3rd Grade Reading Practice Quiz

Which animal belongs in a zoo?

I can bounce a ______.

Read the Table of Contents and answer the question.

The story “Quiet Please” starts on which page?

Read the story and answer the question.
A pig’s nose is called a snout. The pig’s snout is strong and flexible. Pigs use their snouts for rooting around in dirt. They uncover foods such as roots, mushrooms, and earthworms.
Pigs use their snouts to __________________ .

Read the story and answer the question.
Monkeys and gorillas are primates. There are about 235 kinds of primates. Great apes are interesting primates to study. Great apes are usually larger in size than other primates. For example, the gorilla is the largest primate of all. The male gorilla can weigh up to 600 pounds. It weighs 4000 times more than some of the smaller primates, like the mouse lemur. Great apes are smarter than many other primates, but they are not as smart as humans.
Which one of the following are true?

Read the poem.
One, Two
Buckle my shoe.
Three, Four
Open the door.
Five, Six
Pick up sticks.
Seven, Eight
Lay them straight.
Nine, Ten
A big, fat hen.
Which words rhyme?

John went to visit his grandma. He saw cows, horses, and pigs. He helped his grandma pick apples.
John is at a _____________?

On Halloween, the bat was flying in the dark night.
What does bat mean?

Susie had been raking the leaves for her grandmother. She raked all the leaves into a large pile and then she put the rake back in the garage. She looked up at the sky and saw it was getting dark. Jack, the boy who lives on her street, saw the leaves. He came running up behind Susie and kicked all the leaves, so they fell across the lawn. Susie started to cry, “All that work, and you ruined it!”
Which is NOT true?

Read the analogies and fill in the blank.
Bird is to fly
Fish is to swim
Boy is to ____________.

Read the sentence.
Mom always tells us not to touch the iron. Kim burned her hand on our iron yesterday.
Which sentence is not true?

“I want that dress,” Kelly said as a beautiful red and blue party outfit caught her eye. She was going to a holiday party with her friends that night and she wanted the perfect thing to wear. It was made from silk and had shiny beads sewn around the trim that sparkled like diamonds. It would truly be the hit of the party.
Kelly’s dress is made from:

Tara and Tanisha were planning a surprise party for Krystal. They invited a few of Krystal’s friends. They began decorating the house. Tanisha hung streamers along the ceiling while Tara  blew up balloons. Next, they both decided to serve punch and cake. Tara went to the store for punch while Tanisha baked the cake. At last, they were ready for the party.
What did they do to prepare for the party?

Which of these sentence occurred in the past?

They are the only mammals that fly. They are very helpful to farmers because they eat so many insects. Bat droppings are used as a fertilizer. Bats are an important part of our ecosystem, even though many people are afraid of them.
The writer thinks bats: