Grade 3 English Language Arts · Types of Sentences

Grade 3 Types of Sentences Practice Test

Build Grade 3 grammar skills with five 10-question practice tests on declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.

Types of Sentences Practice Tests

These Grade 3 English Language Arts practice tests help students recognize four common sentence types: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory. Students also practice choosing end punctuation.

Skills covered

  • Identifying declarative sentences that state information
  • Identifying interrogative sentences that ask questions
  • Identifying imperative sentences that give commands or requests
  • Identifying exclamatory sentences that show strong feeling
  • Choosing periods, question marks, and exclamation marks

How to use these practice tests

First decide what the sentence is doing: telling, asking, directing, or showing strong feeling. Then check whether the ending punctuation matches the sentence type. Read the complete sentence before choosing an answer.

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Grade 3 Types of Sentences Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 3 English Language Arts practice test on declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.

Read each sentence carefully. Identify its purpose, sentence type, or correct ending punctuation, then choose the best answer.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The rabbit eats a carrot..

  1. Read the sentence: Look at the sentence meaning and punctuation.
  2. Identify the sentence type: This declarative sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The rabbit eats a carrot..

This declarative sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Where is the science book?.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at the sentence meaning and punctuation.
  2. Identify the sentence type: This interrogative sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Where is the science book?.

This interrogative sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Please put away your blocks..

  1. Read the sentence: Look at the sentence meaning and punctuation.
  2. Identify the sentence type: This polite imperative request uses a capital letter and a period.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Please put away your blocks..

This polite imperative request uses a capital letter and a period.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is What a funny joke!.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at the sentence meaning and punctuation.
  2. Identify the sentence type: This exclamatory sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation mark.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is What a funny joke!.

This exclamatory sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation mark.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is interrogative?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Did you feed the dog?.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at the sentence meaning and punctuation.
  2. Identify the sentence type: The first sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Did you feed the dog?.

The first sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is imperative?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Please wash your hands..

  1. Read the sentence: Look at the sentence meaning and punctuation.
  2. Identify the sentence type: The first sentence gives a polite direction, so it is imperative.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Please wash your hands..

The first sentence gives a polite direction, so it is imperative.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is exclamatory?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The fireworks are spectacular!.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at the sentence meaning and punctuation.
  2. Identify the sentence type: The first sentence shows strong excitement and ends with an exclamation mark.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The fireworks are spectacular!.

The first sentence shows strong excitement and ends with an exclamation mark.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is declarative?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Our team practices on Tuesdays..

  1. Read the sentence: Look at the sentence meaning and punctuation.
  2. Identify the sentence type: The first sentence gives information, so it is declarative.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Our team practices on Tuesdays..

The first sentence gives information, so it is declarative.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What type of sentence is “Can you bring a pencil?”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Interrogative.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at the sentence meaning and punctuation.
  2. Identify the sentence type: This sentence asks whether someone can bring a pencil, so it is interrogative.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Interrogative.

This sentence asks whether someone can bring a pencil, so it is interrogative.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What type of sentence is “Stop at the red light.”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Imperative.

  1. Read the sentence: Look at the sentence meaning and punctuation.
  2. Identify the sentence type: This sentence gives a command, so it is imperative.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Imperative.

This sentence gives a command, so it is imperative.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 3 Types of Sentences

What is a declarative sentence?

A declarative sentence tells a fact or gives information and usually ends with a period.

What is an interrogative sentence?

An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Types of Sentences questions in total.