4
    3. C2, 1, 3, 4
    4. D3, 1, 2, 4