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2024: NY Grade 3 - ELA

By Sara Cowley
Last updated 5 months ago
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.

Which theme is best supported by paragraphs 10 through 13 in the story?

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

In paragraph 18, what does it mean when the narrator says, “I wanted to lay this matter to rest ...”?

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

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

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

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

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

Why does Dadima show the girls some of her saris?

In paragraph 29, the phrase “unfold and unfold and unfold some more” suggests that:

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

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.


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.


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

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

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?

From whose point of view is the story told?

Which statement best shows a central idea of the story?

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.


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.


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.