Grade 3 English SOL Practice Test — Set 4 of 5
Set 4 of 5 — 50 more free Grade 3 English SOL practice questions from official VDOE released tests.
1. The title of the story tells us that it is probably about —
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Answer: B — learning a lesson
2. Where does this story MOST likely take place?
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Answer: D — in a forest
3. What is the theme of this story?
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Answer: C — Size isn’t everything.
4. What does the word furious mean in paragraph 5 of this story?
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Answer: B — very angry
5. How does Cricket finally solve his problem?
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Answer: A — He gets help from his friend.
6. Read this sentence from the story. Bear looked down and saw tiny Cricket. Which word has the same vowel sound as down?
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Answer: C — shout
7. Read this sentence from the story. One beautiful day, Bear was out hunting. Adding -ful to the word beauty makes a word that means —
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Answer: A — is filled with beauty
8. Read this sentence from the story. Just then Cricket appeared at the door of his house. Which word in this sentence tells what someone did?
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Answer: B — appeared
9. Here is part of a table of contents. Use it to answer the question. The Mouse and the Elephant.......... page 23 Sulia and the Waterfall.............. page 24 Ryndal’s Treasure..................... page 27 That Will Teach You, Bear!........... page 28 Singing Trees.......................... page 29 Which of these stories is the longest?
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Answer: D — “That Will Teach You, Bear!”
10. This story is mostly about —
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Answer: C — how crayons are made
11. The author organized the information in this story by —
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Answer: D — presenting the events step by step
12. What happens just after the hot wax mixture is poured into the molds?
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Answer: A — Cold water flows around the molds to harden the wax.
13. Read this sentence from the story. Next, they’re ground into a fine powder. What is another correct way to write they’re?
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Answer: B — they are
14. Read this sentence from the story. These colors, and many others, can be found in a box of crayons! Which word has the same vowel sound as box?
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Answer: B — pots
15. Read this sentence from the story. These bright, colorful crayons are an important part of most preschool children’s learning. Which word rhymes with part?
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Answer: A — heart
16. Earl Dickson came up with the idea of Band-Aids for his —
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Answer: C — wife
17. What does the word injuries mean in paragraph 2 of this story?
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Answer: C — hurts
18. What happened just after Mr. Dickson showed the new kind of bandage to his bosses?
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Answer: A — Johnson & Johnson began to make and sell the bandages.
19. In this story, Earl Dickson can BEST be described as —
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Answer: D — clever
20. The story that comes just after the one about Band-Aids is about —
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Answer: A — zippers
21. Which story begins on page 26?
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Answer: B — “Helpful Hankies”
22. A story about Frisbees can be found on page —
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Answer: B — 32
23. In paragraph 4, behavior is what the goat —
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Answer: F — does
24. In paragraph 5, how do some fainting goats keep from falling to the ground?
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Answer: C — They stand close to a tree or a fence.
25. Which sentence from the article shows that fainting goats make good pets?
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Answer: J — “Goats of this kind are gentle, smart, and playful.”
26. Which of these would MOST likely cause a fainting goat to fall?
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Answer: A — loud thunder
27. This article is MOSTLY about an animal that —
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Answer: J — acts in an odd way
28. Which sentence shows something belongs to a goat?
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Answer: A — The goat’s body is small.
29. In a book on farm animals, which is the BEST way to find pages about goats?
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Answer: H — look in the index
30. In the first paragraph, the word swish is used for —
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Answer: B — a sound
31. How long had Meg been practicing when she entered the contest?
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Answer: J — three months
32. Paragraph 7 shows that Meg —
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Answer: D — cares more about doing her best than about being like everyone else
33. How does Mom help Meg win a medal?
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Answer: H — She shows Meg an easier way to shoot baskets.
34. Mom suggests that throwing the basketball “granny style” might help Meg —
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Answer: B — throw the ball farther
35. Which question is answered in the last paragraph?
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Answer: F — What did Meg do with her medal?
36. How does Meg feel at the end of the story?
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Answer: C — proud
37. If Meg grows up to be a famous basketball player, this story would be part of —
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Answer: F — a biography
38. Why does step 2 tell the reader to have a grownup help?
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Answer: D — The boiling water could be harmful.
39. Step 5 tells the reader how to —
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Answer: F — add the fruit strips to the JELL-O
40. Which question is answered in step 6?
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Answer: D — Why does the recipe use marshmallows?
41. What does the word sprinkle mean in step 9?
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Answer: F — scatter
42. The following list shows some of the steps in the recipe, in order, with one step missing: Put the JELL-O in the glasses. Add the fruit strips to the JELL-O. Push the marshmallows into the JELL-O. Blank Put graham cracker crumbs on top. Which sentence goes in the blank?
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Answer: A — Push the Goldfish into the JELL-O.
43. How many mixing bowls does the recipe use?
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Answer: F — 1
44. Which step explains when to put the JELL-O in the glasses?
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Answer: B — 4
45. graham cracker crumbs What is the BEST way the reader could use this list? F to explain the best way to serve the dessert G to collect the food for making the dessert H to buy the glasses needed for the dessert J to know how much the dessert costs 25. What will MOST likely happen if the ice cubes are left out of the recipe? A The JELL-O will take longer to thicken. B There will be more room for the fruit strips. C The Goldfish will be harder to see in the glass. D There will be less time to make the dessert. 26. All of these are compound words EXCEPT — F cracker G grownup H seaweed J outside ## Directions Read the story and answer the questions that follow. ### Taj and Berto The school bus had arrived. Taj’s mother handed him a paper bag of warm samosas. This was his favorite food from his home in India. They were crispy bread pockets filled with potatoes, peas, almonds, and golden raisins. The house smelled spicy. It was hard to leave, but Taj kissed his mother goodbye and headed off to school. When Taj arrived at school that morning, a new student named Berto was in class. Mrs. Grant asked, “Who will be Berto’s helper?” Taj raised his hand. He wanted a chance to help this new boy just as some other children had helped him. One month ago Taj was the “new kid” from a faraway country. Berto was from Puerto Rico. He spoke Spanish and English. Taj showed him around the classroom. Mrs. Grant let them go out for a school tour. Berto smiled often, asking many questions on their walk around school. Taj thought, “Maybe I have a new friend!” Berto was lively. His long legs always seemed ready to run. At recess, Berto joined a soccer game. He fit right in with the athletic group. Sports looked like fun. Taj played, but his mind and body didn’t work well together. The harder he tried, the worse he played. Before noon, Berto met other students. Some of them spoke Spanish. “Oh, well,” Taj thought. “Berto has found friends who speak the same language as he does.” At lunch, Taj sat with some friends. He opened his lunch sack and took out the samosas. They weren’t warm anymore, but they were still good. Taj bit into a tasty samosa. Taj saw Berto walking toward him. He came and sat right next to Taj. Berto pointed to Taj’s lunch. “What’s that?” he asked. “Oh, no. He’s going to make fun of my lunch,” Taj thought. Then Berto took something from a brown bag. It looked like a samosa. “See? I have one too! Mine’s an empanada. It is spicy inside!” Berto smiled at the other students at the table. He said, “Taj is a great guy! He’s my first new friend!” Taj grinned from ear to ear. 27. In paragraph 2, why does Taj raise his hand? A He knows the new boy in his class. B He does not want to stay in the classroom. C He does not have any friends at school. D He knows how it feels to be new at school. 28. In paragraph 3, a tour means someone will — F learn about a place G enter a contest H have a fun vacation J spend time outdoors 29. Reread paragraph 5. Why does Taj say “Oh, well”?
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Answer: D — He thinks Berto will not be his friend.
46. Which question is answered in paragraph 10?
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Answer: J — Why does Taj grin from ear to ear?
47. When Berto points to Taj’s samosa and asks what it is, Taj —
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Answer: A — worries that Berto will laugh at his unusual lunch
48. What is the setting at the beginning of the story?
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Answer: G — Taj’s home
49. What do Taj and Berto have in common?
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Answer: B — They have almost the same lunches.
50. At the end of the story, the boys will MOST likely —
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Answer: G — become friends
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