Grade 3 English Language Arts practice sheet

BC Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

Question 1
What did Zoe and Grandpa do after lunch?
The Indoor Picnic
Zoe and her grandpa had planned a picnic at the park for Saturday. But when Zoe woke up, rain was drumming on her window.
“Our picnic is ruined,” Zoe sighed, pressing her nose against the cold glass.
Grandpa smiled. “Who says a picnic has to be outside?” He spread a blanket on the living room floor. Zoe packed sandwiches, grapes and lemonade into the basket, just as they had planned.
They ate on the blanket and listened to the rain. After lunch, they built a blanket fort and read stories inside it. “This was even better than the park,” Zoe said with a grin.
- Baked cookies
- Built a blanket fort and read stories
- Walked to the park
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Built a blanket fort and read stories
Hint: Find the words “After lunch” in the last paragraph.
Question 2
How did Amir most likely feel at the end?
On a windy Saturday, Amir flew his new green kite in the field behind his school.
A strong gust pushed the kite into a tall tree.
Amir tugged hard on the string, but the kite stayed stuck.
His big sister, Nora, gently wiggled the string back and forth. Slowly, the kite slid free and floated down.
Amir thanked Nora, and they took turns flying the kite all afternoon.
- Angry
- Thankful
- Lonely
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Thankful
Hint: Amir thanked Nora, and they played together all afternoon.
Question 3
Which word in this sentence is a verb?
Two noisy crows sat on the fence.
- noisy
- crows
- sat
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sat
Hint: A verb is an action word. Ask: what is someone or something doing?
Question 4
Which date is written correctly?
- March 12 2026
- March 12, 2026
- march 12, 2026
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March 12, 2026
Hint: Start the month with a capital letter, and put a comma between the day and the year.
Question 5
Add “-ed” to “cook”. Which spelling is correct?
cook + ed
- cookked
- cooked
- cookt
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cooked
Hint: “cook” has no silent e to drop, and it doesn't end in one short vowel plus one consonant. So just add -ed: cooked.
Question 6
Which suffix can mean “a person who”?
- -less
- -ful
- -er
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-er
Hint: Think of “teacher”: a person who teaches.
Question 7
Which word is a synonym for “easy”?
- difficult
- noisy
- simple
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simple
Hint: Synonyms are words that mean almost the same thing. You could swap “easy” for “simple” in a sentence.
Question 8
What kind of sentence is this?
The library has new computers.
- Statement (tells something)
- Exclamation (shows strong feeling)
- Command (tells someone to do something)
- Question (asks something)
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Statement (tells something)
Hint: It calmly tells a fact or an idea and ends with a period. That makes it a statement.
Question 9
Is this a fact or an opinion?
Z is the most interesting letter.
- 🔎Fact
- 💭Opinion
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💭 Opinion
Hint: An opinion tells what someone thinks or feels. Other people might not agree.
Question 10
Which of these can a dictionary tell you about a word?
- Who said it first
- What it means and how to spell it
- What colour it is
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What it means and how to spell it
Hint: Dictionaries give each word's spelling and meaning, and often how to say it.

Answer key

1. Built a blanket fort and read stories (Read and Think)
2. Thankful (Story Elements)
3. sat (Word Jobs)
4. March 12, 2026 (Punctuation Power)
5. cooked (Spelling Patterns)
6. -er (Prefixes & Suffixes)
7. simple (Word Pairs)
8. Statement (tells something) (Sentence Smarts)
9. 💭 Opinion (Fact or Opinion?)
10. What it means and how to spell it (ABC Order & Dictionary)

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The Indoor Picnic

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