PREPARED AND ADAPTED BY

Maribel Arroyo

Yauco English Supervisor

Sandra Blondet

Ponce III English Supervisor

Jo - Ann Febles

Juana Diaz English Supervisor

Tulidania Gonzalez

Guayanilla English Supervisor

Ivelisse León

Ponce II English Supervisor

Dr. Iris Lugo

Ponce I English Supervisor

Carmen Martínez

Santa Isabel English Supervisor

Lina Pérez

Adjuntas English Supervisor

Pat Rios

Peñuelas English Supervisor

Inés Rosado

Guanica English Supervisor

Olga Hernandez

Santa Isabel English Teacher

CONTRIBUTING EDUCATORS

Prof. Iviana Delgado

Ponce I English Teacher

Barbara González Camacho

Guánica English Teacher

Prof. Olga Hernández

Santa Isabel English Teacher

Brenda E. Serrano Santos

Guánica English Teacher

EDITORS

Dr. Evelyn Veguilla

English Program Director

Prof. Alvin Ríos

Jayuya English Supervisor

Prof. Luz Selenia García

Villaba English Supervisor

Prof. Aidita Vélez Ortiz

Cidra English Supervisor

Prof. María V. Martínez

Bayamón I English Supervisor

Luz Magali Ramos Matos

Naguabo English Supervisor

Patricia Nieves Sánchez

Caguas II English Superv

THIRD GRADE PRE-POST TEST

Part I : Standard # 1 : Listening/Speaking
A. L/ S. 3.1
Instructions: Listen to the teacher carefully as the teacher reads the passage.
Select the picture that describes what the teacher says.
Example :
My dog is very intelligent. He does a lot of tricks. He loves to play with the ball.
Choose the picture that shows the dog playing with the ball.


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a / b / c

B. L/S. 3.3

Instructions: Listen to the teacher as she reads a sentence.

Select the picture that is related to the sentence.

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a / b / c
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a / b / c

C. L/S. 3.1

Instructions: Listen to the teacher as he/she reads the story; A New Bike for Tony.

Listen to the questions. Then choose the best answer.

A New Bike for Tony
Tony had a bike. Every day he rode his bike to school. One day, he went to the candy store. He left his bike next to the door. When he came out, his bike was gone. Tony was very sad. He wanted a new bike. He worked very hard for money. He washed his neighbors’ cars. He cleaned the garage and did extra chores. He needed only ten dollars to buy a new bike.
On Friday he received a letter from his Aunt Nelly. It had a 20 dollar bill.
The letter read, “Dear Tony, I am sending you $20.00 because I forgot to send
you a present for your birthday’’. Tony ran to the bike shop. He brought the
coolest bike ever. With the extra money he bought a chain and a lock.

11. Who is the main character in the story?

a. Aunt Nelly

b. Tony

c. The neighbors

12. Where did they steal Tony’s bike?

a. in the park

b. near the candy store

c. at the school

13. What did he do to get a new bike?

a. He asked people for money.

b. He played baseball in the park.

c. He worked very hard washing cars.

14. How much money did Tony need to buy a new bike?

a. $ 5.00

b. $10.00

c. $ 20.00

15. What surprised Tony?

a. A letter from his Aunt Nelly with $20.00.

b. The new bike his father gave him.

c. A visit from his grandmother.

16. Why do you think they make a good team?

a. Because they don’t get along.

b. Because they do things together.

c. Because they go to school everyday.

D. L/S. 3.4

Instructions: The teacher will ask the student to talk about a previous experience (a trip to the zoo, farm, another town or country, vacation, hobby, etc.) for a brief period of time (1 minute) by asking questions related to topic.

17. What is your favorite animal?

Score: 5 4 3 2 1

18. What is your favorite place to visit?

Score: 5 4 3 2 1

Part II: Standard # 2: Reading

A. R. 3.2

Instructions: Look at the picture. Choose the missing letter or letters to

Complete the word.

Example:

cap / a. e b. a c. i
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f___h / a. ec b. es c. is
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C_____t /
a. oa b. ae c. ou
21.
ch_____se / a. is b. ee c. iz
22.
b____d / a. ir b. er c. ur

B. R. 3.2

Instructions: Read the word silently. Choose the correct division of syllables

in each word.

Example:
baby
a. ba-by
b. b-aby
c. ba-b-y

23. cat

a.  cat

b.  c-at

c.  c-a-t

24. pencil

a. penc-il

b. pen-cil

c. pe-ncil

25. notebook

a. no-te-book

b. note- bo-ok

c. note-book

26. garden

a. ga-r-den

b. gar-d-en

c. gar-den

C. R. 3.2

Instructions: Identify the picture. Say the word. Choose the word that

rhymes with the word in the picture box.

Example:
/ a. nut b. big c. red
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/ a. rod b. fin c. cat
28. / a. bake b. like c. nest
29.
/ a. rat b. men c. ant
30. / a. flag b. book c. coat

D. R. 3.4

Instructions: Read the passage carefully. Choose the best answer.


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Derek is my pet. He is a funny and intelligent dog. Sometimes, he thinks he is a person. In the afternoon, he waits for me at the door with his leash. Then, I take him out for a walk in the park. We run and play. He chases after the birds and butterflies.
Derek sleeps in my room. In the morning, he wakes me up. He likes to eat pancakes and take a bath.
Every Saturday morning, I bathe him. He always makes a big mess. He takes care of me, and I take care of him. We are special together. We make a good team!

31. What is a good title for the story?

a. I Need a Friend

b. My Best Friend Derek

c. My Mom’s Breakfast

32. Who are the characters in the story?

a. Mom and the her cat

b. a boy and his turtle

c. a girl and her dog Derek

33. Where do they go after school?

a. to the park

b. to the house

c. to the yard

34. Where does Derek sleep?

a. in the backyard

b. in the garage

c. in the girl’s room

35. What does Derek do in the morning?

a. wakes up the girl and eats pancakes

b. goes to the yard to play

c. takes a bath and eats bones

E. R. 3.5

Instructions: Read each passage carefully. Choose the best answer.



Juan had an English assignment. He forgot to do his homework. The next day, he went to school. The teacher asked him for his assignment. He told the teacher that the dog ate it. She sends his parents a note.

36. What do you think will happen next?

a. The dog gives Juan his homework.

b. Juan gets into trouble with the teacher.

c. The teacher rewards him.


Mary is planting a garden. First, she cleans the backyard.
Next, she digs a hole. Then, she plants the seeds and pours lots of water on the soil. She sits and waits. Little green plants came out. Finally, she has a beautiful garden.

F. R. 3.5

37. What happened at the beginning of the story?

a. Little green plants came out.

b Mary is planting a garden.

c. She pours water on the soil.

38. What does Mary do after she digs a hole?

a. She plants the seeds.

b. She sits and waits.

c. She looks at her beautiful garden.

39. What happened at the end of the story?

a. She pours lots of water on the soil.

b. She has a garden filled with flowers.

c. She digs a hole in the soil.

G. R. 3.6

40. What sentence states a fact?

a. Most plants grow from seeds.

b. Plants are pretty.

c. Daisies are the best flowers.

41. What sentence states an opinion?

a. Plants are beautiful.

b. Plants need water to grow.

c. Some plants grow fruits.

R. 3.3

42. Choose the word that completes the chart.

a. animal

b. garden

c. toys

Part III: Standard # 3 : Writing

A. W. 3.1

Instructions: Read each group of words carefully.
Choose the group of words in the correct alphabetical order.
Example:
a. bear, elephant, apple
b. apple, bear, elephant
c. elephant, apple, bear

43. Choose the correct alphabetical order

a. bee , cat, ant

b. cat, ant , bee

c. ant, bee, cat

44. Choose the correct alphabetical order

a.  bake, bike, bug

b.  bike, bug, bike

c.  bug, bike, bake

45. Choose the correct alphabetical order

a. truck, train, try

b try, truck, train

c. train, truck, try

46. Choose the correct alphabetical order

a. doll, ball, kite

b. ball, doll, kite

c. kite , ball, doll

47. Choose the correct alphabetical order

a. lion, ape, monkey

b. monkey, lion, ape

c. ape, lion, monkey

B. W. 3.3

Instructions: Read each sentence carefully.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Example: ______is a nice dentist.
a. dr. Montana
b. Dr. Montana
c. Dr montana

48. ______rides his bike to the park.

a.  He

b.  They

c.  It

49. ______is my English teacher.

a.  Mrs.rivera

b.  Mrs. Rivera

c.  mrs rivera

50. I go to the park every ______

a.  saturday

b.  Saterdey

c.  Saturday.

51. Did you see that ______

a.  dog?

b.  Dog.

c.  dog

52. Maria ______in the city.

a. live

b. lives

c. living

53. I _____ a good baseball player.

a. is

b. are

c. am

C. W. 3.4

Instructions: Read each sentence. Choose the correct type of sentence.
Example: My teacher is very nice.
a.  declarative
b.  exclamatory
c.  interrogative

54. What is your name?

a. interrogative

b. exclamatory

c. imperative

55. My mother is a teacher.

a. declarative

b. interrogative

c. imperative

56. What a great party!

a. declarative

b. interrogative

c. exclamatory

57. Open the window.

a. declarative

b. exclamatory

c. imperative

58. Where do you live?

a. interrogative

b. exclamatory

c. imperative

D. W. 3.4

Instructions: Look at the picture. Write a short paragraph of at least (3) three to (5) five sentences.

What is happening in the picture?






______
______
______

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Student’s Edition: Third Grade Pre-Post Test