USA quiz · Grade 3

Grade 3 ELA / English quiz

20 practice questions. Tap an answer, then use the list below to study with a parent or teacher.

Question and answer list

Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.

1. Subject and verb should

Answer: agree (He runs)

2. A comma can

Answer: pause a list

3. “They’re” means

Answer: they are

4. “Its” without an apostrophe shows

Answer: belonging

5. An apostrophe in “don’t” shows

Answer: a missing letter

6. Quotation marks wrap

Answer: spoken words

7. A paragraph is a

Answer: group of related sentences

8. “Because” often starts a

Answer: reason clause

9. Pick the complete predicate: “The eagle soared.”

Answer: soared

10. A proper noun example is

Answer: Chicago

11. The main idea is

Answer: what the text is mostly about

12. A detail

Answer: supports the main idea

13. Authors write stories to

Answer: entertain, inform, or persuade

14. The setting is

Answer: where and when

15. A character is

Answer: a person or animal in the story

16. Cause is why; effect is

Answer: what happens next

17. A heading helps you

Answer: preview a section

18. Fiction is

Answer: made-up stories

19. Nonfiction is

Answer: about real information

20. Sequence words include

Answer: first, next, last