assignment_returnCourse Name:Lumos StepUp - Smarter Balanced Online Practice And Assessments - Grade 3 ELA
assignment_returnWorksheet:
CAT 1
assignment_returnWorksheet:
CAT 1
Standard(s): 500
Which statement best expresses the theme of the story?
A
Never give up, but keep trying.
B
Always do your stretches.
C
Everyone should practice ballet.
D
Pink is the best color.
Standard: RL.3.2
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Description: Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
Which detail from the story provides the best evidence for the theme of the story?
A
Katie’s whole ballet outfit is pink.
B
Katie’s teacher tells them that they need to practice the splits by working on their stretches.
C
Katie repeats to herself, just try one more time every night when she practices.
D
Katie loves ballet.
Standard: RL.3.1
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Description: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
How did Thomas Edison’s quote, mentioned in paragraph 12 of the passage, relate to Katie’s struggles?
A
Katie was ready to give up and his quote told her to do it.
B
Katie was ready to give up and his quote told her not to.
C
Katie was ready to give up but her teacher told her not to.
D
Katie gave up on dancing just like Edison did.
Standard: RL.3.5
Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Craft and Structure
Description: Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
What does the word messengers mean as it is used in paragraph 6?
A
writing letters to loved ones and sending them through the air
B
sending mail to friends and family by kite
C
sending round pieces of colored paper up the kite
D
sending messages to friends flying kites with you.
Standard: L.3.4
Domain: Language
Theme: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Description: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Which answer gives evidence to the above answer?
A
Children often find fun in sending “messengers”.
B
If too heavy, or too many, the messengers may get the kite out of balance.
If too heavy, or too many, the messengers may get the kite out of balance.
C
Cut round pieces of colored paper. Make a hole in the center of each circle and slip them on the string. They travel with the speed of the wind till they reach the kite, where they stop.
D
