Released Reading Selections and Assessment Questions, 2018

Primary DivisionGrade 3 Language Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics

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Section A1: Reading

Sometimes It Takes Two

1 “Don’t forget your lunch, Rory,” her mother called as Rory was set to leave. Rory

stopped in her tracks. She grabbed her lunch and had a second thought.

“Where’s my homework?” she wondered aloud, rummaging through her

backpack.

2 Back upstairs she trudged, her shoes landing heavily on each step. She collected

her homework and then noticed she had forgotten to make her bed. She pulled

the covers up and headed downstairs again.

3 “Do you need this?” asked her mother, holding Rory’s neatly folded baseball

uniform.

4 “No,” replied Rory quickly. “Baseball is Tuesday. This is … this is Tuesday!” She

grabbed the uniform and stuffed it into her backpack. “There’s so much to

remember. How do you do it, Mom?”

A)

5 “Rory,” said her mother, “look at this list.” Tuesday: 1. Call the plumber. 2. Go to Rory’s game. 3. Give Rory money for school trip. 4. Take Evan to choir practice..

6

7 “You

just need a memory tool. This is mine. Every night, I make a list of what I have to

do the next day. Maybe I could help you write one tonight.”

8 When her mom got home from work that night, Rory ran to her. “You know how I

have a school agenda? Well, Dad put a whiteboard up on the fridge for me to use

as my home agenda. It’s just like our homework board at school. Dad helped me

write my to-do list for the whole week , — check it out!” Rory said proudly.

9 “Hey,” said her mom, “you’ve even got ‘thank Mom’ here with a big heart. What’s

that for?”

10 “For getting me organized. Now I won’t forget anything.”

B)

Section A1 Reading: Multiple-Choice

1: In paragraph 1, what does, “rummaging”, mean that Rory is doing?

opening her backpack

grabbing her backpack

searching in her backpack

emptying out her backpack

2: In paragraph 4, why is, “this is Tuesday!” written differently?

to describe the setting

to show a change in time

to present a new character

to show how a character is feeling

3: How is Rory most likely feeling in paragraph 1?

calm

proud

pleased

confused

C)

4: What does, “it”, refer to in, “How do you do it, Mom”, (paragraph 4)?

being thankful

staying organized

doing the washing

going to the game.

D)

Section A1 Reading: Open-Response

5: Explain how being organized could help Rory. Use details from the text to support your answer. (3 typed lines)

6: How are Rory’s parents helpful? Explain using details from the text to support your answer. (3 typed lines)

E)

Section A2: Reading

’Round and ’Round

Bury me dark,

bury me deep.

Let me lie

awhile, asleep.

Let my root

stretch out, uncoil,

sifting, goodness

from the soil.

Let me push

my small shoot where

it reaches up

to light and air.

Leaves uncrinkle,

one by one,

soaking up

warm rays of sun,

5

10

15

so that soil

and light and air

help me grow,

at last to bear

a flower that brings

the fumbling bee

to store bright pollen

at his knee …

and so the flower

becomes a fruit

that holds a seed

that grows a shoot

which, helped by soil

and sun and rain,

begins the cycle

once again,

as life goes slowly

’round and ’round

on Nature’s strange,

amazing ground.

20

25

30

35

Section A2 Reading: Multiple-Choice

7: What word could replace, “sifting”, in line 7?

getting

making

growing

pushing

8: What do the first four lines of the poem provide?

feelings

a solution

a question

instructions

9: What attracts the bee?

the sun

the fruit

the shoot

the flower

F)

10: What does, “uncrinkle”, mean, (line 13)?

fall off

open up

show thirst

change colour

G)

Section A2 Reading: Open-Response

11: How do lines 31 to 36 relate to the title? Explain using details from the poem to support your answer. (3 typed lines)

12: How might this poem be helpful to someone who wants to grow a plant? Explain using details from the poem to support your answer. (3 typed lines)

Section A3: Writing

13: Would you rather be a pencil or an eraser?

Write a paragraph explaining which you would choose to be and why.

Ideas for My Paragraph

Write your answer on the next page.

This page will not be scored.

Write your paragraph here. Remember to check your spelling, grammar and punctuation. (5 typed lines)

Section A4 Writing: Multiple-Choice

14: Choose the best closing sentence for the following paragraph.

It’s easy to find your way when hiking in nature. Many areas in Ontario have cleared

trails. The trails are marked with coloured arrows. The arrows match a trail map,

which shows you where to go. , Blank space., ,

These features will help you find your way.

Hiking is a good way to improve your fitness.

There are many conservation areas in Ontario.

Hiking gives you a chance to see many animals.

15: Choose the word that completes the following sentence correctly.

It was the, Blank space., , noise he had ever heard.

loud

loudly

louder

loudest

H)

16: Choose the best order to make a paragraph using the following sentences.

(1) Worms and other creatures break down what remains.

(2) Do you know how a tree becomes soil?

(3) The tree begins to rot.

(4) First, the old tree falls to the forest floor.

1, 2, 4, 3

2, 4, 3, 1

2, 3, 4, 1

4, 1, 3, 2

17: Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

“Let’s build” a sandcastle! said Devon.

“Let’s build a sandcastle! said Devon.”

“Let’s build a sandcastle!” said Devon.

Let’s build a sandcastle! “said Devon.”

I)

Section B1: ReadingBuilding Nests Is for the Birds1 Have you ever looked closely at a bird’s nest? Birds are some of nature’s best

builders. They can take a beakful of twigs, mud and grass and construct a home meant to keep their eggs and hatchlings safe. What’s more, they can build one just about anywhere.

2 You will often spot robins, for example, in towns and cities. They nest in backyards, parks and even school grounds. They prefer to live in trees, but if none are available, they might build nests under the edge of a roof, on top of a ladder or inside a big umbrella on a picnic table. You will sometimes see bits of wool, string or cloth built into their nests.

J)

3 Ravens usually live on rocky cliffs or in the branches of tall trees. They weave their large nests out of sticks and twigs, and line them with mud, fur, bark and grass. But when they live near people, ravens also know how to adapt. They build their nests on telephone poles, bridges and even billboards. And, like robins, they sometimes weave scraps of wire, paper and other trash into them.

4 Tiny warblers prefer to live in holes in trees. They fill these with twigs, dry leaves and moss to protect their eggs. Where a tree cavity is not available, warblers have been spotted nesting in a toolbox, a coffee can, and even the pocket of an old coat.

5 No matter where they live, birds are clever when it comes to preparing homes for their young.

K)Section B1 Reading: Multiple-Choice

1: Why does the text begin with a question?

to create interest

to show the setting

to introduce a problem

to introduce a character

2: What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

how robins build nests

what nests are made of

why nests are important

where robins build nests

3: “They”, in paragraph 3 refers to the

trees.

nests.

robins.

ravens.

L)

4: What does, “cavity”, refer to, (paragraph 4)?

a nest

a tree

a hole

a branch

M)Section B1 Reading: Open-Response

5: How do rayvens livve and build nests differently from robins? Explain using information from the text to support your answer. (3 typed lines)

6: Explain what is meant by, “birds are some of nature’s best builders.” Use information from the text to support your answer. (3 typed lines)

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Permissions and Credits

Section A1: ReadingWritten for E Q A O.

Section A2: ReadingFrom Come Into This Poem by Tony Mitton, published by Frances Lincoln Ltd. © 2011. Reproduced by permission of Frances Lincoln Ltd.

Section B1: ReadingWritten for E Q A O.