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Alaska AK STAR Grade 3 ELA Practice Test

Build Grade 3 Alaska ELA assessment readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering literature, informational text, vocabulary, language, writing, and evidence.

Alaska AK STAR Grade 3 ELA practice sets

This Alaska AK STAR Grade 3 ELA Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets support Grade 3 reading literature, informational reading, vocabulary, language, writing, text evidence, and practical test-taking skills.

Skills covered

  • Story lessons, character traits, inference, setting, plot, figurative language, point of view, and theme
  • Main topic, supporting details, sequence, context clues, headings, diagrams, summaries, sources, charts, and author purpose
  • Synonyms, antonyms, prefixes, multiple-meaning words, grammar, commas, transitions, capitalization, and pronoun clarity
  • Topic sentences, evidence, sentence combining, conclusions, precise details, directions, formal tone, and revision
  • Maps, titles, text evidence, reading strategies, practice review, official sources, and comparing answer choices

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Return to the passage for evidence, choose the answer that best matches the text, and review the explanation after responding.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Alaska Department of Education and Early Development guidance, official AK STAR materials, accommodations, or testing schedules.

For the broader Alaska assessment hub, visit Alaska State Assessments.

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Alaska AK STAR Grade 3 ELA Practice Questions

A 10-question Alaska AK STAR Grade 3 ELA practice set on grade 3 informational text, with answers and explanations.

Read each passage or prompt carefully, choose the best answer, and review the explanation after completing the question.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

An article explains how a salmon moves from a stream to the ocean and later returns. What is the main topic?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The life journey of a salmon.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the detail, character action, word, or writing task named in the question.
  2. Use evidence: The article’s steps all describe the salmon’s journey and life cycle.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the selected answer is supported by the passage and answers the question directly.

The article’s steps all describe the salmon’s journey and life cycle.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which detail best supports the idea that sea ice affects travel?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Boats may need to use a different route when thick ice blocks a channel..

  1. Read the passage: Look for the detail, character action, word, or writing task named in the question.
  2. Use evidence: A blocked channel and changed route directly show an effect on travel.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the selected answer is supported by the passage and answers the question directly.

A blocked channel and changed route directly show an effect on travel.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A text lists three steps for planting a seed. Which text structure is used?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Sequence.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the detail, character action, word, or writing task named in the question.
  2. Use evidence: The steps are presented in the order they should happen.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the selected answer is supported by the passage and answers the question directly.

The steps are presented in the order they should happen.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

In “The trail is narrow, so hikers walk carefully,” what does narrow mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Not wide.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the detail, character action, word, or writing task named in the question.
  2. Use evidence: A narrow trail has little width, which explains why hikers walk carefully.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the selected answer is supported by the passage and answers the question directly.

A narrow trail has little width, which explains why hikers walk carefully.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does an informational text include a heading called “How Animals Stay Warm”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It tells readers what the next section will explain..

  1. Read the passage: Look for the detail, character action, word, or writing task named in the question.
  2. Use evidence: A heading previews the topic of the section that follows.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the selected answer is supported by the passage and answers the question directly.

A heading previews the topic of the section that follows.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A diagram shows water changing from a puddle into vapor. What does the diagram help explain?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is How water can change from a liquid to a gas.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the detail, character action, word, or writing task named in the question.
  2. Use evidence: The diagram represents evaporation, a change from liquid water to water vapor.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the selected answer is supported by the passage and answers the question directly.

The diagram represents evaporation, a change from liquid water to water vapor.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is an objective summary of a passage about recycling?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The passage explains how sorting materials can reduce waste..

  1. Read the passage: Look for the detail, character action, word, or writing task named in the question.
  2. Use evidence: The answer states the main information without an opinion.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the selected answer is supported by the passage and answers the question directly.

The answer states the main information without an opinion.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which source would best explain the current hours of a public library?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The library’s current website or posted schedule.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the detail, character action, word, or writing task named in the question.
  2. Use evidence: The library’s current information is the most reliable source for its hours.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the selected answer is supported by the passage and answers the question directly.

The library’s current information is the most reliable source for its hours.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A chart shows that 12 students chose apples, 8 chose oranges, and 5 chose pears. Which fruit was chosen most often?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Apples.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the detail, character action, word, or writing task named in the question.
  2. Use evidence: The chart gives apples the highest count, 12.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the selected answer is supported by the passage and answers the question directly.

The chart gives apples the highest count, 12.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which question would help a reader learn the author’s purpose?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Is the author mainly explaining, entertaining, or trying to persuade?.

  1. Read the passage: Look for the detail, character action, word, or writing task named in the question.
  2. Use evidence: Author purpose describes the main reason the text was written.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the selected answer is supported by the passage and answers the question directly.

Author purpose describes the main reason the text was written.

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Frequently asked questions about Alaska AK STAR Grade 3 ELA Practice Test

What skills are covered?

The page covers Grade 3 literature, informational text, vocabulary, language, writing, evidence, and reading strategies.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official AK STAR questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Alaska Department of Education and Early Development information for official assessment dates, materials, accommodations, and policies.