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3rd grade English worksheets

These are the Florida B.E.S.T. Standards expectations for 3rd grade english (typically ages 8–9). Edstronaut writes practice questions against them — around your child's own name, interests and the people in their life — and every answer sheet cites the standard it covers.

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47 published expectations from Florida B.E.S.T. Standards, showing the first 40. Every question Edstronaut writes cites one of these.

Grade 3

  • ELA.3.F.1Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills
  • ELA.3.F.1.3Use knowledge of grade-level phonics and word-analysis skills to decode words.
  • ELA.3.F.1.3.aDecode words with common Greek and Latin roots and affixes.
  • ELA.3.F.1.3.bDecode words with common derivational suffixes and describe how they turn words into different parts of speech. (e.g., -ful, -less, -est).
  • ELA.3.F.1.3.cDecode multisyllabic words.
  • ELA.3.F.1.4Read grade-level texts with accuracy, automaticity, and appropriate prosody or expression.
  • ELA.3.R.1Reading Prose and Poetry
  • ELA.3.R.1.1Explain how one or more characters develop throughout the plot in a literary text.
  • ELA.3.R.1.2Explain a theme and how it develops, using details, in a literary text.
  • ELA.3.R.1.3Explain different characters' perspectives in a literary text
  • ELA.3.R.1.4Identify types of poems: free verse, rhymed verse, haiku, and limerick.
  • ELA.3.R.2Reading Informational Text
  • ELA.3.R.2.1Explain how text features contribute to meaning and identify the text structures of chronology, comparison, and cause/effect in texts.
  • ELA.3.R.2.2Identify the central idea and explain how relevant details support that idea in a text.
  • ELA.3.R.2.3Explain the development of an author's purpose in an informational text.
  • ELA.3.R.2.4Identify an author's claim and explain how an author uses evidence to support the claim.
  • ELA.3.R.3Reading Across Genres
  • ELA.3.R.3.1Identify and explain metaphors, personification, and hyperbole in text(s).
  • ELA.3.R.3.2Summarize a text to enhance comprehension.
  • ELA.3.R.3.2.aInclude plot and theme for a literary text.
  • ELA.3.R.3.2.bUse the central idea and relevant details for an informational text.
  • ELA.3.R.3.3Compare and contrast how two authors present information on the same topic or theme.
  • ELA.3.C.1Communicating Through Writing
  • ELA.3.C.1.1Write in cursive all upper- and lowercase letters.
  • ELA.3.C.1.2Write personal or fictional narratives using a logical sequence of events, appropriate descriptions, dialogue, a variety of transitional words or phrases, and an ending.
  • ELA.3.C.1.3Write opinions about a topic or text, include reasons supported by details from one or more sources, use transitions, and provide a conclusion.
  • ELA.3.C.1.4Write expository texts about a topic, using one or more sources, providing an introduction, facts and details, some elaboration, transitions, and a conclusion.
  • ELA.3.C.1.5Improve writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing with guidance and support from adults and feedback from peers.
  • ELA.3.C.2Communicating Orally
  • ELA.3.C.2.1Present information orally, in a logical sequence, using nonverbal cues, appropriate volume, and clear pronunciation.
  • ELA.3.C.3Following Conventions
  • ELA.3.C.3.1Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.
  • ELA.3.C.4Researching
  • ELA.3.C.4.1Conduct research to answer a question, organizing information about the topic from multiple sources.
  • ELA.3.C.5Creating and Collaborating
  • ELA.3.C.5.1Use two or more multimedia elements to enhance oral or written tasks.
  • ELA.3.C.5.2Use digital writing tools individually or collaboratively to plan, draft, and revise writing.
  • ELA.3.V.1Finding Meaning
  • ELA.3.V.1.1Use grade-level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.
  • ELA.3.V.1.2Identify and apply knowledge of common Greek and Latin roots, base words, and affixes to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in grade-level content.

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