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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.

10 Questions
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Incorrect 0
Unanswered 10
1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the purpose of a heading in an informational text?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It tells readers what a section is about..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: A heading previews the topic of a section and helps readers find information.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is It tells readers what a section is about..

A heading previews the topic of a section and helps readers find information.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What does a label on a diagram do?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is It names a part of the picture..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: A diagram label identifies a specific part or feature.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is It names a part of the picture..

A diagram label identifies a specific part or feature.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the purpose of a caption?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It gives a short explanation of a picture or photograph..

  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 an image shows.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is It gives a short explanation of a picture or photograph..

A caption briefly explains what an image shows.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What can readers find in a glossary?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Definitions of important words.

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: A glossary provides definitions for important or specialized words.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Definitions of important words.

A glossary provides definitions for important or specialized words.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is a fact about penguins?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Penguins are birds that cannot fly but can swim..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The sentence gives information that can be checked and supported by science.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Penguins are birds that cannot fly but can swim..

The sentence gives information that can be checked and supported by science.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence defines the word “migration”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Migration is the movement of animals from one place to another at certain times..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: A definition explains the meaning of the word migration.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Migration is the movement of animals from one place to another at certain times..

A definition explains the meaning of the word migration.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which detail best supports “Penguins are adapted to cold places”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Their thick feathers and body fat help keep them warm..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This detail explains a physical feature that helps penguins survive in cold places.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Their thick feathers and body fat help keep them warm..

This detail explains a physical feature that helps penguins survive in cold places.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence does not belong in an informational paragraph about earthquakes?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is My friend has a new soccer ball..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The soccer-ball sentence is not related to earthquakes.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is My friend has a new soccer ball..

The soccer-ball sentence is not related to earthquakes.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best conclusion for an informational paragraph about recycling?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Recycling helps turn used materials into resources instead of waste..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This conclusion summarizes the information and explains why recycling matters.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Recycling helps turn used materials into resources instead of waste..

This conclusion summarizes the information and explains why recycling matters.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which question could an informational paragraph about volcanoes answer?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is How does a volcano change the land around it?.

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: Informational writing answers questions with facts rather than personal preferences.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is How does a volcano change the land around it?.

Informational writing answers questions with facts rather than personal preferences.

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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.