Grade 3 English Language Arts · Context Clues
Build Grade 3 vocabulary skills with five 10-question practice tests on context clues, definitions, examples, synonyms, antonyms, and sentence meaning.
These Grade 3 English Language Arts practice tests help students determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using clues in the surrounding sentence. Students work with definitions, examples, synonyms, antonyms, and cause-and-effect clues.
Read beyond the unfamiliar word. Look for words that explain, describe, compare, or give an example. Then replace the word with each answer choice and select the meaning that makes the entire sentence clear.
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2. Test
A 10-question Grade 3 English Language Arts practice test on using context clues to determine vocabulary meanings, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, and examples.
Read the whole sentence and look for definitions, examples, comparisons, or nearby clues. Replace the unknown word with each choice and select the meaning that fits best.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Happy.
Smiling and laughing are clues that cheerful means happy.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Not plentiful.
Travelers carried water because it was not plentiful in the desert.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Careful to avoid danger.
Checking the bridge before crossing shows careful behavior.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Dark or sad.
Dark and dreary are clues that gloomy means dark or sad.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Fast.
The word “quickly” shows that rapid means fast.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Able to be trusted.
Arriving on time and being trusted are clues to reliable.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Common or usual.
Tools used in many homes are common or usual, not rare.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Disappear.
The coin was no longer visible, so vanish means disappear.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Allow.
If students may use the pencils after reading, the teacher allows it.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Stiff and not flexible.
The cardboard would not bend, so rigid means stiff and not flexible.
Context clues are words and details around an unfamiliar word that help explain its meaning.
Readers can use definitions, examples, synonyms, antonyms, descriptions, and cause-and-effect clues.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Context Clues questions in total.
