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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 magnets?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Magnets can attract some metals and push or pull other magnets..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This sentence introduces factual information about what magnets can do.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Magnets can attract some metals and push or pull other magnets..

This sentence introduces factual information about what magnets can do.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which detail best supports “Magnets can attract some metals”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A magnet can pull a paper clip toward it..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The paper-clip example gives specific evidence for the main idea.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A magnet can pull a paper clip toward it..

The paper-clip example gives specific evidence for the main idea.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is a fact about the Moon?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The Moon reflects light from the Sun..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This statement gives scientific information that can be checked.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The Moon reflects light from the Sun..

This statement gives scientific information that can be checked.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best conclusion for a paragraph about magnets?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Magnets are useful because their forces can move or hold certain objects..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This sentence summarizes the useful force described by the information.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Magnets are useful because their forces can move or hold certain objects..

This sentence summarizes the useful force described by the information.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which heading best fits a section about how magnets are used?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Uses for Magnets.

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The heading directly names the section topic.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Uses for Magnets.

The heading directly names the section topic.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which caption best fits a photograph of a magnet holding paper clips?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A magnet holds several paper clips together..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The caption briefly describes the action shown in the photograph.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A magnet holds several paper clips together..

The caption briefly describes the action shown in the photograph.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence defines the word “force” in a science paragraph?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A force is a push or a pull that can change an object’s motion..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: This sentence explains the meaning of the scientific word force.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A force is a push or a pull that can change an object’s motion..

This sentence explains the meaning of the scientific word force.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence shows the correct order for a simple experiment?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is First make a prediction, next test it, and finally record what happened..

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: The sentence presents the experiment steps in a logical order.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is First make a prediction, next test it, and finally record what happened..

The sentence presents the experiment steps in a logical order.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which transition best connects a cause to its result?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is As a result.

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: As a result tells readers what happened because of the previous information.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is As a result.

As a result tells readers what happened because of the previous information.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the main purpose of informational writing?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is To teach readers about a topic using clear facts and details.

  1. Read the information task: Identify the topic and the information the paragraph needs.
  2. Choose the best informational element: Informational writing explains a topic with factual, organized information.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is To teach readers about a topic using clear facts and details.

Informational writing explains a topic with factual, organized information.

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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.