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US Grade 3 Critical Thinking Test 7

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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K-12 Grade 3 Critical Thinking Elementary School (Grade 3, USA Common Core) USA USA Common Core & NGSS
What is this test? for Grade 3 Critical Thinking practice (Elementary School K-5, USA Common Core) — Elementary School (Grade 3, USA Common Core) level, USA.
Is this for you? This test is for Elementary School students (Grade 3, K-5) studying Critical Thinking under USA Common Core — if you are in Elementary School, this is for you.
Section: K-12 Grade 3 Critical Thinking · Education: Elementary School · Part: K-12 Grade 3 Critical Thinking · Country: USA

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Question 1
Which word is a compound word?
A) happy
B) football
C) cat
D) run
Question 2
Which pair are homophones (sound alike)?
A) pair / pear
B) cat / dog
C) run / walk
D) big / small
Question 3
What does "cost an arm and a leg" mean?
A) literal meaning
B) a color
C) very expensive
D) What the story is mostly about
Question 4
Which word comes first alphabetically: "this" or "have"?
A) same
B) this
C) have
D) neither
Question 5
What is the past tense of 'drink'?
A) drinks
B) will drink
C) drinking
D) drank
Question 6
What is the contraction of "did not"?
A) didnot
B) DIDN'T
C) didn't
D) did nots
Question 7
What does "beat around the bush" mean?
A) a color
B) literal meaning
C) avoid the topic
D) What the story is mostly about
Question 8
Which word comes first alphabetically: "and" or "is"?
A) neither
B) and
C) same
D) is
Question 9
What is the past tense of 'build'?
A) building
B) builds
C) will build
D) builded
Question 10
What is the contraction of "it is"?
A) itis
B) IT'S
C) it's
D) it iss
Question 11
What does "miss the boat" mean?
A) miss a chance
B) What the story is mostly about
C) literal meaning
D) a color
Question 12
Which word comes first alphabetically: "said" or "each"?
A) each
B) same
C) neither
D) said
Question 13
What is the past tense of 'clean'?
A) will clean
B) cleans
C) cleaned
D) cleaning
Question 14
What is the contraction of "was not"?
A) WASN'T
B) wasnot
C) was nots
D) wasn't
Question 15
What does "let the cat out of the bag" mean?
A) reveal a secret
B) a color
C) literal meaning
D) What the story is mostly about
Question 16
Which word comes first alphabetically: "are" or "with"?
A) same
B) with
C) are
D) neither
Question 17
What is the past tense of 'bake'?
A) will bake
B) bakes
C) baked
D) bakeing
Question 18
What is the contraction of "would not"?
A) wouldnot
B) would nots
C) wouldn't
D) WOULDN'T
Question 19
What does "best of both worlds" mean?
A) What the story is mostly about
B) advantages of two things
C) a color
D) literal meaning
Question 20
Which word comes first alphabetically: "over" or "such"?
A) neither
B) such
C) same
D) over

About This Test

For Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8) and High School (9-12) in the USA — Common Core & NGSS-aligned Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies by grade level. Which grade is this for? K-12 USA curriculum.

K-12 USA — 13 grades × 7-15 subjects = 1,016+ tests. Covers Kindergarten to Grade 12: Math (Common Core), English Language Arts, Science (NGSS), Social Studies, Phonics/Spelling/Vocabulary, Art, Music, PE & Health, Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Government and Pre-Calculus. Each heading has 8 tests × 20 questions = 160Q with no duplicates within a test. Tests are grade-appropriate (· Elementary K-5 foundation, Middle 6-8 transition, High 9-12 college-ready). Use Is this for you? badges to find your grade.

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