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Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA Practice Test

Build Grade 3 Hawaii Smarter Balanced ELA readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets for stories, informational text, vocabulary, language, writing, evidence, and research.

Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA practice sets

This Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover story elements, main ideas, text features, vocabulary, grammar, writing, evidence, research, and integrated reading tasks.

Grade 3 ELA skills covered

  • Identifying character traits, setting, conflict, resolution, point of view, theme, inference, and story details
  • Finding main ideas, supporting details, sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, facts, opinions, and text features
  • Using context clues, prefixes, synonyms, adjectives, adverbs, subject-verb agreement, punctuation, quotation marks, and spelling
  • Writing focused topic sentences, reasons, evidence, transitions, conclusions, specific details, and clear combined sentences
  • Reading charts and sources, comparing fiction with informational text, evaluating claims, and revising written responses

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the passage twice when needed, point to the sentence that supports your answer, and review each explanation after responding.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice for Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA preparation. Assessment dates, item formats, accommodations, and testing procedures can change, so check current Hawaii Department of Education guidance before test day.

Hawaii Smarter Balanced ELA/literacy assessments are administered in Grades 3–8 and 11. Review the official Hawaii Department of Education testing information for current scope and procedures.

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Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA Practice Questions

A 10-question Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA practice set on vocabulary, grammar, and language, with answers and explanations.

Read the passage or writing situation carefully, find evidence in the text, choose the best answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence The tiny crab scurried across the sand, what does scurried mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Moved quickly.

  1. Read the question carefully: Look for the detail, main idea, word meaning, or writing skill the Grade 3 task asks you to identify.
  2. Use evidence from the text: Scurried means moved quickly with small, quick steps.
  3. Check the answer: Confirm that the selected choice is supported by the passage or writing situation in the Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA task.

Scurried means moved quickly with small, quick steps.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the prefix un- mean in the word unhappy?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Not.

  1. Read the question carefully: Look for the detail, main idea, word meaning, or writing skill the Grade 3 task asks you to identify.
  2. Use evidence from the text: The prefix un- changes happy to mean not happy.
  3. Check the answer: Confirm that the selected choice is supported by the passage or writing situation in the Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA task.

The prefix un- changes happy to mean not happy.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a synonym for enormous?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Huge.

  1. Read the question carefully: Look for the detail, main idea, word meaning, or writing skill the Grade 3 task asks you to identify.
  2. Use evidence from the text: Huge means very large, like enormous.
  3. Check the answer: Confirm that the selected choice is supported by the passage or writing situation in the Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA task.

Huge means very large, like enormous.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses the plural form correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The children carried their books..

  1. Read the question carefully: Look for the detail, main idea, word meaning, or writing skill the Grade 3 task asks you to identify.
  2. Use evidence from the text: Children is the correct plural form of child.
  3. Check the answer: Confirm that the selected choice is supported by the passage or writing situation in the Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA task.

Children is the correct plural form of child.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is After lunch, we read a science book..

  1. Read the question carefully: Look for the detail, main idea, word meaning, or writing skill the Grade 3 task asks you to identify.
  2. Use evidence from the text: A comma follows the introductory phrase After lunch.
  3. Check the answer: Confirm that the selected choice is supported by the passage or writing situation in the Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA task.

A comma follows the introductory phrase After lunch.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word best completes the sentence: The birds ___ singing in the tree.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is are.

  1. Read the question carefully: Look for the detail, main idea, word meaning, or writing skill the Grade 3 task asks you to identify.
  2. Use evidence from the text: Birds is plural, so the present-tense verb are agrees with the subject.
  3. Check the answer: Confirm that the selected choice is supported by the passage or writing situation in the Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA task.

Birds is plural, so the present-tense verb are agrees with the subject.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Mia said, “The seed is growing.”.

  1. Read the question carefully: Look for the detail, main idea, word meaning, or writing skill the Grade 3 task asks you to identify.
  2. Use evidence from the text: Quotation marks show the exact words spoken by Mia.
  3. Check the answer: Confirm that the selected choice is supported by the passage or writing situation in the Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA task.

Quotation marks show the exact words spoken by Mia.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence The bright moon shone above the quiet ocean, which word describes the ocean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Quiet.

  1. Read the question carefully: Look for the detail, main idea, word meaning, or writing skill the Grade 3 task asks you to identify.
  2. Use evidence from the text: Quiet describes the ocean, while bright describes the moon.
  3. Check the answer: Confirm that the selected choice is supported by the passage or writing situation in the Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA task.

Quiet describes the ocean, while bright describes the moon.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence has the correct spelling?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The family visited the museum..

  1. Read the question carefully: Look for the detail, main idea, word meaning, or writing skill the Grade 3 task asks you to identify.
  2. Use evidence from the text: Visited is the correctly spelled past-tense form of visit.
  3. Check the answer: Confirm that the selected choice is supported by the passage or writing situation in the Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA task.

Visited is the correctly spelled past-tense form of visit.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the word carefully tell about the action in The student carefully carried the glass?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is How the student carried the glass.

  1. Read the question carefully: Look for the detail, main idea, word meaning, or writing skill the Grade 3 task asks you to identify.
  2. Use evidence from the text: Carefully is an adverb that tells how the action happened.
  3. Check the answer: Confirm that the selected choice is supported by the passage or writing situation in the Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA task.

Carefully is an adverb that tells how the action happened.

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Frequently asked questions about Hawaii Grade 3 Smarter Balanced ELA Practice

Which Grade 3 ELA skills are covered?

The page covers literary text, informational text, main ideas, details, story structure, vocabulary, grammar, writing, evidence, research, charts, and revision.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official Hawaii Smarter Balanced questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions and do not reproduce secure assessment content. Check the Hawaii Department of Education for current standards, testing windows, accommodations, and procedures.