LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE 3 DIAGNOSTICS
  • 1. Which word has a different middle sound from the word HOUSE ?
A) round
B) hop
C) shout
  • 2. Which letters give the sound that begins the word "crush"?
A) cr
B) ch
C) sh
  • 3. Which word has a different middle sound from the word CHEESE ?
A) rear
B) these
C) feed
  • 4. Which word ends with the "ly" sound?
A) father
B) people
C) family
  • 5. Which word has the same sound as "e" in needs?
A) head
B) end
C) each
  • 6. Which word rhymes with RAFT ?
A) craft
B) read
C) rate
  • 7. How many syllables are in the word CHORES ?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 1
  • 8. How many syllables are in the word SKELETON ?
A) 2
B) 1
C) 3
  • 9. Which word rhymes with SNACK ?
A) pack
B) sort
C) safe
  • 10. Which letters give the sound that begins with CHILDREN ?
A) pl
B) ch
C) st
  • 11. I am ______ to the games on Saturdays.
A) goes
B) go
C) going
  • 12. The boys _______ scared of the lizards.
A) weren't
B) wasn't
C) isn't
  • 13. Mother bought six oranges. She gave Julie the _______ one.
A) largest
B) larger
C) large
  • 14. Tommy ate his breakfast _______ his mother got ready for work.
A) because
B) until
C) while
  • 15. Which is a compound word?
A) country
B) exclaimed
C) grasshopper
  • 16. The children lost _______ way on the field trip.
A) their
B) them
C) ours
  • 17. Let ______ us go for a ride.
A) I
B) we
C) us
  • 18. We looked for the book _______ we could not find it.
A) unless
B) so
C) but
  • 19. My brother walked _______ home.
A) slowly
B) slow
C) slowed
  • 20. The girl said _______ would bake a cake for the field trip.
A) us
B) she
C) them
  • 21. From the sentences given in question 21 which one is correct?
A) Many people gone to church on Sundays.
B) Many people go to church on Sundays.
C) Many people goes to church on Sundays.
  • 22. Teacher told Stacy to write about either the birds or the insects. Stacy should write about ______.
A) both of them
B) one of them
C) none of them
  • 23. Are you going to the party*
A) !
B) .
C) ?
  • 24. "Oh*" cried the boy, "I am hurt."
A) !
B) ,
C) ?
  • 25. Mary went with me to the show*
A) .
B) !
C) ?
  • 26. Which sentence is CORRECTLY punctuated in questions 28-30?
A) W'eve learnt how to take care of our teeth.
B) We've learnt how to take care of our teeth.
C) Wev'e learnt how to take care of our teeth.
  • 27. Which word is OPPOSITE to the one in italics in questions 31-33? Six children from the class were absent today.
A) ill
B) present
C) sick
  • 28. John was feeling better so he was sent home.
A) worse
B) worried
C) fine
  • 29. The rich man lives in a cottage on the hill.
A) wealthy
B) handsome
C) poor
  • 30. Which word should be on the line for questions 34 and 35? I can_____ the birds singing.
A) hair
B) hear
C) here
  • 31. We read the story about the________that lived in the woods.
A) bare
B) bear
C) beer
  • 32. Read the passage then answer questions 32-37. Just like the skeleton, your heart is very important. It moves the blood around in your body. You should always try to keep your heart as healthy as possible. Eating balanced meals and taking regular exercise will help your heart stay healthy. Your heart is situated behind your ribcage for protection. If you lightly hold just two fingers on your wrist just below your thumb you can feel your heart beat. The heart is a muscle and the only one of its kind in the human body. Now you know how important a job your heart has to do, you know how important it is to keep your heart healthy. The heart is important because _________?
A) you can feel it
B) it moves blood around
C) it is red
  • 33. How can the heart be kept healthy? By __________?
A) placing two fingers on it
B) exercising regularly
C) listening to it breathing
  • 34. What part of the body acts a shield for the heart? The _________.
A) ribcage
B) wrist
C) thumb
  • 35. Which is true of the heart? It ________.
A) is a muscle
B) is a part of a skeleton
C) requires a lot of food
  • 36. Which is the best title for the passage?
A) The Heart
B) The Skeleton
C) The Ribcage
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