3 rd Grade ELA Test Prep

1. 3rd Grade ELA Test Prep Made by Mrs. Kuciewski 2007

2. Author’s Purpose • The Author’s Purpose tells us why the author is writing a certain story or article. • An author can write to: • Entertain, or make us laugh. • Persuade, or convince us of something • Inform, or teach us something See if you can decide the author’s purpose! Click the link below  Practice activity

3. Setting • The setting is where the story takes place. • There can be more than one setting in a story. • Click the link below to identify the setting of given paragraphs. • Guess the setting

4. Main Idea • The main idea is the most important idea of a paragraph. • Identify the main idea

5. Sequencing The order of events are important to retelling a story.Try remembering which came first! Practice 1 Practice 2

6. Inferencing • When you make an inference, you are making a guess about the story. You have to use clues to help you draw a conclusion. • Inference 1 • Inference 2

7. Practice using parts of a book • Chapter headings • Using titles • Locating Information • Dictionary Practice • Dictionary Guide Words

8. What’s it all about? • Comprehension Practice • Poetry Practice • Who? What? When? • Details! • The Important Stuff

9. Grammar Practice • Capitalization • Proper nouns • Capital letter game

10. Last, but not least… Test taking strategies