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Third Grade (Grade 3) Literature Questions

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Grade 3 Nature and Science (Stories)
What did Ottie-O do when she got frustrated?
  1. She screamed.
  2. She laughed.
  3. She frowned.
  4. She swam.
Grade 3 Nature and Science (Stories)
What didn't Ottie-O like?
  1. oysters
  2. noise
  3. peanuts
  4. school
Grade 3 Nature and Science (Stories)
Based on this story, what should you do if you see something new or different?
  1. Ask questions
  2. Be afraid
  3. Get excited
  4. Walk away
Grade 3 Nature and Science (Stories)
How did Mr. M say the prosthesis felt at first?
  1. a bit uncomfortable
  2. like his old leg
  3. soft and light
  4. fine
Grade 3 Because of Winn-Dixie
"I could feel her listening with all her heart, and it felt good."

What type of figurative language is used?
  1. idiom
  2. simile
  3. alliteration
  4. metaphor
Grade 3 Short Stories (Fiction)

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What does Suzy want to be when she grows up?
  1. a doctor
  2. a teacher
  3. an author
  4. an architect
Grade 3 Mr. Popper's Penguins
What was the penguin show called?
  1. Popper's Ten Penguins
  2. Popper's Pink-toed Penguins
  3. Popper's Performing Penguins
  4. Plenty of Performing Penguins
Grade 3 Pinocchio
Why was the wood piece so strange?
  1. It could sing and dance.
  2. It could talk and feel.
  3. It had eyes and ears.
Grade 3 Autobiography and Biography
If you pick up a book with the title, "How I became Honest Abe", written by Abraham Lincoln, you know that this book is                 .
  1. a Biography
  2. an Autobiography
Grade 3 Mr. Popper's Penguins
Who was Mr. Greenbaum?
  1. a man who liked penguins
  2. the police officer in the town
  3. a man who owned a lot of theaters
  4. the man who sent the penguins to Mr. Popper
Grade 3 Poetry
A        Poem        can describe, explain or tell a story using words, pictures and special forms, sounds and rhythms.
Grade 3 Short Stories (Fiction)
A simile is a comparison that uses like or as. The narrator used a simile when he compared                            to a car on a roller coaster.
  1. his bed
  2. driving down a hill
  3. the size of Santa's sleigh
  4. the speed of the train
Grade 3 Short Stories (Fiction)
Santa sprang to his sleigh. Another word for sprang is:
  1. danced
  2. jumped
  3. called
  4. slid
Grade 3 Mr. Popper's Penguins
How did Captain Cook feel about Greta?
  1. He thought she was mean.
  2. He disliked the sounds she made.
  3. He was very happy she had come.
  4. He wanted even more penguins to visit.
Grade 3 Mr. Popper's Penguins
How much did the Poppers earn each week?
  1. $100
  2. $500
  3. $5000
  4. $10000
Grade 3 Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mrs. Popper wanted her icebox back. What was Mr. Popper's solution?
  1. He would buy another icebox.
  2. He would put the penguins outside.
  3. He would keep the penguins inside and open the windows.
  4. He would ask Admiral Drake to send him a pile of snow from the South Pole.
Grade 3 Short Stories (Fiction) CCSS: CCRA.R.2, RL.3.2
A summary is another way to describe what happened in a story. Which choice summarizes the story?
  1. Mr. McGregor invited Peter to his garden, but it turned out to be a terrible trick.
  2. Peter's mother told the bunnies the story of when their father went to Mr. McGregor's garden.
  3. Four bunnies went into Mr. McGregor's garden and only one came out alive.
  4. Peter did not listen to his mother and went to Mr. McGregor's garden. He faced some trouble and became very sick.
Grade 3 Short Stories (Fiction)

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Why does Anita feel sad?
  1. She did not have a lot of money.
  2. She got in trouble at home.
  3. Her friend was mean to her.
  4. Her well broke.
Grade 3 Short Stories (Fiction)

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What does Anita want to do when she grows up?
  1. be on television
  2. make a lot of money
  3. make sure everyone has water
  4. be a special kind of doctor
Grade 3 Short Stories (Fiction)

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What did Suzy's mom tell her to do?
  1. try her best
  2. make a new friend
  3. go to a new school
  4. hire a special math tutor
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