Common Core Connections Language Arts Grade 3 Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC Greensboro, North Carolina
Introduction What Are the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts? The standards are a shared set of expectations for each grade level in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language. They define what students should understand and be able to do. The standards are designed to be more rigorous and allow for students to justify their thinking. They reflect the knowledge that is necessary for success in college and beyond. As described in the Common Core State Standards, students who master the standards in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language as they advance through the grades will exhibit the following capabilities: 1. They demonstrate independence. 2. They build strong content knowledge. 3. They respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline. 4. They comprehend as well as critique. 5. They value evidence. 6. They use technology and digital media strategically and capably. 7. They come to understand other perspectives and cultures.* How to Use This Book This book is a collection of practice pages aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and appropriate for third grade. Included is a skill matrix so that you can see exactly which standards are addressed on the practice pages. Also included are a skill assessment and a skill assessment analysis. Use the assessment at the beginning of the year or at any time of year you wish to assess your students mastery of certain standards. The analysis connects each test item to a practice page or set of practice pages so that you can review skills with students who struggle in certain areas. * Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved. 4 Carson-Del losa CD-104610
Carson-Del losa CD-104610 Common Core State Standards* Alignment Matrix Pages 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 3.RL.1 3.RL.2 3.RL.3 3.RL.4 3.RL.5 3.RL.6 3.RL.7 3.RL.9 3.RL.10 3.RI.1 3.RI.2 3.RI.3 3.RI.4 3.RI.5 3.RI.6 3.RI.7 3.RI.8 3.RI.9 3.RI.10 3.RF.3 3.RF.3a 3.RF.3b 3.RF.3c 3.RF.3d 3.RF.4 3.RF.4a 3.RF.4b 3.RF.4c 3.W.1 3.W.1a 3.W.1b 3.W.1c 3.W.1d 3.W.2 3.W.2a 3.W.2b 3.W.2c 3.W.2d 3.W.3 3.W.3a 3.W.3b 3.W.3c 3.W.3d 3.W.4 3.W.5 3.W.6 3.W.7 3.W.8 3.W.10 3.L.1 3.L.1a 3.L.1b 3.L.1c 3.L.1d 3.L.1e 3.L.1f 3.L.1g 3.L.1h 3.L.1i 3.L.2a 3.L.2b 3.L.2c 3.L.2d 3.L.2e 3.L.2f 3.L.2g 3.L.3 3.L.3a 3.L.3b 3.L.4 3.L.4a 3.L.4b 3.L.4c 3.L.4d 3.L.5 3.L.5a 3.L.5b 3.L.5c 3.L.6 * Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved. 5
6 Common Core State Standards* Alignment Matrix Pages 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 3.RL.1 3.RL.2 3.RL.3 3.RL.4 3.RL.5 3.RL.6 3.RL.7 3.RL.9 3.RL.10 3.RI.1 3.RI.2 3.RI.3 3.RI.4 3.RI.5 3.RI.6 3.RI.7 3.RI.8 3.RI.9 3.RI.10 3.RF.3 3.RF.3a 3.RF.3b 3.RF.3c 3.RF.3d 3.RF.4 3.RF.4a 3.RF.4b 3.RF.4c 3.W.1 3.W.1a 3.W.1b 3.W.1c 3.W.1d 3.W.2 3.W.2a 3.W.2b 3.W.2c 3.W.2d 3.W.3 3.W.3a 3.W.3b 3.W.3c 3.W.3d 3.W.4 3.W.5 3.W.6 3.W.7 3.W.8 3.W.10 3.L.1 3.L.1a 3.L.1b 3.L.1c 3.L.1d 3.L.1e 3.L.1f 3.L.1g 3.L.1h 3.L.1i 3.L.2a 3.L.2b 3.L.2c 3.L.2d 3.L.2e 3.L.2f 3.L.2g 3.L.3 3.L.3a 3.L.3b 3.L.4 3.L.4a 3.L.4b 3.L.4c 3.L.4d 3.L.5 3.L.5a 3.L.5b 3.L.5c 3.L.6 * Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved. Carson-Del losa CD-104610
Name Skill Assessment There is a party on the ocean floor tonight. All of the fish are dancing. The starfish is playing the drums. His friends love his music. They get together whenever they can. It can be rowdy when the music is loud and everyone is dancing, but they always have a whale of a good time! 1. Who is playing the drums? How do you know? 2. What does rowdy mean? A. scary B. noisy and wild C. fun D. messy 3. What does have a whale of a good time mean in the passage? America s flag represents America s freedoms. The flag is so important that the country has a day called Flag Day, on June 14, to honor the national flag. On the Fourth of July, Americans celebrate all the freedoms in the United States and also honor their national flag. They take time to remember that many people fought in wars so they could have these freedoms. 4. What is the main idea of the passage? 5. Why does the country have a holiday called Flag Day? 6. Americans celebrate on the Fourth of July because. Underline the text in the passage that helped you to find your answer. Carson-Del losa CD-104610 7. What does honor mean as it is used in the passage? A. tell the truth B. to show respect C. salute the flag D. celebrate a holiday 7
Name Skill Assessment My favorite vacation spot is the beach. I like to look for colorful seashells and splash in the cool waves. My family stays at the beach for one amazing week each summer. Each year I look forward to spending so much time at my favorite place! 8. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Vacations are fun. B. I collect seashells. C. My family stays at the beach each summer. D. My favorite vacation spot is the beach. 9. How does the illustration support the passage? 10. Who do you think is telling the story? Explain your answer. 8 11. Circle all of the adjectives in the passage. 12. Underline the base word in each of the following words. midday unhappy fearless review kindness Write a definition for the bold word in each sentence. 13. I asked the teacher lots of questions because the homework was unclear to me. 14. When Mom lost her favorite ring, she felt hopeless. 15. Tell how many syllables each word has. Then draw lines to separate each word into syllables. farmer helicopter pretty salamander 16. Write a word to complete the sentence. You will fix errors in question 17. andy likes to take his dog for walks Furst, they walk by the litehouse., they walk along the shor. 17. Rewrite the story in question 16 on another sheet of paper. Use the correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Add details to make it more interesting. Finish with a concluding sentence. Carson-Del losa CD-104610
Name Choose a pronoun to replace the underlined words, and rewrite the sentence. 18. Chris painted a rainbow on the lunchbox. Skill Assessment 19. Kathy asked John and me to play the game. 20. After school, my sister and I have to do our homework. 21. Parker likes to help the teachers after school. Write the plural of each word. 22. story 23. mouse 24. loaf 25. tooth 26. fox For each word, tell if it is a common noun or an abstract noun. 27. thought 28. drawer 29. library 30. sadness 31. Use an abstract noun from questions 27 to 30 in a sentence. 32. Circle the correct verb or verb phrase in each sentence. A. My friend (cooked, cook) a potato. B. My nephew (run, will run) on the track. C. My camera (took, tooked) a picture. D. Yesterday, we (driven, drove) all day. Carson-Del losa CD-104610 33. Circle the correct adjective in each sentence. A. The apple juice is (colder, coldest) than the water. B. She draws (darkest, darker) lines than I do. C. This apple is the (smallest, smaller) one of all. 9
Name Skill Assessment 34. Use or, and, or but to complete each sentence. A. I would love to come and play, I have to clean my room. B. For the party, Ava had a clown a petting zoo. C. My dad is allergic to pets, so we cannot have a dog a cat. 35. Rewrite each phrase using s or ( ) to show ownership. A. dog of the family B. homework of Dion C. games of the girls D. habit of Mom E. claws of the kittens 36. Rewrite the sentence. Add commas and quotation marks where needed. I don t think I ll be done packing before we have to leave worried Jill. 37. Complete each sentence with a more specific word than the one in parentheses. A. The (woman) took the patient s temperature and blood pressure before the doctor arrived. B. I have a (animal) named Smoky. He loves to trot, and he neighs in a special way just for me. assist\ 2 - sist\ verb assists, assisted, assisting 1. to aid another (She will assist the teacher by helping her clean the centers.) noun 2. an act of helping (With an assist from her mom, Cora made cupcakes for her friends.) 38. Which definition best fits the word assist as it is used in the following sentence? Will you please assist me with the yard work? 39. Write three verb forms of assist. 40. Don t let the cat out of the bag about the party, said Alexa. 10 What does this sentence mean? A. Don t bring a cat to the party. B. Keep the party a secret. C. Keep the cat in a bag. D. It is a party for cats. Carson-Del losa CD-104610
Skill Assessment Analysis After you score each student s skill assessment pages, match any incorrectly answered problems to the table below. Use the corresponding practice pages for any problem areas and ensure that each student receives remediation in these areas. Answer Key: 1. the starfish; Answers will vary. 2. B; 3. Answers will vary. 4. Answers will vary but should include that America s flag represents America s freedoms. 5. to honor the national flag; 6. Answers will vary. Check students underlining. 7. B; 8. D; 9. Answers will vary. 10. Answers will vary. 11. favorite, colorful, cool, amazing, favorite; 12. midday, unhappy, fearless, review, kindness; 13. Answers will vary but should include not clear. 14. Answers will vary but should include without hope. 15. 2, far/mer; 4, hel/i/cop/ter; 2, pret/ty; 4, sal/a/man/der; 16. Answers will vary but may include Next or Then. 17. Check students writing. 18. it; 19. us; 20. we; 21. them; 22. stories; 23. mice; 24. loaves; 25. teeth; 26. foxes; 27. abstract noun; 28. common noun; 29. common noun; 30. abstract noun; 31. Answers will vary. 32. A. cooked; B. will run; C. took; D. drove; 33. A. colder; B. darker; C. smallest; 34. A. but; B. and; C. or; 35. A. the family s dog; B. Dion s homework; C. the girls games; D. Mom s habit; E. the kittens claws; 36. I don t think I ll be done packing before we have to leave, worried Jill. 37. A. Answers will vary but may include nurse. B. Answers will vary but may include horse. 38. 1; 39. assists, assisted, assisting, or assistance; 40. B Carson-Del losa CD-104610 Common Core State Standards* Test Items Practice Pages Reading Standards for Literature Key Ideas and Details 3.RL.1 3.RL.3 1, 8 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29 Craft and Structure 3.RL.4 3.RL.6 2, 3, 10 13, 17, 19, 25, 27, 29 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 3.RL.7, 3.RL.9 9 32 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 3.RL.10 1 3, 8 10 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 Reading Standards for Informational Text Key Ideas and Details 3.RI.1 3.RI.3 4 6 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45 Craft and Structure 3.RI.4 3.RI.6 7 31, 33, 39, 41, 45 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 3.RI.7 3.RI.9 5, 6 33, 41, 47 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 3.RI.10 4 7 10, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 Reading Standards: Foundational Skills Phonics and Word Recognition 3.RF.3 12-15 35, 48 59 Fluency 3.RF.4 1 10 57 Writing Text Types and Purposes 3.W.1 3.W.3 16, 17 60 71 Production and Distribution of Writing 3.W.4 3.W.6 16, 17 57 59. 72 74 Language Conventions of Standard English 3.L.1 3.L.2 11, 18 36 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 76 89 Knowledge of Language 3.L.3 37 90 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 3.L.4 3.L.6 2, 3, 7, 38 40 43, 47 * Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved. 11