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2024: NY Grade 3 - ELA

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22 questions
Note from the author:
From the New York State Education Department. New York State Testing Program Grade 3 English Language Arts Test. Internet. Available from https://www.nysedregents.org/ei/ela/2023/2023-released-items-ela-g3.pdf on State Education Department Website; accessed 4, June, 2024.
From the New York State Education Department. New York State Testing Program Grade 3 English Language Arts Test. Internet. Available from https://www.nysedregents.org/ei/ela/2023/2023-released-items-ela-g3.pdf on State Education Department Website; accessed 4, June, 2024.
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Question 1
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Which theme is best supported by paragraphs 10 through 13 in the story?

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Question 2
2.

What do the details in paragraphs 3 and 14 show about Trent?

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Question 4
4.

Which detail from the story shows the best evidence for the claim that Trent is taller than Troy?

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Question 5
5.

How is the information in paragraph 37 important to the story?

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Question 7
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What does Rupa most likely think about saris at the beginning of the story?

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Question 8
8.

How does Dadima best support her claim that she never gets tired of wearing saris?

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Question 9
9.

Why does Dadima show the girls some of her saris?

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Question 11
11.

Sometimes people have customs of wearing special clothing for certain occasions. Which detail from the story best connects to this idea?

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Question 12
12.

In "Excerpt from My Dadima Wears a Sari," how do Rupa’s thoughts about wearing a sari change in the story? Use two details from the story to support your response.

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Question 13
13.

How do the details in paragraphs 8 through 13 support a theme of "Excerpt from My Dadima Wears a Sari"? Use two details from the story to support your response.

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Question 14
14.

What do the details in paragraphs 7 and 12 show about the baby-sitter?

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Question 15
15.

How does paragraph 6 connect to paragraph 16 in the story?

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Question 17
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Question 20
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In "Excerpt from The Sensory System: Why Am I Ticklish?," what is a central idea of the first two paragraphs? Use two details from the passage to support your response.

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Question 21
21.

In “Excerpt from The Sensory System: Why Am I Ticklish?,” how does the nose work to help people? Use two details from the passage to support your response.

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Question 22
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In "Excerpt from The Sensory System: Why Am I Ticklish?", how does the author support the claim she makes in paragraph 16? Use two details from the passage to support your response.

Family activities can be fun for everyone.
Every family has its own way of doing things.
Trent is not worried about his brother’s feelings until Troy is upset.
Trent would rather be measured later when he has had more time to grow.
Trent would rather spend time on his birthday having fun by himself.
Trent is not interested in his height until he learns that he is taller than Troy.
Question 3
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In paragraph 18, what does it mean when the narrator says, “I wanted to lay this matter to rest ...”?

"The red mark was indeed a little higher than the blue.” (paragraph 13)
“Trent and I turned and stepped backwards towards each other.” (paragraph 20)
". . . hands rested on each of our heads, keeping us in place.” (paragraph 22)
It compares the feelings of two main characters.
It explains the cause and the effect of a problem.
It tells why the setting is important to the events.
It explains how the conflict in the story is settled.
Question 6
6.

Which detail would be best to include in a summary of the story?

She thinks that saris are only worn on special days and are not good for every day.
She thinks that people wear saris because they are helpful but not comfortable.
She explains that her own grandmother wore saris.
She is able to dress her granddaughters in her own saris.
She wants to teach her granddaughters how to wrap a sari to wear it correctly.
She wants to show her granddaughters how to choose a sari that will look good.
She wants to share special memories from her life with her granddaughters.
She wants to give her granddaughters a chance to play dress up with pretty clothes.
Question 10
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In paragraph 29, the phrase “unfold and unfold and unfold some more” suggests that:

Dadima helps the girls put on saris so they can look more like her.
Dadima explains how saris are helpful and can be used to stay comfortable.
Dadima tells the girls that her own grandmother’s grandmother also wore saris.
The baby-sitter knows Billy very well.
The baby-sitter has many hobbies.
The paragraphs show the cause and effect of the storm.
The paragraphs reveal how the narrator changes over time.
The paragraphs compare the characters’ feelings.
The paragraphs show a problem and the solution.
Question 16
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Read this sentence from paragraph 21 of the story:

"It also rattles his nerves."

What is the meaning of the phrase “rattles his nerves”?

How does Billy feel about the baby-sitter’s ideas for what to do during the thunderstorm?
Billy likes the ideas so much that he wants him to come back again.
Billy thinks that the ideas are not as much fun as other games.
Billy believes that the ideas are so silly that he jokes about them later.
Billy is confused about the ideas and asks his parents to explain them.
Question 18
18.

From whose point of view is the story told?

Question 19
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Which statement best shows a central idea of the story?

Billy is laughing hard.