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ELA, Grade 3 Placement Test- Reading Literature Form
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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
1. This story is told by
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A. Lucinda.
B. Amy.
C. Martine.
D. an outside narrator.
2. Read this sentence from the story.
"Even when they talked on the phone, it was all soccer, soccer, soccer."
What TWO things does this sentence show about Lucinda?
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A. She enjoys soccer as much as Amy.
B. She wants to talk about things other than soccer.
C. She wants things with Amy to be the way they used to be before soccer.
D. She is jealous of Amy’s talent at soccer.
E. She is excited to be learning so much about soccer from Amy.
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3. Read this sentence from the story.
"After school, Amy would run over to Lucinda’s house, or Lucinda would run over to Amy’s house."
What question does this sentence answer?
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A. What does Lucinda like about Amy?
B. Why does Amy spend so much time playing soccer?
C. What did Amy do with Lucinda before she got so busy with soccer?
D. How did Amy and Lucinda spend their summers?
4. Use your answer to Part A to answer Part B.
Part A
What is MOST LIKELY the reason why Lucinda does not invite Amy to go skating?
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A. Lucinda is angry with Amy.
B. Amy has soccer practice on Friday.
C. Amy is already going with her family.
D. Lucinda does not want to be Amy’s friend anymore.
5. Which detail from the story supports your answer to Part A?
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A. “Lucinda shrugged. ‘I don’t know,’ she said. ‘She probably has soccer practice or something.’”
B. “‘When doesn’t she have soccer practice?’ The heat of her own words surprised Lucinda.”
C. “Just then, Lucinda noticed Amy’s little brother William skating on the other side of the rink.”
D. “She wanted to run away and hide.”
6. What TWO lessons does Lucinda learn about friendship by the end of the story?
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A. Real best friends may sometimes be busy, but they will always come back when they can.
B. Friends are not as good as family.
C. You can have more than one good friend.
D. New friends are usually better friends.
E. The closest friends are the most easily hurt.
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7. Use your answer to Part A to answer Part B.
Part A
Why is Martine likely to be a good friend for Lucinda?
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A. Martine and Lucinda have a lot in common.
B. Martine does not like soccer.
C. Martine lives near Lucinda.
D. Martine and Amy do not know each other.
8. Which TWO details from the story support your answer to Part A?
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A. “Since Amy got serious about soccer, though, everything had changed.”
B. “She was the only person Lucinda knew who seemed to like art class even more than Lucinda did.”
C. “Martine also lived nearby, just a few blocks away.”
D. “She also enjoyed being with a friend who seemed to like the night sky, too.”
E. “‘Yeah,’ said Lucinda. ‘Martine? This is my friend Amy.’”
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9. Which detail from the story contains underlined words that are not literal?
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A. “‘When doesn’t she have soccer practice?’ The heat of her own words surprised Lucinda.”
B. “She was the only person Lucinda knew who seemed to like art class even more than Lucinda did.”
C. “A half-moon and the stars were shining.”
D. “Martine was skating the wrong way around the rink to get to Lucinda and Amy.”
10. What does the illustration add to what the passage tells you about the setting of the story?
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A. You learn the story takes place at an ice skating rink.
B. You learn that it is wintertime and cold out.
C. You learn that one of the characters can skate on one foot.
D. You learn that one of the characters has dark hair.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
“Peter Breaks Through”
excerpted and adapted from
Peter and Wendy
by J. M. Barrie
10. What is the theme of the passage?
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A. Honesty is the best policy.
B. It is important to have good friends.
C. Family is the most important thing in life.
D. Parents should learn to trust their children.
11. Which part of the passage is “Peter Breaks Through”?
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A. stanza
B. chapter
C. scene
D. act
12. The phrase mark my words means
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A. write down what I say.
B. remember what I say.
C. draw on my mouth.
D. forget what I say.
13. Why is the illustration included with the passage?
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A. to show where Kensington Gardens is located
B. to make the passage look prettier
C. to show what Peter Pan looks like
D. to show a picture of Wendy
14. Which TWO questions are answered by the story?
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A. Does Wendy believe that Peter Pan exists?
B. Did Wendy’s mother, Mrs. Darling, ever see Peter Pan?
C. Does Mrs. Darling think for sure that Peter Pan came in through the window?
D. Does Wendy think for sure that Peter Pan came in through the window?
E. What kind of music does Peter Pan play on his pipes for Wendy?
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15. Use your answer to Part A to answer Part B.
Part A
Why is Wendy positive that Peter Pan came in through the window?
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A. because of where Wendy finds the leaves
B. because Wendy’s mother thinks that Peter Pan used the window
C. because Wendy knows that Peter Pan is always messy
D. because Peter Pan does not like to knock on the door
16. Which TWO details from the story support your answer to Part A?
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A. “But it would not blow over; and soon the troublesome boy gave Mrs. Darling quite a shock.”
B. “‘It is so naughty of him not to clean up,’ Wendy said, sighing.”
C. “‘No one can get into the house without knocking.’”
D. “‘Were not the leaves at the foot of the window, mother?’”
E. “It was quite true; the leaves had been found very near the window.”
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17. Use your answer to Part A to answer Part B.
Part A
Who is the narrator of the story?
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A. J.M. Barrie
B. Wendy
C. Peter Pan
D. a third-person narrator who is not in the story
18. Part B
What is true about the narrator of the story?
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A. The narrator wrote the story.
B. The narrator believes Peter Pan is a real person.
C. The narrator does not know how the characters feel.
D. The narrator knows how Wendy and her mother feel.
19. Read the sentences.
"It was in this way that Wendy one morning made a startling discovery. Some leaves of a tree had been
found on the nursery floor, which certainly were not there when the children went to bed."
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
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A. happy
B. surprising
C. boring
D. perfect
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