ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEST GRADE 3 Sample Questions based on ELLNA Primer
ENGLISH 1. Which sentence is written correctly? a) The big red ball bounced high. c ) Red big bounced high ball the. b ) Bounced high the big red ball. d) High bounced the big red ball.
ENGLISH 2. Choose the sentence that correctly orders the words: dog, brown, the, barked . a) Dog the brown barked. c) Barked the brown dog. b) The brown dog barked. d) Brown the dog barked .
ENGLISH 3. Which sentence is correct? a) The cat sat on the mat fluffy. c) Sat the cat fluffy on the mat. b) Fluffy the cat sat on the mat. d) On the mat sat the fluffy cat.
ENGLISH 4. Put these words in the correct order to make a sentence: quickly, ran, the, rabbit. a) Quickly rabbit the ran. c) Ran quickly the rabbit. b) The rabbit quickly ran. d) Rabbit the ran quickly.
ENGLISH 5. Which sentence is correct? a) The bird sang sweetly in the tree. c) In the tree sang sweetly the bird b) Sweetly the bird in the tree sang. d) Sang the bird sweetly in the tree.
ENGLISH 6. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a) My dog’s name is spot. c) my dog’s name is spot. b) My dog’s name is Spot. d) My dogs name is Spot
ENGLISH 7. Which sentence starts with a capital letter? a) the cat sat on the mat. c) the Cat sat on the mat. b) The cat sat on the mat. d) the cat Sat on the mat.
ENGLISH 8. Which sentence uses a period correctly? a) I like to play outside! c) I like to play outside. b) I like to play outside? d) I like to play outside;
ENGLISH 9. Which sentence uses a question mark correctly? a) What is your name. c) What is your name? b) What is your name! d) what is your name?
ENGLISH 10. Which sentence uses capital letters correctly? my favorite colors are blue and green. My Favorite colors are blue and green. c ) My favorite colors are blue and green. d ) my favorite Colors are blue and green.
ENGLISH 11. Which sentence uses commas correctly? I like apples bananas and oranges. I like apples, bananas, and oranges. c ) I like apples, bananas and oranges. d ) I like apples bananas, and oranges.
ENGLISH 12. Which sentence uses an exclamation point correctly? a) The movie was very good. c) The movie was very good? b) The movie was very good! d) The movie was very good;
ENGLISH 13. Singular vs. Plural Nouns Which word is the plural form of “tooth”? a) t ooths b) t ooths c) t eeth d) t eethes
ENGLISH 14. Pronoun Usage Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: _____ went to the park. Him b) Her c) He d) She
ENGLISH 15. Verb Tense (Simple Present) Which sentence uses the correct present tense verb? a) The dog runned in the park. c ) The dog run in the park. b) The dog runs in the park. d) The dog is running in the park.
ENGLISH 16. Contractions Which contraction means “cannot”? a) cant b) can’t c) cant’ d) ca’nt
ENGLISH 17. Possessive Nouns Whose toy is it? The toy belongs to the girl. a) The girls toy c) The girls’ toy b) The girl’s toy d) The girl toy
ENGLISH 18. Adjectives Which word best describes a sunny day? a) Cloudy b) Rainy c) Bright d) Snowy
ENGLISH 19. Prepositions The cat is sleeping ______ the box. a) on b) at c) in d) by
ENGLISH 20. Simple Sentences vs. Compound Sentences (Introduction) Which is a simple sentence? The sun is shining, and the birds are singing. The dog barked, then it ran away. c ) The cat sat on the mat. d ) It rained all day, but we still had fun.
ENGLISH 21.Capitalization and punctuation Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization and punctuation . i went to the park yesterday. c) I went to the park yesterday. b) I Went to the park yesterday. d) i Went to the park yesterday
ENGLISH 22. Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization and punctuation: Where are you going? c) where are you going. b) where Are you going? d ) where are You going?
ENGLISH 23 . Pronouns Which pronoun can be used to replace the underlined words: My father and I went to the store to buy some groceries. we b) they c) them d) us
ENGLISH 24. Which pronoun can be used to replace the underlined words: The teacher spoke to Jane and me after class. a) us b) them c) they d) we
ENGLISH Past Tense of Regular Verbs 25. Which is the correct past form of the underlined word in the sentence: I can play the piano very well. plays b) played c) playing d) pla y
ENGLISH Items 1-6 Read the following selections then answer the following questions . Lily loved to visit her Grandma Rose’s farm. Grandma Rose had a big red barn, fluffy white sheep, and a playful brown dog named Rusty. One sunny afternoon, Lily helped Grandma Rose collect eggs from the hen house. The hen house smelled a little funny, but Lily didn’t mind. She carefully gathered the warm, brown eggs in a basket. Suddenly, Rusty barked loudly! He was chasing a little bunny that hopped right into the henhouse. Lily giggled as the bunny darted between the hens’ legs. Finally, the bunny hopped out and ran into the tall grass. Lily and Grandma Rose finished collecting the eggs and went inside for some delicious apple pie.
ENGLISH 1. Where did Lily visit? a) Her aunt’s house c) Grandma Rose’s farm b) A park d ) The zoo
ENGLISH 2. What color was Grandma Rose’s barn? a) White b) Brown c) Red d) Yellow
ENGLISH 3. What animal did Rusty chase? a) A cat b) A bird c) A bunny d) A sheep
ENGLISH 4. What did Lily and Grandma Rose do after collecting the eggs? a) Went swimming c) Played hide-and-seek b) Went inside for apple pie d) Fed the sheep
ENGLISH 5. What was the henhouse like? a) It smelled sweet. c) It smelled a little funny. b) It was very clean. d) It was very big.
ENGLISH 6. What word best describes Rusty? a) Sleepy b) Playful c) Scared d) Angry
ENGLISH Item s 7 -9 Lily loved to bake cookies. First, she gathered the ingredients: flour, sugar, eggs, and chocolate chips. Then, she mixed them all together in a big bowl. Next, she scooped the dough onto a baking sheet. Finally, she baked the cookies in the oven until they were golden brown.
ENGLISH 7. What did Lily do first? a) Baked the cookies. c) Gathered the ingredients. b) Mixed the ingredients. d) Scooped the dough.
ENGLISH 8. What happened because Lily put the cookies in the oven? a) She gathered the ingredients. c ) The cookies became golden brown. b) She mixed the dough. d) She scooped the dough onto a baking sheet.
ENGLISH 9. What do you think will happen if Lily forgets to add sugar? a) The cookies will be extra sweet. c) The cookies will be extra chewy. b) The cookies will taste bland. d) The cookies will be perfectly delicious.
ENGLISH Item s 10-12 Elephants are the largest land animals. They have big ears and long trunks. They use their trunks to drink water and pick up food. Elephants live in herds, which are groups of elephants.
ENGLISH 1 0. What is the main idea of this passage? a ) Elephants live in groups. b ) Elephants have big ears. c ) Elephants use their trunks to drink. d ) Elephants are the largest land animals and live in herds.
ENGLISH 1 1. What do elephants use their trunks for? a) To hear better. c) To run faster. b) To drink water and pick up food. d) To fly. 1 2. The word “herd” means: a) a single elephant c) a group of elephants b) a type of food d) a place elephants live
ENGLISH Item 13-17 The Caterpillar Linda went to the garden one morning. She saw that only a few leaves were eaten. She looked behind the leaves. She saw a big caterpillar. She thought it was a worm. She got the caterpillar gently with a stick and put it inside the box. She put some leaves with it. Every morning she looked inside the box. She found the leaves gone. So she put new leaves every day. One day, she found the leaves still there. She thought the caterpillar had died. She looked well under the leaves. She saw the caterpillar sleeping under a rolled leaf. She left it alone. After several days, she saw a butterfly at the wall of the box. The caterpillar was gone. It had grown into a butterfly.
ENGLISH 13 . What did Londa do one morning ? a) She cooked breakfast . c) She went to the garden. b) She took a bath. d) She walked to school. 14. What happened to the leaves of the plants ? a)The leaves wilted. c) The leaves turned brown. b)The leaves fell on the ground. d) The leaves were eaten.
ENGLISH 15.What did she see behind the leaves ? a)She saw a worm. c ) She saw a caterpillar. b)She saw a big snake. d) She saw a big bird. 16.How did Linda take care of the caterpillar ? a)She feeds it with plants everyday. c ) She put new leaves in the box. b)She put water in the box. d) She put plants around the box.
ENGLISH 17. Why do you think the caterpillar disappeared after several days ? a) It had grown into a butterfly. c) It turned into a larva. b) It became a large caterpillar. d) It turned into a tree.
ENGLISH Item 18-21 16 Mabolo Street Potrero , Malabon City February 24, 2025 Dear Lucy, I want to thank you for the giveaways. They are very pretty. I also want to tell you that I have much fun at your birthday party last Saturday. It was fun watching the clowns and playing games with. The food was also very delcious . Your friend, Anna Lisa
ENGLISH 18. Who wrote the letter ? a) Lucy b) Anna Lisa c) Pinna d) Larra 19. Why did Anna Lisa write a letter to Lucy ? a) To greet her c ) To thank Lucy b) To befriend her d) To remind her of the coming Christmas
ENGLISH 20. What kind of girl is Anna Lisa ? a) proud b) happy c)thoughtful d) appreciative 21. Which proved that Anna Lisa enjoyed the party ? She enjoyed watching the clowns, playing games, and the food. She liked the clowns, games, and food. She loved meeting new friends. She liked dancing.
ENGLISH Item 22-25 We should be proud of our beautiful country. Can you name the things we should be proud of ? Miss dela Cruz asked her Grade 3 pupils. “Our land is green the whole year round,” Betty said. “Our honest and polite people,” Jose said. “Our beautiful Filipino dress and barong Tagalog,” Ferlita said. “I am proud of Manila Bay and sunset,” Nida added.
ENGLISH 22. What is the story about ? Things in our country that we can be proud of. The beautiful people of our country. The beautiful barong Tagalog. The customs and beliefs.
ENGLISH 23. Which sentence is correct ? The barong Tagalog is brown. The Filipino dress is nice. Our land is not suited for planting. There are many things in our country that we can be proud of.
ENGLISH 24. How will you show your love to our country ? By working in other country By taking pictures By following the laws of the land By telling everyone that our country is beautiful
ENGLISH 25. Which of these sentences shwo honesty ? A laborer who works undertime . A gardener cuts the ornamental plants. A housemaid gets jewelry of her manager. A taxi driver returned the money left in his taxi.