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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 source would be most useful for factual information about the human body?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A science book written for students.

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: A student science book is designed to provide researched information about the body.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A science book written for students.

A student science book is designed to provide researched information about the body.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which note best belongs in a report about the human heart?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The heart pumps blood to different parts of the body..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This note is a clear factual detail related to the report topic.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The heart pumps blood to different parts of the body..

This note is a clear factual detail related to the report topic.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence best paraphrases “Plants need sunlight to make food”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Sunlight helps plants produce the food they need..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: Paraphrasing restates the information in different words while keeping the meaning.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Sunlight helps plants produce the food they need..

Paraphrasing restates the information in different words while keeping the meaning.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best topic for an informational report?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is How honeybees help flowering plants.

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The first choice can be explained with facts and details rather than personal preference.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is How honeybees help flowering plants.

The first choice can be explained with facts and details rather than personal preference.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which source would best explain how a tornado forms?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A weather encyclopedia or science website.

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: A reliable weather reference is appropriate for researching tornado formation.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A weather encyclopedia or science website.

A reliable weather reference is appropriate for researching tornado formation.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence compares evaporation and freezing?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Evaporation changes liquid water into vapor, while freezing changes liquid water into ice..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The sentence explains how the two processes are different.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Evaporation changes liquid water into vapor, while freezing changes liquid water into ice..

The sentence explains how the two processes are different.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence explains a cause and effect about erosion?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Moving water can wear away soil and change the shape of land..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The sentence connects moving water as a cause with changes to land as an effect.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Moving water can wear away soil and change the shape of land..

The sentence connects moving water as a cause with changes to land as an effect.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence presents steps in a process?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is First collect the materials, next follow the directions, and finally check the result..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The sequence words show the order of actions in an informational process.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is First collect the materials, next follow the directions, and finally check the result..

The sequence words show the order of actions in an informational process.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best conclusion for a report about weather tools?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Weather tools help people observe conditions and make useful forecasts..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This conclusion summarizes how the tools help people.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Weather tools help people observe conditions and make useful forecasts..

This conclusion summarizes how the tools help people.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is clearest for an informational report?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A thermometer measures how hot or cold the air is..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The sentence clearly names the tool and explains what it measures.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A thermometer measures how hot or cold the air is..

The sentence clearly names the tool and explains what it measures.

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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.