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This is a SAMPLE test for Grade: 3, Subject: LanguageArts |
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Test Topic(s):
Reading, Non-Fiction |
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| Read the following text/image to answer questions 1
through 5
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There are about 300 varieties of squirrels around the world. In North America, there are ten. Examples are the red/brown squirrels that live in evergreen trees and eat seeds of pinecones and the gray squirrel, which lives in woods of oaks, ashes, and beeches and mainly eats beech nuts and acorns.
Their sizes vary considerably. For example, the gray squirrel can be up to three times as large as the red squirrel but smaller than a fox squirrel. A newborn gray squirrel is about one inch long and weighs as little as half and ounce to one ounce. The size of an adult gray squirrel is about 18 inches and can weigh up to a pound or more.
The average life span for a squirrel is 3-5 years. Mother squirrels usually deliver babies two times a year, with one to three babies each. Infants are born hairless, blind, and only about two inches from nose to tail. After about five weeks, the young squirrels' eyes open for the first time. The mothers do not allow them out of the nest until they are around 10 weeks of age.
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| Question 1:
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| What is the average life span for a squirrel? |
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| Question 2:
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| Where do the gray squirrels live? |
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| Question 3:
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| Which of the following facts about the squirrel is NOT true? |
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| Question 4:
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| How many times a year does a mother squirrel deliver babies? |
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| Question 5:
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| What is the approximate size of an adult gray squirrel? |
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| Read the following text/image to answer questions 6
through 10
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The Sahara, with a size of 8.6 million square kilometers, is the world's largest desert, covering large parts of North Africa. Its name comes from an Arabic word meaning "desert".
On the west, the Sahara is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by the Red Sea and to the north are the Atlas Mountains and Mediterranean Sea.
The Sahara has one of the harshest climates in the world. It has many strong winds that blow from the north-east. Sometimes on the border zones of the north and south, the desert will receive about 10 inches of rain a year.
Of the Sahara's around 4 million people, most live in Mauritania, Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya and Egypt. The largest city within the Sahara Desert region is Cairo, the capital city of Egypt.
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| Question 6:
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| Where is the Sahara Desert located? |
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| Question 7:
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| Which language is the name "Sahara" derived from? |
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| Question 8:
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| Which of the following borders the Sahara Desert on the east? |
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| Question 9:
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| Which of the following is located to the north of the Sahara Desert? |
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| Question 10:
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| Which is the largest city within the Sahara Desert? |
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