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/SpeakingA. 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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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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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 TonyTony 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: ReadingA. 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
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ch_____se / a. is b. ee c. iz
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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
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/ 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 : WritingA. 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