Study Island Copyright 2016 Edmentum - All rights reserved. Generation Date: 02/16/2016 Generated By: Jenni Long Title: TNReady Part II 3rd Grade ELA RI_L The life of the Monarch butterfly is special. It begins as an egg. The eggs are laid on milkweed plants. The egg hatches, and the caterpillar comes out. The baby caterpillar eats a lot of milkweed. The caterpillar keeps growing. After two weeks, the caterpillar finds a place to make its cocoon. A cocoon is a covering that the caterpillar forms around itself with silky thread. The caterpillar stays safe in its cocoon while it is changing into a butterfly. After 10 days, the butterfly will come out of the cocoon. It is able to fly away. It eats flowers and enjoys its very short life. Monarch butterflies only live for two to six weeks. Before they die, they lay their eggs on a milkweed plant. Then, the new caterpillars repeat the same steps. Monarch butterflies are born four times during the year. In February and March, the first set of butterflies comes out of the eggs. The second set of Monarch butterflies are born in May and June. The third group will be born in July and August. All of these Monarch butterflies will go through the same steps in life. They only live two to six weeks after becoming a beautiful Monarch butterfly. The last group of butterflies born in September and October are special. These Monarch butterflies fly to warm places like Mexico and California. They will live for six to eight months. Then, they fly back to lay their eggs. These eggs will hatch in February and March. The last group s longer life lets the Monarch butterfly will live on and on. 1. Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that Monarch butterflies are born four times during the year? A. "Monarch butterflies only live for two to six weeks." B. "It eats flowers and enjoys its very short life." C. "The third group will be born in July and August."
D. "The egg hatches, and the caterpillar comes out." 2. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? A. Before Monarch butterflies die, they lay their eggs. B. During one year, Monarch butterflies are born four times. C. The life of the Monarch butterfly is very special. D. A Monarch butterfly comes out of a cocoon after 10 days. Fairy Tales Title Page Cinderella 23 The Frog Prince 47 Hansel and Gretel 84 Jack and the Beanstalk 107 Little Red Riding Hood 125 Rip Van Winkle 147 Rumplestiltskin 203 The Ugly Duckling 246 Index 277 3. If this book is open to page 132, what story would the reader be reading? A. Little Red Riding Hood B. Jack and the Beanstalk C. Hansel and Gretel D. Rip Van Winkle Ordering Food and Eating at a Restaurant 1. After walking into the restaurant, wait to be seated. 2. Be polite to the waiter. He or she will ask you what you would like to drink after you are at your table. 3. Read from the menu before you order your food. Many restaurants have children s menus. Politely tell the waiter what you would like to eat.
4. Wait calmly for your food. People at the restaurant may give you a piece of paper to draw on or play games with. 5. Be careful when the waiter brings your food. Your plate may be hot. 6. The waiter may come back to your table while you are eating. Politely tell them if you need anything else such as a napkin or a straw. 7. If you do not finish all of your food, ask if you can take the leftover food home with you. Many restaurants can give you a box to put your leftover food into. 4. If people at the restaurant give you something to play games with or draw on, when can you do this? A. after the waiter brings your food B. while you are calmly waiting for your food C. as soon as you arrive at the restaurant D. before you read from the restaurant's menu 5. Which step tells what you should do if a waiter comes back to the table while you are eating? A. Step 2 B. Step 6 C. Step 5 D. Step 7 6. What are you supposed to do after telling the waiter what you would like to eat? A. wait calmly for your food B. wait to be seated at the table C. ask for a box to put leftovers in D. carefully read the menu 7. For your friend's birthday, try making a birthday card! All you need is construction paper and markers. Fold the construction paper in half. Then, decorate the inside and outside of the card. Do not forget to write a message wishing your friend a happy birthday! You can even use glitter or other colored paper to make neat shapes. You will be able to give your friend a card not found in any store. And you will have had fun making it! What is the best heading for this paragraph?
A. Using a Little Glitter Every Day B. How to Buy a Birthday Card C. Construction Paper Is Fun! D. One-of-a-Kind Birthday Card 8. In Mrs. Winn's class, Evan sits at Table C. After finishing his class work, he wants to take a break to read. What direction does Evan need to go to get to the Reading Center from his table? A. west B. south C. north D. east 9. Rainy Day Games Which sentence would best fit under the chapter heading above? A. Marco Polo is a fun game to play in the swimming pool. B. Kids can use chalk to draw pictures outside on the sidewalk. C. Some kids play keep away with the soccer ball outside. D. Hide-and-Seek is an easy game that can be played inside.
10. On every family trip, Parker and Collin like to run down the corridors in the hotel. They love racing down the long narrow spaces. Sometimes people in the hotel rooms would open their doors. They would ask the boys to quiet down. What does the word corridors most likely mean? A. kitchens B. closets C. bedrooms D. hallways 11. Choosing the Right Book for You Which sentence would most likely be found under the chapter heading above? A. If you like baseball, read a book about your favorite player. B. The library has a bunch of books that people can borrow. C. Reading books can be a lot of fun to do at school or home. D. Many people buy different kinds of books at a bookstore. 12. Which sentence or sentences below show the order of cause and effect? A. When you have trouble with bullies, you need to ask for help. B. Inside the house, it was quiet. Outside, it was raining. C. First, he boarded the boat. Second, he raised the anchor. D. If you water the seeds in the garden, then plants will grow. 13. My dog Shaka is very lazy. She likes to sleep on her dog bed all day and all night. Shaka does get up for a couple of reasons. When she sees me holding her leash, she stands up and wags her tail. Shaka knows that the leash means she is going for a walk. Another thing that makes Shaka get off her bed is the sound of dog food hitting her bowl. She knows that sound means it is time for her to eat. This passage shows what A. causes Shaka to be so lazy. B. effects Shaka has on her owner.
C. effects Shaka has on her leash. D. causes Shaka to get off her bed. 14. How many trophies did Saleem's school district win for basketball in March? A. 15 B. 50 C. 30 D. 20 15.
What sport did Gabriel play before he started playing soccer? A. tennis B. baseball C. hockey D. basketball 16. The class pet was missing. Ms. Hatcher planned to give the person who found the pet a nice bounty of candy and stickers. All the students went looking for the bunny. They wanted to get the reward. What is the best meaning of bounty? A. candy B. sticker C. reward D. dream 17. Adam's closet was so full that he could not find anything that was in it. His closet held a lot of clothes that no longer fit him. Adam's closet was also full of old toys, books, and shoes. Adam knew it was time to clean out his closet. He got rid of all his tight shirts and short pants. Adam also gave away all of his old toys and books. Now Adam's closet is nice and neat. He can find anything that is in it. The second paragraph shows the
A. effects of Adam keeping his old toys. B. causes of Adam not being able to find things. C. effects of Adam cleaning out his closet. D. causes of Adam getting rid of his old clothes. 18. What percent of third graders like eating sugar cookies? A. 25% B. 15% C. 10% D. 43% 19.
In 1888, there was a big blizzard. It came to such states as New York and New Jersey. During the snowstorm, up to 50 inches of snow fell down. The wind blew over 45 miles per hour. The blizzard caused railroads to shut down. It even broke the wires that allowed people to talk to one another. The storm caused a lot of problems for the states where the storm hit. Why does the writer put the word "blizzard" in bold? A. to show that the word is important to know B. to show that the author changes language C. to show that the word is the title of a book D. to show that the author really likes the word Making a Paper Snowflake 1. Get a sheet of paper and some scissors to make a paper snowflake. You may want an adult to help you. 2. Your sheet of paper is probably white and shaped like a rectangle. If you want your snowflake to be shaped like a square, you need to cut off the bottom edge of the paper so that you have a square. 3. Fold your sheet of paper so that the edges meet (like a hot dog). Then fold your paper again in the other direction. 4. With your scissors, cut shapes into the folded paper. Triangles, squares, and circles might be the easiest. Just use your imagination. The more shapes and designs you cut out, the fancier your snowflake will be. 5. Carefully unfold the paper. If you wish, you may color it with crayons or markers. 6. You may also make a snowflake that is all one color instead of white. To do so, repeat the above steps using colored paper.
20. You can start cutting shapes into your sheet of paper AFTER A. unfolding the paper. B. coloring the paper. C. folding the paper. D. gluing the paper. 21. Which step explains how to turn paper that is shaped like a rectangle into a square? A. Step 1 B. Step 4 C. Step 2 D. Step 3 Candy is one of the greatest foods in the world. There are so many types of candy that can be found in the grocery store. Candy can be sweet and be made of chocolate. It can also be salty or sour. It can even be very small or very large. There are so many things that you can do with candy. You can give it as a present for birthdays and holidays. Candy can help cheer up a friend when he or she is sad. Other times, you can decorate with candy. It can be put on top of cakes and cookies. In addition, candy does not cost very much, so you can buy it all year round. Candy is the best treat because you can do anything with it. 22. Which words from this passage show how the writer feels about candy? A. "present" and "decorate" B. "sweet" and "chocolate" C. "salty" and "sour" D. "greatest" and "best"
23. This writer would most likely agree with which of the following sentences? A. Cakes and cookies need to be decorated. B. Candy can be used in many different ways. C. Grocery stores have the best kinds of candy. D. How a piece of candy tastes is important. 24. What is the number of people who believe in the Yeti (Abominable Snowman)? A. 350 B. 100 C. 50 D. 200 25. Fifty people believe in what mythological creature? A. Merpeople B. Rat King C. Loch Ness Monster D. Lizard Men
Making Chocolate A Chocolate Beginning Did you know that chocolate comes from trees? Cacao trees grow deep in the jungles of South America. Pods filled with cocoa beans grow on the tree. People pick these beans to make chocolate. The beans cannot be used until they sit and harden. This takes about a week. Then, the beans are taken to chocolate factories. From Beans to Chocolate When the cocoa beans get to the factory, they are stored. Then, they are roasted at a very hot temperature. Next, a big machine takes the shell off the bean. It leaves the nib behind. The nibs are ground up into a liquid chocolate. To make the chocolate that we buy in the store, other things are added. The liquid chocolate is mixed with cocoa butter, sugar, and milk. Chocolate tastes different when more or less of these things are added. It also tastes different if cocoa beans from different jungles are used. Each cocoa bean has its own flavor. Getting to the Stores Once the chocolate is mixed, it is made into different candy shapes. Some chocolate is shaped like long rectangles. Others are shaped like circles. The chocolate is then wrapped and sent to stores. 26. What information is found under the subheading "Getting to the Stores"? A. It describes how chocolate is made in chocolate factories. B. It describes how chocolate comes from beans in trees. C. It describes how chocolate is wrapped and taken to stores. D. It describes how chocolate is sold at all of the stores. 27. Under which subheading does the following sentence belong? The nib is the part that is used to make chocolate. A. under the subheading "Getting to the Stores" B. under the subheading "A Chocolate Beginning" C. under the subheading "From Beans to Chocolate" D. before the subheading "A Chocolate Beginning" 28. Which of the following is a subheading in this story? A. "From Beans to Chocolate"
B. "Making Chocolate" C. "Cocoa Beans and Trees" D. "Making Beans into Chocolate" Sometimes, our parents do not need to buy us toys because a good friend may already have them. We can ask to borrow these toys from our friend. Even though our friend may be nice enough to let us use his or her toys, borrowing them does not mean that we own them. We must take good care of our friend s belongings. When we give toys back, they should not be broken or scratched. They should look the same way they did when they were given to us. This way, our friend will feel comfortable letting us borrow his or her toys. We should not borrow our friend's belongings until we learn how to take care of them. 29. Which sentence best describes the writer's point of view about borrowing from a friend? A. Friends should let each other borrow their toys. B. Borrowed toys should be handled with care. C. Parents should make their kids borrow toys. D. Toys that are borrowed become broken quickly. 30. This writer would most likely agree with which of the following sentences? A. Kids should ask their parents before borrowing toys. B. Breaking toys that do not belong to you is wrong. C. Parents can buy new toys to take the place of old ones. D. Toys will become broken and scratched over time. Answers 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. D 11. A
12. D 13. D 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. C 21. C 22. D 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. B