Will You Pass 3rd Grade English?
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How much do you remember from elementary school? Take this English quiz to test your knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and parts of speech!
How much do you remember from elementary school English? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, parts of speech, and punctuation, and see how you match up to a 3rd grader.
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Pamela Ferdinand3rd Grade English Quiz Questions
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Question 1
Choose the correct spelling for the missing word in this sentence: “Sorry, I’m too ___ to meet you for lunch.”
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Abusy
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Bbusie
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Cbusey
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Dbizzie
busy
"Busy" in this example means engaged in action or full of activity.
Question 2
Choose the correct spelling for the missing word in this sentence: “I know how to ___ my shoes.”
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Atie
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Btye
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Cti
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Dty
tie
"To tie" in this example means forming a knot or a bow. It also can mean forming a bond or connection.
Question 3
Choose the verb that agrees with the pronoun(s) in the following sentence: "I _____ to buy a new car."
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Awants
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Bwant
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Ccan
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Dwishes
want
The pronoun "I" is present tense, first-person singular (it refers to one) so the verb must also be present tense, singular first person.
Question 4
Choose the best adjective to complete this sentence: "The 16-year-old boy was _____ than his baby sister."
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Amost tall
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Btall
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Ctallest
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Dtaller
taller
The adjective "taller" is the correct way to describe the boy in relation to his sister.
Question 5
Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence: "I ____ on the report yesterday."
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Aworked
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Bworking
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Cwork
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Dwill work
worked
In this example, the word "yesterday" is a clue that the correct verb tense is past tense.
Question 6
Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence: "I walked to the store_"
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A. period
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B/ slash
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C? question mark
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D: colon
. period
This example is a simple statement that requires a period.
Question 7
Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence: "Will you be my friend_"
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A! exclamation mark
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B: colon
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C? question mark
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D. period
? question mark
This sentence asks a direct question that demands an answer.
Question 8
Which of the following is NOT an example of an action verb?
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Adraw
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Bis
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Cwalk
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Dswim
is
An action verb expresses action. Is isn't really an action.
Question 9
Select the proper plural form of the noun “man”.
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Amans
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Bmens
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Cmany
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Dmen
men
"Men" is the plural form of the noun; the plural possessive is "men's".
Question 10
Choose the adjective in the following sentence: "Lucy is a flexible acrobat."
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Ais
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BLucy
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Cacrobat
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Dflexible
flexible
In this example, the adjective "flexible" describes the noun "acrobat".
Question 11
Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence: "Your drawing is fantastic_"
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A[ left bracket
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B: colon
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C! exclamation mark
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D? question mark
! exclamation mark
Here, the statement conveys strong emotion by using the word "fantastic", so an exclamation point is appropriate.
Question 12
True or false: A common noun can be a person, place or thing.
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AFalse
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BTrue
True
A common noun is a word that refers to a non-specific person, place or thing.
Question 13
Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.
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AAnna is traveling to Chicago; Illinois.
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BAnna is traveling to Chicago, Illinois.
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CAnna, is traveling to Chicago Illinois.
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DAnna is traveling to Chicago. Illinois.
Anna is traveling to Chicago, Illinois.
Commas are used to separate a city and state.
Question 14
Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.
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AJack's birthday is Oct. 12 2007.
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BJack's birthday is Oct. 12; 2007.
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CJack's birthday is Oct. 12 - 2007.
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DJack's birthday is Oct. 12, 2007.
Jack's birthday is Oct. 12, 2007.
When a date consists of the day of the month followed by the year, a comma should be used to separate the day and year.
Question 15
Choose the preposition in the following sentence: The store is near my house.
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Ahouse
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Bnear
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Cmy
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Dstore
near
In this example, the word "near" shows how the noun "store" relates to another part of the sentence - "house".
Question 16
Choose the correct pronoun to take the place of Emily in the following sentence: "Emily lost her first tooth today."
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AWe
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BThem
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CShe
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DHer
She
In this example, the singular female subject "Emily" requires the singular female pronoun "She."
Question 17
Choose the adjective in the following sentence: "Ed read the large book by himself."
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AEd
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Bhimself
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Cread
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Dlarge
large
Here, the adjective "large" describes the book Ed is reading.
Question 18
Choose the preposition in the following sentence: "The plant is behind the chair."
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Aplant
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Bis
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Cbehind
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Dchair
behind
In this example, the word "behind" shows how the noun "plant" relates to another part of the sentence - the "chair".
Question 19
Select the adverb in the following sentence: "Sarah worked carefully on her essay."
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Aworked
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Bessay
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Ccarefully
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DEmily
carefully
In this example, the adverb "carefully" describes how Sarah worked on her essay.
Question 20
Choose the proper noun in the following sentence that needs to be capitalized: "School usually starts in september."
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ASchool
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BSeptember
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CStarts
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DUsually
September
"September" is the name of a month; specifically, it is the ninth month of our calendar year; so it is a proper noun. School is not a proper noun, but if you said George Washington Middle School, then that would be.
Question 21
Select the adverb in the following sentence: "She always tells the truth."
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Atruth
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BShe
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Ctells
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Dalways
always
Here, the adverb "always" describes how she tells the truth.
Question 22
Find the subject in the following sentence: "Tyler and his father played football at the park."
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Aat
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BTyler and his father
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Cfootball
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Dthe park
Tyler and his father
Here, the subject of the sentence includes two people, Tyler and his father. The rest of the sentence, known as the predicate, is about what they did - played football.
Question 23
Which of the following words is a compound word?
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Awander
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Bunlikely
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Cyard
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Dheadache
headache
In this example, the word "head" is combined with "ache" to form a word that means an ache or pain in the head.
Question 24
Choose the preposition in the following sentence: "The computer is on the desk."
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Aon
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Bis
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Ccomputer
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Ddesk
on
In this example, the word "on" shows how the noun "computer" relates to another part of the sentence - the "desk".
Question 25
Select the words that should be capitalized in this sentence: "does laura want to join us at the movie on friday?"
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ATo, Us
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BDoes, Laura, Friday
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CJoin, On
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DWant, The, Movie
Does, Laura, Friday
Here, the word "Does" begins the sentence while "Laura" is a person's name, and "Friday" is a day of the week.
Question 26
Find the subject in the following sentence: "My dog ate my paper."
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AMy dog
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BMy
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Cate
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Dpaper
My dog
In this example, the sentence is about the dog and what the dog does. The subject is the person, animal or thing that is being discussed or described.
Question 27
Choose the adjective in the following sentence: "Julia carefully carried the pretty glasses to the kitchen."
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Acarefully
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Bglasses
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Cpretty
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Dkitchen
pretty
Here, the adjective "pretty" describes the noun "glasses".
Question 28
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: "Martin was important in the city council."
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Acouncil
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Bwas
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Cin the
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Dimportant
was
Here, the verb "was" links the subject ("Martin") with an adjective ("important") that describes him.
Question 29
Choose the correct superlative or comparative word to fill in the blank in this sentence: "Our best runners sprint ____."
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Athe fastest
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Bmost fast
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Cthe most fasterest
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Dmore fast
the fastest
Here, the "best runners" indicates the use of a superlative word, especially because they are not being compared to anyone else in this sentence.
Question 30
Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.
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AMy sister is reading “Charlotte’s Web”.
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B```My; sister!!@ is% ??reading.'.'.' “'/Charlotte’s Web”. :)
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CMy sister is reading: Charlotte’s Web.
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DMy sister is reading, Charlotte’s Web.
My sister is reading “Charlotte’s Web”.
Quotes are placed around book titles, according to the AP Stylebook guidelines. But you may find other stylebooks, including the Chicago Manual of Style, prefer underlining.
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I was always taught that the period goes inside the quotes at the end of a sentence. When did that change?
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