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3rd Grade Reading Proficient Test 12



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The new puppies were playing in the yard. The black one scampered around while the white one tried to catch him.
In this sentence, the word scampered means:
a.
scurried
c.
strolled
b.
dog
d.
walked
 

 2. 

Which sentence uses an underlined saying correctly?
a.
She was really in a fix when she forgot to do her homework.
c.
We were in a mix-up when we stirred the pancake batter.
b.
A fire in the backyard is a backfire.
d.
She was very cold when she chilled out.
 

 3. 

Kathy wore a colorful costume to the Halloween party.
What is a synonym for colorful?
a.
dull
c.
bright
b.
gloomy
d.
dress
 

 4. 

As we were walking through the forest we saw many beautiful wildflowers. We decided to pick some of them to take home so our pleasure would continue.
What is the meaning of pleasure?
a.
frustration
c.
blossom
b.
depression
d.
enjoyment
 

 5. 

Word Analysis—Word Components--RIT 181 - 190
Identify the root (base) word in transformation.
a.
form
c.
formation
b.
transform
d.
tion
 

 6. 

Read the sentence and choose the correct prefix.
We went shopping last night at our newest __partment store in our city.
a.
in
c.
ly
b.
de
d.
ment
 

 7. 

Read the sentence and choose the correct suffix.
The steep and icy road appeared to be very danger___.
a.
ful
c.
ous
b.
re
d.
anger
 

 8. 

Choose the correct contraction for the underlined words.
It does not make sense to put your shoes on before your socks.
a.
isn’t
c.
wasn’t
b.
don’t
d.
doesn’t
 

 9. 

Choose the word that is divided correctly.
a.
hun/dred
c.
hu/nd/red
b.
hund/red
d.
hundr/ed
 

 10. 

Word Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 191 – 200
Fill in the blank.
When we went to Cheyenne, we drove __________ a tunnel.
a.
through
c.
though
b.
threw
d.
thorough
 

 11. 

Read the sentence and decide which pair of synonyms could be used in place of the
underlined word.
The little girl wore an enormous hat.
a.
huge-large
c.
wonderful-great
b.
minute-small
d.
beautiful-lovely
 

 12. 

Which group of words means the same as the word lost?
a.
missing, misplaced, hidden, vanished
c.
found, forfeited, misplaced, weak
b.
missing, misplaced, returned, without
d.
leave, disabled, sickly, hidden
 

 13. 

Word Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 191 – 200
1. Read the passage.
We selected for our victim the only child of a prominent citizen named Ebenezer Dorset. The father was respectable and tight, a mortgage fancier and a stern, upright collection-plate passer and forecloser. The kid was a boy of ten, with freckles.
In the passage, what does the word prominent mean?
Copyright Info: Not enough information. O. Henry. “The Ransom of Red Chief” page 25.
(Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman, Felts).

a.
well-known
c.
mean-spirited
b.
unnoticeable
d.
wealthy
 

 14. 

Read the sentence.
Fran asked for a duplicate of the original letter.
Choose the best synonym for the underlined word.
a.
copy
c.
summary
b.
answer
d.
review
 

 15. 

Read the passage.
Yes, Utzel hated everybody and everything, but he adored his daughter. He daydreamed that a rich young man would fall in love with her, marry her, and provide for his wife and his father-inlaw. But not a young man in the village showed the slightest interest in poverty.
In the passage, what does the compound word daydream mean?
Copyright Info: Not enough information. Singer, Isaac Bashevis. “Utzel and His Daughter,
Poverty,” page 149. Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman, Felts).

a.
pleasant thoughts
c.
terrible thoughts
b.
sleeping pictures
d.
daily pictures
 

 16. 

Read the sentence.
I gave him the dog whistle and the key to the cabin and left sufficient food.
Which word means the same as sufficient?
a.
enough
c.
unfamiliar
b.
no
d.
delicious
 

 17. 

Word Analysis—Word Components--RIT 191 – 200
1. Given the word
base, which of the following would be an appropriate compound word?
a.
baseball
c.
abase
b.
baseless
d.
bases
 

 18. 

Read the definition of each root.
chron-time
phobia-fear
phile-love
Given the definitions of these roots, which would mean enjoying being afraid?
a.
phobophilia
c.
chronophilia
b.
acrophobia
d.
chronophobia
 

 19. 

Read the definitions of the prefixes.
anti-against
con-with
pre-before
Given these prefixes, which word would mean unfriendly or not wanting to be around others?
a.
antisocial
c.
predict
b.
context
d.
antidote
 

 20. 

Root
Struct—build
Suffixes
ion—noun
ist—one who
ed—past tense
s—many
Given these definitions, which word means a new building?
a.
construction
c.
constructed
b.
destruct
d.
constructs
 

 21. 

What word rhymes with bear?
a.
there
c.
tier
b.
dear
d.
bean
 

 22. 

Which word ends with the same sound as tough?
a.
cuff
c.
fought
b.
though
d.
truth
 



 
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