NY Released Test - Grade 3 ELA (2024)(New York Standards)

can only be seen up close

can look strange to others

can make it difficult for you to see

can become different while you watch

They look like bright cotton balls in the sky.

They form only when it is windy for many hours.

They show that the weather might soon change.

They look pink when they form at sunset.

“Tiny, Floating Drops”

“Changing Clouds”

“Types of Clouds”

“Study the Clouds”

“Clouds can change shapes and sizes.” (paragraph 9)

“Other clouds float in the middle, and some move up and down.” (paragraph 14)

“As the day warms up, fog clears away.” (paragraph 17)

“Scientists study clouds to tell what kind of day you’ll have tomorrow.” (paragraph 28)

“Some clouds travel as fast as race cars!” (paragraph 11)

“You can barely see the road ahead of you!” (paragraph 15)

“. . . cloudy nights are a little bit warmer than clear . . .” (paragraph 29)

“. . . you are sure to find many wonderful shapes . . .” (paragraph 31)

Some clouds can look like shapes of animals.

Clouds form when drops of water come together.

Clouds can appear on warm days and on cool days.

Birds fly through clouds that are low in the sky.

A man takes care of the lighthouse and uses a small key to start its light.

A boat greets the lighthouse in the day but the lighthouse does not answer.

A terrible storm comes in the night and the bridge reminds the lighthouse why it is needed.

A group of workers come to the Hudson River and begin digging and building along the shore.

The paragraphs explain the main problem to be solved in the story.

The paragraphs introduce the setting and the main character of the story.

The paragraphs show why later events will come to happen in the story.

The paragraphs hint at how the characters will change over time in the story.

The bridge makes the lighthouse feel like it is not useful anymore.

The bridge makes the lighthouse feel happy to have help with its job.

The bridge shows the lighthouse new ways to help the people of the city.

The bridge blocks out the light of the lighthouse so it is not seen by boats.

can help it send lights into the air

should be moved to a different place

is too small to be helpful in an emergency

must continue to do its job for the boats

“All the way from Lake Tear of the Clouds, high up in the mountains, came the Hudson River.” (paragraph 3)

“Now the boats on the river talked to the little red lighthouse as they passed.” (paragraph 4)

“He took off the thick white cap that let it sleep by day. He turned on the gas with a funny small black key.” (paragraph 7)

“The boats saw the light and were safe. The boats saw it, and they kept to the channel.” (paragraph 12)

Goals can be reached through hard work.

Good things happen to people who tell the truth.

Trusting what others do can be rewarding.

The happiest moments in life are those spent with family.

feels strange

becomes amazed

thinks deeply

feels upset

Sam’s

Molly’s

Dad’s

Mom’s

She is certain that the applesauce will win the blue ribbon.

She thinks that the applesauce will taste bad.

She is angry at Sam for putting his apples in the applesauce.

She wants to try the applesauce before Sam tries it.