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Colorado CMAS Grade 3 ELA Practice Test

Build Grade 3 ELA readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering literary text, informational text, language, writing, and reading evidence.

Grade 3 ELA practice sets

This Colorado CMAS Grade 3 ELA Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets offer supplemental practice across literary text, informational text, vocabulary, language, writing, research, and reading evidence.

ELA skills covered

  • Story elements, setting, plot, character traits, theme, sequence, inference, and summary
  • Main idea, supporting details, headings, diagrams, captions, facts, vocabulary, sources, comparison, and informational summary
  • Synonyms, antonyms, context vocabulary, commas, plural nouns, verb tense, subject-verb agreement, prefixes, suffixes, and sentence conventions
  • Topic sentences, supporting details, transitions, conclusions, source evaluation, sentence combining, precise language, sequencing, and research questions
  • Text evidence, cause and effect, author purpose, figurative language, character change, passage comparison, and written reasoning

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the passage or task carefully, select the best-supported answer, and review every explanation before moving to the next set.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Colorado Department of Education guidance, official CMAS blueprints, accommodations, or testing policies.

For the Colorado assessment hub, visit Colorado State Assessments.

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Colorado CMAS Grade 3 ELA Practice Questions

A 10-question Colorado CMAS Grade 3 ELA practice set on vocabulary, grammar, and language, with answers and explanations.

Read each passage or language task carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the word “enormous” mean in the sentence “The enormous kite filled the sky”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Very large.

  1. Read the passage or task: Read the question and identify the text detail, language feature, or writing goal it asks about.
  2. Use text evidence: Enormous means very large, which fits the kite filling the sky.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or language rule.

Enormous means very large, which fits the kite filling the sky.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a synonym for “begin”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Start.

  1. Read the passage or task: Read the question and identify the text detail, language feature, or writing goal it asks about.
  2. Use text evidence: Start and begin have similar meanings.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or language rule.

Start and begin have similar meanings.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is an antonym for “ancient”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Modern.

  1. Read the passage or task: Read the question and identify the text detail, language feature, or writing goal it asks about.
  2. Use text evidence: Modern means recent or current, the opposite of ancient.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or language rule.

Modern means recent or current, the opposite of ancient.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is After lunch, the class walked to the garden..

  1. Read the passage or task: Read the question and identify the text detail, language feature, or writing goal it asks about.
  2. Use text evidence: A comma follows the introductory phrase “After lunch.”
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or language rule.

A comma follows the introductory phrase “After lunch.”

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses the correct plural form?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The children carried boxes to the room..

  1. Read the passage or task: Read the question and identify the text detail, language feature, or writing goal it asks about.
  2. Use text evidence: Children is the correct plural form of child.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or language rule.

Children is the correct plural form of child.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence contains a verb in the past tense?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The dog chased the ball across the yard..

  1. Read the passage or task: Read the question and identify the text detail, language feature, or writing goal it asks about.
  2. Use text evidence: Chased shows that the action happened in the past.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or language rule.

Chased shows that the action happened in the past.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The birds sing in the tree..

  1. Read the passage or task: Read the question and identify the text detail, language feature, or writing goal it asks about.
  2. Use text evidence: The plural subject birds agrees with the verb sing.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or language rule.

The plural subject birds agrees with the verb sing.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the prefix “re-” mean in the word “rebuild”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Again.

  1. Read the passage or task: Read the question and identify the text detail, language feature, or writing goal it asks about.
  2. Use text evidence: The prefix re- means again, so rebuild means build again.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or language rule.

The prefix re- means again, so rebuild means build again.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the suffix “-less” mean in the word “careless”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Without.

  1. Read the passage or task: Read the question and identify the text detail, language feature, or writing goal it asks about.
  2. Use text evidence: The suffix -less means without, so careless means without care.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or language rule.

The suffix -less means without, so careless means without care.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is We packed our lunches, and then we left for the hike..

  1. Read the passage or task: Read the question and identify the text detail, language feature, or writing goal it asks about.
  2. Use text evidence: The sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation while joining two ideas correctly.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or language rule.

The sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation while joining two ideas correctly.

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Frequently asked questions about Colorado CMAS Grade 3 ELA Practice Test

Which Grade 3 ELA skills are covered?

The page covers literary and informational reading, vocabulary, language conventions, writing, research, inference, and text evidence.

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 CMAS questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Colorado Department of Education information for official materials, standards, accommodations, and policies.