Math CFA 3.3 Third Grade Name Date Math CFA 3.3 Multiple Choice: Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Then, shade in the correct letter choice on the answer document. Directions: Use the pictograph to answer questions 1-3. Name Emya Tony Aaliyah Shawn Brandy Daniel Accelerated Books Read Each = 5 books 1. How many more books did Aaliyah read than Shawn? A. 20 B. 10 C. 15 D. 35 2. Who read the most books? A. Aaliyah B. Shawn C. Daniel D. Emya 3. Which statement is true about the pictograph? A. Daniel read the same amount of books as Shawn. B. Aliyah read the least amount of books. C. Brandy read 35 books. D. Emya read 8 books. 4. Which of the following is not a quadrilateral? A. B. C. D. 5. What is the name of this figure? 1
Math CFA 3.3 Third Grade A. Trapezoid B. Rhombus C. Pentagon D. Hexagon 6. Susan had 25 dolls in her collection. Her mother gave her 10 more dolls. Susan gave her sister 4 of the dolls. How many dolls does Susan have now? A. 35 B. 20 C. 31 D. 40 7. At Mark s birthday party, there are 6 tables with 4 kids at each table. When the music started playing, 4 kids got up to dance. How many kids were left sitting at the tables? A. 10 B. 20 C. 13 D. 12 8. Amy had 25 coins in her collection. She found 4 coins and gave Beth 8 coins. How many coins does Amy have now? A. 13 B. 21 C. 18 D. 37 Directions: Use the bar graph to answer questions 10-12. 9. How much more money did Faye save than Zoe? A. $2 B. $3 C. $7 D. $22 10. What is the difference in amount of money Dave saved and the amount Olivia saved? A. $6 B. $8 C. $4 D. $13 11. How much less did Olivia save than Roger and Zoe saved all together? A. $12 B. $9 C. $13 D. $4 2
Math CFA 3.3 Third Grade 12. Andrew s pizza came in a square box. The length of one side was 15 inches. What was the perimeter of the pizza box? A. 12 in. B. 15 in. C. 60 in. D. 66 in. 13. Find the perimeter. A. 52 feet B. 35 feet C. 25 feet D. 15 feet 14. The perimeter of the given shape is 20 cm. Find the missing side? 6 cm? 4 cm A. 5 cm B. 10 cm C. 24 cm D. 46 cm 15. Albert made a rug for the hallway. Each unit square is 2 square foot. What is the area of the rug? A. 20 square feet B. 40 square feet C. 35 square feet D. 12 square feet 3
Math CFA 3.3 Third Grade 16. What fraction does the number line show? 0 1 A. 1 3 B. 2 3 C. 1 2 D. 3 4 17. What fraction does the number line show? 0 1 AA. 1 3 B. 2 3 C. 2 5 D. 3 5 Extended Task: Open Ended Critical Thinking Task. Directions: Please solve each problem and answer the additional questions that follow each problem. 18. Which fraction is less? 1 2 Explain why the fraction is less. 1 4 4
Math CFA 3.3 Third Grade 19. A B 0 1 0 1 Mrs. Nixon said that the fraction A is greater than fraction B. Explain why Mrs. Nixon is incorrect in her thinking. 20. What is the missing number? 2 = 3 6 5
Name Date Reading CFA 3.3 Directions: Read the following passage and then answer the questions. THE SEA, THE FOX, AND THE WOLF A fox that lived by the seashore once met a wolf that had never seen the sea. The wolf said, "What is the sea?" "It is a great piece of water by my dwelling," said the fox. "Is it under your control?" asked the wolf. "Certainly," said the fox. "Will you show me the sea, then?" said the wolf. "With pleasure," said the fox. So the fox led the wolf to the sea, and said to the waves, "Now go back," they went back. "Now come up," and they came up! Then the fox said to the waves, "My friend, the wolf, has come to see you, so you will come up and go back till I bid you stop;" and the wolf saw, with wonder, the waves coming up and going back. He said to the fox, "May I go into the sea?" "As far as you like. Don't be afraid, for, at a word, the sea would go or come as I bid, and as you have already seen." The wolf believed the fox, and followed the waves rather far from the shore. A great wave soon upset him, 1. According to the passage, where did the fox live? A. near the forest B. near the shore C. in the forest D. in the sea
2. Select the sentence that explains what the sea is. A. A fox that lived by the seashore once met a wolf that had never seen the sea. The wolf said, "What is the sea?" B. "It is a great piece of water by my dwelling," said the fox. C. "Is it under your control?" asked the wolf. D. "Certainly," said the fox. E. "Will you show me the sea, then?" said the wolf. 3. What did the wolf believe about the sea? A. He believed that the sea controlled the fox. B. He believed that the sea controlled itself. C. He believed that the wolf controlled it D. He believed that the fox controlled it. 4. Foxes are usually tricksters in fables and folktales? In this fable, how does the fox act as a tricksters? 5. What is the moral of this fable? What key details in the fable help teach this moral?
Read the two passages. Then answer the questions. Source #1: Hiding in Camouflage In the animal world, there is one rule. It says, Eat or be eaten. Some animals can fly or run away from danger. Other animals use a trick to hide themselves. It s called camouflage. Animals use their body color to hide. They also use their body shape to stay safe. Color Change Animals use their fur color to stay out of sight. They may also use their feathers or scales to hide. The birds in the forest use their brown feathers to hide in trees. Some animals can change colors. They are one color when they are young. Then as they grow older, the color of their fur changes. The color may change because they are now hunters. An animal s color also changes with the seasons. For example, the Arctic fox is dark during the summer. The fox s dark color blends in with the land around it. In winter, the fox s fur turns white. It blends in with the snow that covers the ground. It makes it harder for other animals to find it in the snow. Some insects can change colors in seconds. They sense danger and their color changes. Many kinds of sharks are gray, and dolphins are grayish blue. These colors help the animals blend in with the water. Most deer and squirrels are brownish gray. Their colors help them stay hidden in the forest. A grasshopper is green to blend in with the grass and other plants. Color Patterns Some animals use their spots or stripes to hide. These patterns make it easier for animals to look like the things around them. For example, the zebra s coat is a pattern of stripes. In a herd of zebras, the white and black stripes all blend in together. The zebras look like one huge animal rather than just one zebra. A hungry lion has trouble seeing just one zebra in a group like that. Another animal that hides is the tiger. Its stripes help it hide in the tall grass. Two Colors Animals with two different colors can also trick other animals. They might have one color on their stomachs and another color on their backs. The two colors help them blend into many places in the forest. A red squirrel uses its reddish brown color to look like the forest ground. When the squirrel is in a tree it uses its white belly to look like the sky. Body Shape Another type of camouflage is when an animal uses its body shape to stay out of danger. While walking among trees, you may never see the walking stick. Its body looks like a branch. The praying mantis is another animal that looks like a branch. Grasshoppers hide in the grass and look like leaves. Next time you are walking in the forest look for those animals that are hiding. Some may be using color to hide. Some may be using shape to hide.
Source #2: Animal Defenses The animal world can be dangerous. Some animals will run from danger. Some animals will fight back. Still others have different ways of defending themselves. Animals have to fight back to keep themselves from harm. Harm could mean death. Some Animals Run What will some animals do when they sense danger? Some animals will run. Yes, some will just run fast. Others have a special way of running away. The deer will first lift its white tail to warn others. Then it will start running left to right at a high speed. The deer hopes to confuse the animal chasing it. Rabbits are also runners. They run away in a back-and-forth pattern. It makes it hard to follow them. Both deer and rabbits hope the other animal will give up. Ducks will fly away from danger. Some ducks will jump up and start flying. Other ducks walk fast then use their wings to fly. Once in the air, they are safe. Some Animals Attack Some animals will attack when they are in danger. The skunk first warns other animals by lifting its tail. It is the skunk s way of saying, Back off! Then it sprays a smelly mist in the direction of the threat. The mist can be smelled for miles. It has a horrible scent. Another animal that uses spray as a defense is the bombardier beetle. If it senses danger, it will mix chemical liquids that come from its body and fill its back end with those liquids. Then it sprays the liquid from its tail with a loud popping sound. Not only is the spray smelly, it is also boiling hot. Watch out! On the other hand, a bee uses its stinger. It will buzz to let others know it s around. If threatened, it will sting to protect itself. Unique Animals Did you know that some animals play dead? Well, they do. The opossum will fall over and curl up if threatened. Its tongue will hang out of its mouth. Once playing dead, the opossum hopes the other animal will lose interest and walk away. Another great defense is puffing up the body. A toad will puff up its whole body to look about three times its normal size to keep predators away. Once bigger, it scares the other animal. Two other unique animals are the worm and the turtle. It is not easy to tell one side of a worm from another. If a bird or other animal takes the back end of a worm, it can grow a new end. The worm gets a second chance at staying alive. The turtle has the best protection: its shell. If an animal tries to attack it, the turtle can pull all of its body parts into the shell. It stays safe. Teeth or claws cannot destroy a turtle s shell. How amazing are animals? Each one has ways of hunting, ways of eating, and ways of staying alive. There is so much to learn about animals.
6. Hiding in Camouflage gives information about how animals protect themselves with the colors and shapes of their bodies. Choose two details from Animal Defenses that give different information about the ways animals protect themselves. A. Sharks tend to be gray in color. B. Most squirrels can be two colors. C. Animals run to stay safe and avoid harm. D. Survival in the animal world is never easy. E. Walking sticks are hard to find in the forest. F. Some animals will spray a mist to stay out of danger. 7. Both sources discuss how animals protect themselves. What does Hiding in Camouflage explain about how animals protect themselves that Animal Defenses does not? Explain why that information is helpful for the reader. Give two details from Hiding in Camouflage to support your answer. 8. Explain why animals can be sneaky. Give two reasons, one from Hiding in Camouflage and one from Animal Defenses. For each reason, include the source title.
Read the passage. Then answer the questions. Ruth Asawa Ruth Asawa loved to draw when she was a child. Most children like using paper and pencils to draw. She did not. Instead she drew in the dirt. As a child, Ruth lived in Norwalk, California. This is a city near Los Angeles. Later, she lived in San Francisco. Ruth became an artist when she grew up. She wanted to make beautiful artwork using everyday things that last. Making a Map One day Ruth had an idea. She wanted to make an unusual map of her city. She believed that many hands could make something beautiful and useful for the city. So she asked all of her friends to help her. First, Ruth drew a map on paper. Then, her friends began working together to help Ruth with the map. Ruth mixed flour, salt, and water into a thick paste. Her friends used the thick paste to make small people and buildings. Then they added these figures to the map. The people and buildings stood straight up on the map. One of Ruth s friends wanted to make a copy of her school. She used the thick paste to build it. Another friend found a pointed stick. Together they made the walls out of the paste. They used the walls to build the school. They used the pointed stick to carve little bricks into the paste walls. After they finished, they carefully placed the school on the map. It fit well with all the other small buildings. The map is like much of Ruth s artwork. It is made from simple things. However, it has a great effect on those who see it. Open to the Public Ruth Asawa wanted to make the map of the city last for a long time. She wanted all people to have the chance to look at the art and enjoy seeing it. She made a metal copy of the map two years later. She did not think that the paste was a bad idea. She just knew that a metal map would last much longer. Now Ruth s map is outdoors for visitors who come to the city to see. Ruth always knew she wanted to make art that people could touch and admire from every side. She even made art using wire. She bent the wire into strange shapes. Now her wire art is shown in many art museums and city parks. It is yet another creation by Ruth that is open to the public.
Answer the following questions. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B. 9. Part A: Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage? A. Ruth thinks it is best to work with many different people. B. Ruth is an artist who makes beautiful projects from simple materials. C. Ruth teaches people how to use supplies to make a map of the area. D. Ruth decides to make a map of her town that will be around for a while. 10. Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer in Part A? A. She wanted to make beautiful artwork using everyday things that last. B. Then, her friends began working together to help Ruth with the map. C. Her friends used the thick paste to make small people and buildings. D. Ruth Asawa wanted to make the map of the city last for a long time. 11. Part A: Why did Ruth ask other people to help her make a map the city? A. She wished to show people how to make art. B. She thought the project was too big for one person. C. She knew that her friends liked to help her make art. D. She thought the project would be better with the help of others. 12. Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer in Part A? A. She believed that many hands could make something beautiful and useful for the city. B. One of Ruth s friends wanted to make a copy of her school. C. They used the pointed stick to carve little bricks into the paste walls. D. Together they made the walls out of the paste.
13. In your own words, explain the steps Ruth took to create her simple map. Use details from the passage in your answer. 14. Read the sentence from the passage. Ruth always knew she wanted to make art that people could touch and admire from every side. Which two words mean nearly the same as admire? A. respect B. color C. confuse D. surprise E. deliver F. approve 15. Read the sentences from the passage. They used the walls to build the school. They used the pointed stick to carve little bricks into the paste walls. Which word has nearly the same meaning as the word build in the sentences? A. construct B. straight C. effect D. place
Read the passage. Then answer the questions. The Birthday Basketball Jan needed to earn some money. Her brother s birthday was just two weeks away. Steve was going to be 10 years old. Jan wanted to buy him a new basketball. He wanted a basketball like the pros use. The one Steve played with was getting old and worn out. Jan had some money saved, but not enough to buy a basketball. This was a big problem, but Jan knew she could solve it. She decided to see if her neighbors had any odd jobs she could do for them. She might be able to earn enough money to buy a basketball. She went next door to Mrs. Wilson s house to see if she had any odd jobs she could do. I will wash your car for a dollar, she said to Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson told Jan to go ahead and wash the car. It s not often someone will wash my car on-the-spot, Jan, she said. Jan also raked Mrs. Wilson s yard and swept her sidewalk for two dollars. Jan walked the Steeles dog, washed Mr. Morita s windows, and swept Mrs. Penning s front steps. Each job was different, and Jan worked very hard. She was exhausted at night and slept like a bear in the winter. Little by little, Jan earned money for the basketball. Every time she got paid, she dropped the money into a jar on her dresser. Steve was unhappy that she was working all the time. You never play with me anymore, he said. Let s go shoot some baskets. I can t, I am too busy, Jan said. She did not want Steve to know why she was working so hard. Jan knew he would understand. Jan continued to work hard around the neighborhood. For the next two weeks, Jan hurried right home and did not make any stops. Every day when she got home she would ask her neighbors if they had any odd jobs for her to do. She was working so hard that her neighbors began to run out of odd jobs for her to do. After receiving the last dollar she needed, Jan and her mother went to the sporting goods store. When they purchased the basketball, Jan proudly paid for it with the money she had earned. She could hardly wait to give it to Steve! Steve s birthday party was on Saturday. When he opened his present and saw the new basketball, he let out a loud yell. Now I know why you were working so hard! he said. You re the best sister ever! Jan was delighted. She beamed proudly. All of her efforts had paid off. She had helped out in her neighborhood. She had also bought Steve the best birthday present in the entire world.
Answer the following questions. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B. 16. Part A: Which sentence best describes the theme of the passage? A. People should help their neighbors. B. Some things are more important than money. C. It is rewarding to do something nice for someone. D. Children need to learn the importance of working hard. 17. Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in part A? A. He wanted a basketball like the pros use. B. Mrs. Wilson told Jan to go ahead and wash the car. C. Steve was unhappy that she was working all the time. D. All of her efforts had paid off. 18. Part A: How does Jan feel about all the odd jobs that she does? A. She feels money is important. B. She feels her neighbors need help. C. She feels her brother deserves a nice gift. D. She feels hard work is its own special reward. 19. Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in part A? A. This was a big problem, but Jan knew she could solve it. B. Jan wanted to buy him a new basketball. C. Every time she got paid, she dropped the money into a jar on her dresser. D She could hardly wait to give it to Steve!
20. The passage tells about Jan and her brother, Steve. Explain what lesson can be learned about Jan working to buy a present for her brother. Use details from the passage in your answer.