3rd Grade Reading Mastery Check #4

Sheldon and Lenny loved making machines together. One day, Sheldon asked, “What should we make today?”
“I am sorry, man, but I have other plans today,” Lenny told him.
“What plans?” Sheldon asked.
“Please do not get mad. But I am going to play football with Lance and his friends,” Lenny said.
Sheldon frowned. He could not understand why Lenny wanted to play football instead of making machines with him.
“Have fun playing football. I know I will have fun making cool machines,” Sheldon said.
“Do you want to play football?” Lenny asked.
“Not today,” Sheldon answered.

1.From this story, the reader can tell that Lenny

A.does not like to make machines anymore.

B.wants to be a great football player.

C.wants to be best friends with Lance.

D.does not want to hurt Sheldon's feelings.

2.From this story, the reader can tell that Sheldon

A.is a better friend than Lenny will ever be to him.

B.is a smarter machine builder than Lance is.

C.is happy that Lenny is spending time with Lance.

D.is upset that Lenny wants to play football.

3. According to the passage, what do Sheldon and Lenny love doing

together?

A. Making plans

B. Playing football

C. Making machines

D. Playing outside

4. Which answer choice best retells this passage?

  1. Sheldon wanted to make a machine. Lenny said, “I have other plans today”. Sheldon frowned. Sheldon said he will have fun making cool machines.
  2. Sheldon said he will have fun making cool machines. Sheldon wanted to make a machine. Lenny said, “I have other plans today”. Sheldon frowned.
  3. Sheldon frowned. Sheldon wanted to make a machine. Lenny said, “I have other plans today”. Sheldon said he will have fun making cool machines.
  4. Sheldon said he will have fun making cool machines. Sheldon frowned. Sheldon wanted to make a machine. Lenny said, “I have other plans today”.

Sherry could not wait for Saturday morning. She was going to go fishing with her dad for the first time. Sherry could not sit still in school all day on Friday. She had trouble falling asleep because all she could think about was her fishing trip. On Saturday morning, she woke up bright and early. The sun was not even up. Sherry got herself dressed and ran to her dad’s room to wake him up. Sherry’s dad laughed when he saw the time. They were not supposed to leave for another three hours. Sherry’s face looked sad, so her dad said, “Let us go get breakfast, and then we will go fishing.” Sherry smiled and ran to get her new fishing pole.

5.Which sentence from the story best shows that Sherry is excited about the fishing trip?

A."Let us go get breakfast, and then we will go fishing."

B.Sherry could not sit still in school all day on Friday.

C.She was going to go fishing with her dad for the first time.

D.Sherry's dad laughed when he saw the time.

6.Based on the story, the reader can tell that Sherry's dad

A.wants Sherry to sleep more.

B.goes fishing every day.

C.likes to make Sherry happy.

D.is excited about breakfast.

7.What is most likely true about Sherry?

A.She never sleeps late on Saturday mornings.

B.She does not make good grades in school.

C.She goes fishing with her dad all the time.

D.She gets very excited about doing new things.

8. Which answer choice best retells this passage?

  1. Sherry smiled and ran to get her new fishing pole. She was going to go fishing with her dad for the first time. They were not supposed to leave for another three hours. She had trouble falling asleep because all she could think about was her fishing trip.
  2. She was going to go fishing with her dad for the first time. She had trouble falling asleep because all she could think about was her fishing trip. Sherry smiled and ran to get her new fishing pole. They were not supposed to leave for another three hours.
  3. She was going to go fishing with her dad for the first time. She had trouble falling asleep because all she could think about was her fishing trip. They were not supposed to leave for another three hours. Sherry smiled and ran to get her new fishing pole.
  4. Sherry smile and ran to get her new fishing pole. She was going fishing with her dad for the first time. Sherry smiled and ran to get her new fishing pole. They were not supposed to leave for another three hours

Getting a New School
They are building a new school near my house. Every day I watch the workers drive huge tractors and push a ton of dirt. They have big cranes that help them place tall beams in the ground. The workers build walls using bricks. Every day it looks more and more like a school. Mom says I will go there in the fall.

  1. Why do you think this story is called “Getting a New School?”
  1. Because a tractor can move a lot of dirt.
  2. Because big cranes help put tall beams in place.
  3. Because school walls are made with bricks.
  4. Because a new school is being built.
  1. What is the main idea of the passage?
  1. Tractors are moving dirt.
  2. A new school is being built.
  3. Cranes will lift the beams.
  4. Workers build walls with bricks.

11. According to the passage, what do workers use to push the dirt?

  1. Tractors
  2. Big cranes
  3. Bricks
  4. Beams

12. From the story, the reader can tell that ______.

A. the school will be called Jefferson School.

B. this person hates going to school.

C. this person works for a construction company.

D. this person is still in school.

Amos the mouse lived by the ocean. He loved the ocean. He loved the smells and the sounds.
He wondered about the places on the other side of the water. One day, he started building a boat. He worked very hard on it.
When the boat was done, he loaded it with food and water. Then, he put tools, extra wood, and band-aids in the boat.
On June 6, the water was high and the wind was strong. It was the perfect day to start his adventure. He pushed his boat into the water and jumped in.
adapted from "Amos & Boris" by William Steig

  1. Which answer choice best retells the story?
  1. He loaded the boat. He jumped in the boat. Amos wondered about the ocean. He built a boat.
  2. Amos wondered about the ocean. He built a boat. He loaded the boat. He jumped in the boat.
  3. He loaded the boat. Amos wondered about the ocean. He built a boat. He jumped in the boat.
  4. He built a boat. Amos wondered about the ocean. He loaded the boat. He jumped in the boat.

A third grade class at Earl K. Long Elementary has a new pet. Students found a snapping turtle while playing outside on Tuesday. Many students had never seen one before. After seeing the spikes on the turtle’s back, one student claimed that it was a dinosaur. Teacher Byron Lee saw a chance to teach the students about taking care of a pet. He decided to let them keep the turtle. "We’ll have to find it a new home before it becomes an adult," he said. "These things can grow to be over 200 pounds. They can be dangerous. We don't need that in a classroom."

14. What is the best way to retell the passage?

A. / A third grade class is keeping a snapping turtle as a pet. Byron Lee is the teacher.
B. / A third grade class found a snapping turtle. They are going to keep the turtle as a pet.
C. / Alligator snapping turtles can grow to be over 200 pounds. A third grade class found one.
D. / Alligator snapping turtles look like dinosaurs. They can grow to be big and very dangerous.
Our vacation to Japan was going great until the town we were staying in was threatened by a tidal wave. The entire town headed for the mountains. We hoped to avoid the great wave moving to shore. When the wave struck shore, many houses and boats were damaged. Luckily, everyone had gotten out in time. Nobody was hurt.
15. Which best retells this story?
A. / Japan is the best country in the world. It is an exciting place to visit because tidal waves can hit the land.
B. / Someone was on vacation in Japan when a tidal wave hit. The town was damaged, but everyone was safe.
C. / Tidal waves do not do much damage to the land. Many people are hurt by tidal waves in Japan every year.
D. / Vacations to Japan can be very exciting in the summer. There will be a tidal wave, and you will have to leave.