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Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA Practice Test

Build Grade 3 Delaware DeSSA ELA readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering literature, informational reading, vocabulary, language, writing, research, and evidence.

Grade 3 DeSSA ELA practice sets

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

Skills covered

  • Story sequence, character traits, mood, comparisons, problems, solutions, point of view, lessons, and summaries
  • Main idea, headings, facts, author purpose, cause and effect, charts, supporting details, vocabulary, and summaries
  • Word meaning, opposites, multiple-meaning words, verb tense, pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, conjunctions, and spelling
  • Topic sentences, supporting details, conclusions, research sources, precise revisions, organization, quotations, and transitions
  • Grade 3 review tasks combining reading evidence, language, charts, character change, research, and writing

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read every passage and sentence carefully, choose the best-supported response, and review the explanation after each question.

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

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Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA Practice Questions

A 10-question Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA practice set on informational reading, with answers and explanations.

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

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Bees visit flowers to collect nectar and pollen. Which detail explains how bees help plants?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Pollen can move from one flower to another..

  1. Read carefully: Read the short passage or sentence and identify what the question asks.
  2. Find evidence: Moving pollen helps flowers make seeds and is the key connection.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the answer that is best supported by the Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA task.

Moving pollen helps flowers make seeds and is the key connection.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A text explains that a cactus has a thick stem that stores water. What is the main idea?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Cacti have features that help them live in dry places..

  1. Read carefully: Read the short passage or sentence and identify what the question asks.
  2. Find evidence: The stem storing water is one feature that helps a cactus survive in a dry place.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the answer that is best supported by the Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA task.

The stem storing water is one feature that helps a cactus survive in a dry place.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A heading says “How Clouds Form.” What information should appear below it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Information about water vapor cooling and changing into droplets.

  1. Read carefully: Read the short passage or sentence and identify what the question asks.
  2. Find evidence: The heading tells the reader to expect an explanation of cloud formation.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the answer that is best supported by the Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA task.

The heading tells the reader to expect an explanation of cloud formation.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A text states that a bridge was built from strong steel so it could carry heavy vehicles. Why was steel used?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is It can support heavy loads..

  1. Read carefully: Read the short passage or sentence and identify what the question asks.
  2. Find evidence: The text connects strong steel with carrying heavy vehicles.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the answer that is best supported by the Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA task.

The text connects strong steel with carrying heavy vehicles.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is a fact?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius..

  1. Read carefully: Read the short passage or sentence and identify what the question asks.
  2. Find evidence: A fact can be checked and measured.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the answer that is best supported by the Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA task.

A fact can be checked and measured.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A paragraph explains that turning off lights saves electricity. What is the author’s purpose?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is To explain a way to save energy.

  1. Read carefully: Read the short passage or sentence and identify what the question asks.
  2. Find evidence: The paragraph gives information about saving energy.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the answer that is best supported by the Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA task.

The paragraph gives information about saving energy.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A table shows that a sunflower grew 2 centimeters in Week 1 and 4 centimeters in Week 2. What happened?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The sunflower grew more in Week 2..

  1. Read carefully: Read the short passage or sentence and identify what the question asks.
  2. Find evidence: Four centimeters is greater than two centimeters, so growth increased.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the answer that is best supported by the Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA task.

Four centimeters is greater than two centimeters, so growth increased.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which detail best supports the claim that recycling can reduce waste?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Used paper can be made into new paper instead of being thrown away..

  1. Read carefully: Read the short passage or sentence and identify what the question asks.
  2. Find evidence: Reusing paper directly explains how recycling reduces waste.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the answer that is best supported by the Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA task.

Reusing paper directly explains how recycling reduces waste.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the word “observe” mean in this sentence? “Scientists observe the birds and record what they do.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Watch carefully.

  1. Read carefully: Read the short passage or sentence and identify what the question asks.
  2. Find evidence: Scientists watch carefully so they can record accurate information.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the answer that is best supported by the Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA task.

Scientists watch carefully so they can record accurate information.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence best summarizes a text about preparing for a thunderstorm?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is People can stay safer by checking alerts, going indoors, and following an emergency plan..

  1. Read carefully: Read the short passage or sentence and identify what the question asks.
  2. Find evidence: The summary includes the main safety steps from the text.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the answer that is best supported by the Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA task.

The summary includes the main safety steps from the text.

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Frequently asked questions about Delaware Grade 3 DeSSA ELA Practice

Which grade is covered?

This page is organized for Grade 3 Delaware DeSSA ELA practice, with literary reading, informational reading, vocabulary, language, writing, research, and evidence tasks.

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 DeSSA questions?

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