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3rd Grade Language Basic Test 4



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Composing and Writing Process—Prewriting Skills—RIT 171-180
Which one would be the main topic in an outline?
a.
Glacier
c.
National Parks
b.
Red Woods
d.
Mount Rushmore
 

 2. 

Which would you write to thank your uncle for the gift he sent?
a.
poem
c.
list
b.
play
d.
letter
 

 3. 

Which genre is this passage?
Soft white clouds rolled in
Large raindrops fell from the clouds
Smooth white shells washed in with the waves
While rains pound the surf.
a.
short story
c.
nonfiction
b.
poem
d.
autobiography
 

 4. 

Read the following passage and identify the audience the appropriate
audience.
The 4th grade is having a book exchange on Friday, October 14, in Room
16 at the Liberty School. Come, browse and bring a book to exchange.
a.
teachers
c.
students
b.
ministers
d.
nurses
 

 5. 

Once there was a funny clown.
This sentence might be used to:
a.
tell about a trip to the store
c.
tell about a fish
b.
thank a friend
d.
begin a story
 

 6. 

A) Our family went on a camping trip.
B) Then, we went home.
C) When we got there, we set up our tent.
Which sentence is out of order in the paragraph?
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
 

 7. 

Composition Structure—Use Composition Forms—RIT 171-180
Once there was a talking dragon.
This sentence might be used to:
a.
tell something sad
c.
tell about a class
b.
thank someone for a gift
d.
write a make believe story
 

 8. 

Choose the correct greeting for a friendly letter.
a.
May 19, 2001
c.
Dear Lucy,
b.
Dallas, Texas
d.
Sincerely yours,
 

 9. 

Choose the first step for how to make a peanut butter sandwich.
a.
Next, put the two pieces of bread together.
c.
First, get two pieces of bread.
b.
Last, but the sandwich and eat it.
d.
Then, spread peanut butter on one piece.
 

 10. 

Which telephone message is most complete?
a.
Mr. Peterson called.
c.
Mr. Peterson called. Please call him at 555-1234.
b.
Mr. Peterson called today.
d.
Mr. Peterson 555-1234
 

 11. 

Choose the correct way to start a business letter.
a.
a phone number
c.
a greeting
b.
an address
d.
a closing
 

 12. 

Which example shows correct capitals in a greeting and closure?
a.
dear Sam,
Sincerely, Joe
c.
dear sam,
Sincerely, joe
b.
Dear sam,
sincerely, joe
d.
Dear Sam,
Sincerely, Joe
 

 13. 

What parts would you use for a story?
a.
comma
c.
ABC order
b.
beginning, middle, end
d.
map skills
 

 14. 

Composition Structure—Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose—RIT 171-180
Which sentence asks a question?
a.
The girl won the skiing contest
c.
The class worked hard on their projects
b.
Who is the school librarian
d.
Ann likes social studies better than science
 

 15. 

Thunder boomed
This sentence is:
a.
a statement
c.
a question
b.
a command
d.
an exclamation
 

 16. 

My sister and I are friends
This sentence is:
a.
a command
c.
a statement
b.
a question
d.
an exclamation
 

 17. 

Kick the ball with the side of your foot
This sentence is:
a.
a question
c.
an exclamation
b.
a command
d.
a statement
 

 18. 

Which sentence asks a question?
a.
Put the mop away
c.
The mop fell on the floor
b.
We used a mop for the floor
d.
Who has the mop
 

 19. 

Dear Grandma,
I’m having a great time.
Love, Luis
Identify the above passage.
a.
poem
c.
ad
b.
story
d.
letter
 

 20. 

Dear Mom and Dad,
I had a good time at the farm.
Love, Kim
Who is this letter written to?
a.
a friend
c.
a brother
b.
Mom and Dad
d.
a teacher
 

 21. 

Rain in falling
From the sky
Clouds are quickly
Drifting ________
Which rhyming word fits best in this poem?
a.
along
c.
by
b.
through
d.
around
 

 22. 

. Which letter has the greeting in the correct place?
a.
Dear Bill How are you?
c.
Dear Bill,
How are you?
b.
Dear Bill How
are you?
d.
Dear bill How are
you?
 

 23. 

Capitalization—Capitalize Pronoun “I”--RIT 161-170
Choose the correct missing words.
__________________ are going to the movies.
a.
Jim and i
c.
jim and I
b.
jim and i
d.
Jim and I
 

 24. 

Which sentence is written correctly?
a.
I think I need to do my homework before playing.
c.
i think I need to do my homework before playing.
b.
I think i need to do my homework before playing.
d.
i think i need to do my homework before playing.
 



 
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