Early Reading practice, Grade 3

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Scholar Tests · Set 3

Early Reading practice test, Grade 3

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Early literacy

Read each question aloud, and the answer choices too, unless it says your child reads it alone. Your child circles the letter of the answer. No time limit.

  1. 1.

    Read: "Sam was furious when his tower fell, and he stomped his feet." What does furious mean?

    1. Avery quiet
    2. Bvery sleepy
    3. Cvery happy
    4. Dvery angry
  2. 2.

    Listen, then choose.

    Say: Listen. around. Which word is around?

    1. Afound
    2. Babout
    3. Cround
    4. Daround
  3. 3.

    Which picture rhymes with nap?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
  4. 4.

    Read the word. Which picture shows it?

    Your child reads this one alone: do not read the word or the choices aloud.

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
  5. 5.

    What is the opposite of in?

    1. Ainto
    2. Bout
    3. Cunder
    4. Don
  6. 6.

    Listen to the word. Which shows how to spell it?

    Say: Listen. skate. Which shows how to spell skate?

    1. Askate
    2. Bskat
    3. Cscate
    4. Dskait

  7. Your child reads this alone.

    Pia Keeps Watch

    Pia was a young prairie dog. She lived with her family in a town of tunnels under the grassy prairie.

    Today was Pia's first day as a lookout. Her job was to stand tall on the dirt mound by the tunnel and watch the sky. If she saw danger, she would bark a loud warning so everyone could dive underground.

    At first, Pia watched carefully. Then a yellow butterfly fluttered by. Pia watched it dance over the grass. She forgot all about the sky.

    Suddenly, a shadow slid across the ground. Pia looked up. A hawk was circling above!

    Pia stood up straight and barked as loud as she could. Her family raced into the tunnels. Pia dove in last.

    Down in the dark, her grandmother hugged her. "You warned us just in time," she said.

    Pia was glad, but she made a promise. Next time, she would keep her eyes on the sky the whole time.

    7.

    What is a lookout in this story?

    1. Aa tall mound of dirt by the tunnel
    2. Ban animal whose job is to watch for danger
    3. Ca hawk that flies in circles
    4. Da tunnel that leads outside
  8. 8.

    What did Pia learn?

    1. AHawks are afraid of loud barking.
    2. BButterflies are dangerous to prairie dogs.
    3. CWhen you have an important job, pay attention.
    4. DIt is safest to stay in a tunnel all day.
  9. 9.

    Listen, then choose.

    Say: Listen. their. Which word is their?

    1. Atheir
    2. Bthey
    3. Cthere
    4. Dthree
  10. 10.

    Listen to the word. Which shows how to spell it?

    Say: Listen. rabbit. Which shows how to spell rabbit?

    1. Arabbitt
    2. Brabbit
    3. Crabit
    4. Drabbet

Written by Scholar Tests in the style of the published Early Reading question types. Not a real Early Reading test, and a practice score is not a real score.