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3rd Grade Reading Basic Test 1



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

 1. 

Which one is not part of a bike?
a.
wheel
c.
engine
b.
seat
d.
brakes
 

 2. 

Which person does not belong in a family?
a.
mother
c.
father
b.
teacher
d.
son
 

 3. 

Book is to teacher as bus is to _________.
a.
doctor
c.
driver
b.
dentist
d.
pilot
 

 4. 

January, February, March, _________.
a.
Sunday
c.
cookie
b.
spring
d.
April
 

 5. 

Which animal belongs in a zoo?
a.
cat
c.
dog
b.
bees
d.
elephant
 

 6. 

Evaluative Reading Comprehension—Fact and Opinion--RIT 161 – 170
Read the sentences below and choose the correct answer.
Pigs will eat almost anything. They eat meat and plants.
What do pigs eat?
a.
water
c.
plants and meat
b.
mud
d.
pizza
 

 7. 

I can bounce a ______.
a.
glass
c.
fire
b.
ball
d.
dish
 

 8. 

To eat, you need a _______.
a.
coat
c.
pig
b.
girl
d.
spoon
 

 9. 

In school we write on _______.
a.
paper
c.
computers
b.
pencils
d.
scissors
 

 10. 

They are the only mammals that fly. They are very helpful to farmers because they eat so many insects. Bat droppings are used as a fertilizer. Bats are an important part of our ecosystem, even though many people are afraid of them.
The writer thinks bats:
a.
are scary and awful
c.
eat fertilizer
b.
are an important part of our ecosystem
d.
sleep all night
 



 
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