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1 Study Island Copyright 2014 Edmentum - All rights reserved. Generation Date: 04/01/2014 Generated By: Cheryl Shelton Title: grade 3 Informational Text 1. Which sentence or sentences below show the order of cause and effect? A. Inside the house, it was quiet. Outside, it was raining. B. If you water the seeds in the garden, then plants will grow. C. When you have trouble with bullies, you need to ask for help. D. First, he boarded the boat. Second, he raised the anchor. 2. Choosing the Right Book for You Which sentence would most likely be found under the chapter heading above? A. Reading books can be a lot of fun to do at school or home. B. If you like baseball, read a book about your favorite player. C. Many people buy different kinds of books at a bookstore. D. The library has a bunch of books that people can borrow. 3. Ready for Anything Being prepared for bad storms is important. A storm can be a hurricane or a flood. When a bad storm comes, you may have to leave in a hurry. A good way to prepare is to keep a GO bag. A GO bag is filled with everything you need. Water, canned food, and a radio are important items to have. A good can opener also comes in handy. Be sure to include a flashlight and some batteries. If you have pets, pack food for them, too. They need food and water just like you. Some people keep a GO bag in different rooms of the house. That way, if the house is damaged, supplies can still be reached. Being ready for trouble is smart. The passage says that people should be ready for bad weather. Which sentence from the passage best supports this idea?

2 A. A good can opener also comes in handy. B. Being prepared for bad storms is important. C. They need food and water just like you. D. A storm can be a hurricane or a flood. 4. (1) On Sunday, Leo bought a mountain bike. (2) He had to ask his father to help him put it together. (3) First, his father opened the box and took out all the parts. (4) Second, he attached the handlebars and front wheel to the frame. (5) Then he put in the pedals and the chain. (6) Finally, he attached the rear wheel and the brakes. (7) Afterward, Leo was ready to ride! Which of the following sentences fits best between sentence 4 and sentence 5 in the paragraph above? A. Before he could begin, he gathered all his tools. B. Leo told me he was going to buy a bicycle. C. Third, Leo's father attached the seat. D. Leo began riding all over the neighborhood. 5. Training Your Dog Which sentence would most likely be found under the chapter heading above? A. People need to give their dogs baths and brush their fur. B. Dogs need enough food and enough water to stay healthy. C. Dogs need a lot of exercise to stay happy and healthy. D. It takes practice to get your dog to sit and do other tricks. It was the last shopping day before the holidays. Jill and her mom were rushing through the stores looking for a gift for Jill s dad. They were in a big hurry because the stores would soon close. It was so crowded they could barely walk with their bags. There were long lines in all of the stores. Shoppers were running back and forth, searching for that perfect gift. 6. What is one effect of the stores being crowded? A. Jill's dad will not get a gift. B. Shoppers were getting angry. C. The stores had long lines.

3 D. Jill's mom did not want to shop. 7. What caused Jill and her mom to be in a big hurry? A. They do not like to go shopping. B. The stores were very crowded. C. The stores were about to close. D. They do not like to carry bags. The grizzly bear is one of the largest land animals in North America. In the early 1800s, as many as 50,000 grizzly bears lived there. Today there are far fewer bears. Settlers moved across the United States in the 1800s. They built cities, towns, and roads in places where bears lived. Many bears were hunted. Now there are only 1,200 to 1,400 grizzly bears left. 8. What caused there to be fewer grizzly bears in the United States today? A. Settlers and bears decided to live together. B. Settlers moved to where bears lived. C. The bears moved to another country. D. The bears did not like the country's weather. Fairy Tales Title Page Cinderella 23 The Frog Prince 47 Hansel and Gretel 84 Jack and the Beanstalk 107 Little Red Riding Hood 125 Rip Van Winkle 147 Rumplestiltskin 203 The Ugly Duckling 246 Index If this book is open to page 132, what story would the reader be reading?

4 A. Hansel and Gretel B. Rip Van Winkle C. Jack and the Beanstalk D. Little Red Riding Hood Two Large Mammals The rhinoceros is a large mammal. It only eats plants. It is found in both Africa and Asia. There are many kinds of Rhinoceros. The black rhinoceros lives in woody areas. The white rhinoceros lives in water holes and the forest. The rhinoceros is famous for its horn. Some people kill the white rhinoceros for the horn. It needs to be saved. The hippopotamus is also a large mammal. It mostly eats plants. It is found in Africa. It can live in both water and mud or grass. The hippopotamus can run very fast. It can fight with many big animals. Some people hunt the hippopotamus. It also needs to be saved. 10. This passage is organized to show A. how the rhinoceros and the hippopotamus are similar and different. B. how the problem of hunting can be solved for these two mammals. C. what happens in the lives of the hippopotamus and the rhinoceros. D. what causes the hippopotamus and the rhinoceros to eat plants. Rainbow Celery Have you ever wondered if you could change the color of a plant? Try this experiment and see what happens. You will need: Steps: water 4 drinking glasses 4 different colors of food coloring 4 stalks of celery

5 1. Fill each glass with water until each is about 3/4 full. 2. Choose one color of food coloring. Take the food coloring and put 15 drops in one glass. Do this for all four glasses of water so that each glass will have a different color of water inside. You can mix the food colorings together to make new colors too. Just make sure each glass has a different color. 3. Place a stalk of celery in each glass of colored water. 4. Wait overnight and then see what happened. 11. Toby wants to use something other than celery. Which of the following should he use? A. chocolate candy B. blueberries C. French fries D. lettuce leaves One minute it is sunny, and then all of a sudden it starts to rain. Where did the rain come from? Warm air rises into the sky. Rain droplets are made from warm air. When it rises, it starts to cool down. The warm air holds these droplets together. To us, they look like clouds. If the clouds are big enough and have enough water, they start to squeeze together to make bigger droplets. When the droplets get too heavy, they fall to the ground. The size of raindrops can be different. The biggest rain drops are only onefourth of an inch. Raindrops fall between 7-18 miles per hour. If it is a windy and raining, then the raindrops can fall much faster. If a lot of rain falls, then sometimes lakes and rivers get full. Rivers that get too full can flood. Sometimes, there are weather reports that say there is a flash flood. This means that the flood happened really fast. Usually, heavy rains cause flash floods. Sometimes, the water in the streets is deep and fast. Rain falls from the sky in different sizes and speeds. 12. Which of the following is the best main idea of the first paragraph? A. how clouds with water will start to squeeze together B. how warm air holds a lot of water and makes clouds C. how rain is made and how it falls from the sky D. how too much rain can make lake and rivers flood The life of the Monarch butterfly is special. It begins as an egg. The eggs are laid on milkweed plants. The egg hatches, and the caterpillar comes out. The baby caterpillar eats a lot of milkweed. The caterpillar keeps growing. After two weeks, the caterpillar finds a place to make its cocoon. A cocoon is a covering that the caterpillar forms around itself with silky thread. The caterpillar stays safe in its cocoon while it is

6 changing into a butterfly. After 10 days, the butterfly will come out of the cocoon. It is able to fly away. It eats flowers and enjoys its very short life. Monarch butterflies only live for two to six weeks. Before they die, they lay their eggs on a milkweed plant. Then, the new caterpillars repeat the same steps. Monarch butterflies are born four times during the year. In February and March, the first set of butterflies comes out of the eggs. The second set of Monarch butterflies are born in May and June. The third group will be born in July and August. All of these Monarch butterflies will go through the same steps in life. They only live two to six weeks after becoming a beautiful Monarch butterfly. The last group of butterflies born in September and October are special. These Monarch butterflies fly to warm places like Mexico and California. They will live for six to eight months. Then, they fly back to lay their eggs. These eggs will hatch in February and March. The last group s longer life lets the Monarch butterfly will live on and on. 13. Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that Monarch butterflies are born four times during the year? A. "It eats flowers and enjoys its very short life." B. "The egg hatches, and the caterpillar comes out." C. "The third group will be born in July and August." D. "Monarch butterflies only live for two to six weeks." Soap Box Derby racing is a fun sport for kids. It has been around for many years. It was started by a man named Myron Scott. He worked for a newspaper. One day he took pictures of boys that built and raced their own cars. Myron Scott thought it was such a great idea, so he started the All-American Soap Box Derby. In 1934, he had the first All-American Soap Box Derby race in Ohio. Soap Box Derby racing is now common across the United States. It has also become popular in many other countries. Soap Box Derby racers have to build their own cars and learn how to race them. This takes a lot of time. However, racers can buy a derby car kit to help them build their cars. The kit comes with the directions and materials needed to build the car. There are different kits for the different racing groups. The first-time racers will race in the Stock division. Their cars are easiest to build. Racers who have raced before can race in the Super Stock division. These racers get to build a more difficult derby car. The Masters division is the last group. It is for really great racers. Boys and girls from ages 8 through 17 can take part in the races. Parents can help their children, but most of the work needs to be done by the kids. 14. Michael wants to enter a Soap Box Derby race. What should Michael do to find out how? A. He should ask his friends at school. B. He should read about Myron Scott. C. He should search on the Internet. D. He should watch television every day.

7 How to Make Salt-Crystal Ornaments You will need Directions two tablespoons of salt two wide-mouthed jars food coloring string pencil 1. Make a snowflake shape out of pipe cleaner(s). (The snowflake should be small enough to fit in a jar without touching the bottom or sides.) 2. Attach one end of the string to the snowflake and the other end around the pencil. 3. In a jar, add salt to two cups of hot water. 4. Stir until all the salt fully dissolves. (The mineral in the water should be clear.) 5. Position the pencil horizontally over the jar s mouth. The snowflake should be in the saltwater. (The string may need to be moved on the pencil for the snowflake to hang correctly.) 6. Before long, crystals will start to grow. Leave the snowflake in saltwater until the physical change results in a good snowflake. You can even leave it in the jar until the water evaporates. 7. If crystals start to grow on top of the water, remove them from the. If they grow on the sides, put the remaining solution and the snowflake in a new jar. 8. After the snowflake dries, it is ready to hang on the tree. 15. Based on the passage, which of the following lines is horizontal? A. B. C. D. 16. Which word would best replace Position as it is used in the passage? A. Break B. Throw

8 C. Place D. Sharpen America's Beginning Today, America is a big country. Many years ago, the country started small. Colonists were some of the first to come to America from Europe. These people came to America to claim land and live in colonies. A colony is an area where settlers from another country live. A colony is owned by another country. European countries owned the American colonies. Great Britain ruled the colonies that would become America. The 13 red and white stripes on the American flag stand for these old 13 colonies. Many colonists began to dislike their rulers. They did not like being taxed by the British. There was an extra tax the colonists paid when they bought tea. The colonists decided they did not want to be ruled by Great Britain. They started a revolution with hopes of splitting away from Great Britain. That is when the colonists made their own country, which became America. Great Britain wanted to keep control of the colonies. The American Revolutionary War started in It lasted until 1783 when America won. 17. Based on the passage, what does the word colonist mean? A. a person who settles in a new place B. a person who always pays a tax C. a person who fights in a war D. a person who enjoys drinking tea Fossils Sometimes, people find old rocks that look like animals or plants. These strange rocks are called fossils. Fossils are made when an object gets caught in mud and rock. After the mud hardens, it becomes a hard rock that is a copy of how the object looked. Fossils can last for a very long time. Sometimes, a person finds a fossil of an animal that is extinct. This is important because these animals can no longer be found anywhere on Earth. These ancient fossils can show what an animal looked like many years ago. 18. Which word would best replace the word ancient in the passage?

9 A. new B. rock C. old D. mud Cricket is a game that is popular in England, Australia, and India, as well as Canada. Players on two teams use bats and balls to score points. The game is played on a grassy field. Two wickets are set up across from each other. A wicket is made of standing wooden poles with two sticks, called bails, lying on top. A striker, also known as a batsman, stands in front of one of the wickets and holds a flat bat. A bowler stands at the other wicket and throws the ball. The striker tries to hit the ball. If the striker misses, the ball could hit the wicket. If the bails fall off the wicket, then the striker is out. If the ball is hit, the striker runs to the opposite wicket. Strikers score runs by reaching the wickets before fielders can knock down the bails. 19. What would most likely help someone score runs in cricket? A. being a rich person B. being a loud talker C. being a fast runner D. being a good student Most kids at Greene Elementary love to eat pizza. Whenever the lunchroom serves pizza, few students bring their lunch. The lunchroom likes to serve pizza at least once a week. This is because pizza brings in the most money. 20. What is one effect of the lunchroom serving pizza? A. The lunchroom makes little money. B. Many students love to eat pizza. C. The lunchroom serves pizza a lot. D. Few students bring their lunch.

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