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Grade 3 English Language Arts · Informational Writing

Grade 3 Informational Writing Practice Test

Build Grade 3 writing skills with five 10-question practice tests on facts, topic sentences, supporting details, text features, organization, and conclusions.

Informational Writing Practice Tests

These Grade 3 English Language Arts practice tests help students explain a topic with clear facts and details. Students practice writing topic sentences, using text features, organizing steps, explaining cause and effect, and writing conclusions.

Skills covered

  • Choosing a clear informational topic sentence
  • Distinguishing facts from opinions
  • Selecting relevant supporting details
  • Using headings, captions, labels, and glossaries
  • Organizing information by sequence, comparison, or cause and effect
  • Writing a conclusion that summarizes the topic

How to use these practice tests

Start by identifying what the reader needs to learn. Choose facts and details that stay on topic, use headings or captions to organize information, and connect ideas with clear transition words.

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Grade 3 Informational Writing Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 3 English Language Arts practice test on topic sentences, facts, details, text features, organization, and conclusions.

Read each informational-writing question carefully. Choose the fact, detail, text feature, organization, or conclusion that best teaches the topic.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best topic sentence for an informational paragraph about butterflies?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Butterflies have several interesting stages in their life cycle..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This sentence introduces the broad topic that the informational details will explain.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Butterflies have several interesting stages in their life cycle..

This sentence introduces the broad topic that the informational details will explain.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which fact best supports “Butterflies change as they grow”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A butterfly begins life as an egg and later becomes a caterpillar..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This fact gives specific information about stages in a butterfly life cycle.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A butterfly begins life as an egg and later becomes a caterpillar..

This fact gives specific information about stages in a butterfly life cycle.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which detail belongs in an informational paragraph about caterpillars?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Caterpillars eat leaves to get energy for growing..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This factual detail explains what caterpillars do and stays on topic.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Caterpillars eat leaves to get energy for growing..

This factual detail explains what caterpillars do and stays on topic.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence does not belong in a paragraph about how plants grow?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is My uncle plays guitar in a band..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The guitar sentence is unrelated to plant growth.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is My uncle plays guitar in a band..

The guitar sentence is unrelated to plant growth.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence gives a definition of a habitat?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A habitat is a place where a plant or animal lives..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: A definition explains what a word or idea means.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A habitat is a place where a plant or animal lives..

A definition explains what a word or idea means.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is a fact about the Sun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The Sun is a star that gives Earth light and heat..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This statement can be checked using scientific information, so it is a fact.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The Sun is a star that gives Earth light and heat..

This statement can be checked using scientific information, so it is a fact.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best concluding sentence for an informational paragraph about bees?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Bees are important insects that help many plants grow..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This sentence summarizes the information about why bees matter.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Bees are important insects that help many plants grow..

This sentence summarizes the information about why bees matter.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which heading best fits a section about what animals eat?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Animal Diets.

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The heading directly tells readers that the section explains what animals eat.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Animal Diets.

The heading directly tells readers that the section explains what animals eat.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which caption best fits a photograph of a seed growing roots?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A seedling grows roots below the soil..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: A caption briefly explains what the photograph shows.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A seedling grows roots below the soil..

A caption briefly explains what the photograph shows.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which detail best supports “Some animals are nocturnal”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Owls often hunt at night when it is dark..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This example gives factual evidence about an animal that is active at night.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Owls often hunt at night when it is dark..

This example gives factual evidence about an animal that is active at night.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 3 Informational Writing

What is informational writing?

Informational writing teaches readers about a topic by using clear facts, details, and organized explanations.

Why are text features useful?

Headings, captions, labels, and glossaries help readers find and understand important information.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Informational Writing questions in total.