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Connecticut Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA Practice Test

Build Grade 3 reading, vocabulary, grammar, writing, research, and evidence skills with five focused 10-question practice sets.

Connecticut Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA practice sets

This Grade 3 Connecticut Smarter Balanced ELA Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover literary reading, informational reading, vocabulary, language, writing, research, and evidence.

Skills covered

  • Main idea, story lessons, inferences, plot problems, figurative language, character evidence, setting, and symbols
  • Informational main idea, supporting details, author purpose, text structure, vocabulary, headings, summaries, diagrams, and facts
  • Synonyms, antonyms, plural nouns, subject-verb agreement, commas, verb tense, pronouns, adjectives, and complete sentences
  • Writing introductions, supporting sentences, transitions, sentence combining, capitalization, conclusions, precise details, sequence, and opinions
  • Research sources, search terms, claims, notes, source integration, paired texts, focused questions, evidence, and paraphrasing

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Return to the passage, underline useful clues, and explain why the best answer is supported by the text.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Connecticut State Department of Education guidance, official Smarter Balanced materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

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Connecticut Grade 3 ELA Practice Questions

A 10-question Connecticut Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA practice set on vocabulary and language, with answers and explanations.

Read each 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 pumpkin filled the wagon”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Very large.

  1. Read carefully: Look for the story detail, text clue, word meaning, or writing goal that the task asks about.
  2. Use the text: A pumpkin that fills a wagon is very large.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the sentence.

A pumpkin that fills a wagon is very large.

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 carefully: Look for the story detail, text clue, word meaning, or writing goal that the task asks about.
  2. Use the text: Start and begin have similar meanings.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the sentence.

Start and begin have similar meanings.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is an antonym for quiet?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Noisy.

  1. Read carefully: Look for the story detail, text clue, word meaning, or writing goal that the task asks about.
  2. Use the text: Noisy means making a lot of sound, which is the opposite of quiet.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the sentence.

Noisy means making a lot of sound, which is the opposite of quiet.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses the plural noun correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The children carried their books..

  1. Read carefully: Look for the story detail, text clue, word meaning, or writing goal that the task asks about.
  2. Use the text: Children is the correct plural form of child.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the sentence.

Children is the correct plural form of child.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence has the correct verb form?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The dog runs across the yard..

  1. Read carefully: Look for the story detail, text clue, word meaning, or writing goal that the task asks about.
  2. Use the text: The singular subject dog takes the verb runs.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the sentence.

The singular subject dog takes the verb runs.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly in a list?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is We packed apples, water, and hats..

  1. Read carefully: Look for the story detail, text clue, word meaning, or writing goal that the task asks about.
  2. Use the text: Commas separate the three items in the list.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the sentence.

Commas separate the three items in the list.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word best completes the sentence? “Lena ___ her homework before dinner yesterday.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is finished.

  1. Read carefully: Look for the story detail, text clue, word meaning, or writing goal that the task asks about.
  2. Use the text: Yesterday signals a completed action in the past, so finished is correct.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the sentence.

Yesterday signals a completed action in the past, so finished is correct.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence has the clearest pronoun? “When Sam met Eli, he gave the map to Eli.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is When Sam met Eli, Sam gave the map to Eli..

  1. Read carefully: Look for the story detail, text clue, word meaning, or writing goal that the task asks about.
  2. Use the text: Repeating Sam and Eli makes it clear who gave the map and who received it.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the sentence.

Repeating Sam and Eli makes it clear who gave the map and who received it.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses an adjective to describe a noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The bright kite flew high..

  1. Read carefully: Look for the story detail, text clue, word meaning, or writing goal that the task asks about.
  2. Use the text: Bright describes the noun kite.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the sentence.

Bright describes the noun kite.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is written as a complete sentence?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The rabbit hopped across the path..

  1. Read carefully: Look for the story detail, text clue, word meaning, or writing goal that the task asks about.
  2. Use the text: The first choice has a subject and a complete predicate.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the passage or the sentence.

The first choice has a subject and a complete predicate.

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Frequently asked questions about Connecticut Grade 3 ELA Practice

Which Grade 3 ELA skills are covered?

The page covers literary and informational reading, vocabulary, language, writing, research, and evidence skills.

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 Smarter Balanced questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Connecticut State Department of Education and Smarter Balanced information for official materials, accommodations, and policies.