STAAR RLA Grade 3
Eighteen grade 3 passages and 108 questions. Each passage has its own questions on what the text says, why something happens, and what the words mean.
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The Muddy Boots
Ms. Tran's class came in from the garden. Rain had made the path soft. She pointed at a mat inside the door. "Boots stay on the mat," she said. "Then we walk in socks."
Leo wanted snack. He stepped past the mat with his boots on. Brown prints ran from the door to the sink. He stopped and looked at them. He took the mop from the closet and wiped the prints up before anyone called his name for snack.
Ms. Tran watched the last print disappear. "The mat only works if we use it," she said. Leo set his boots on the mat and went to the table in his socks.
Slow, Then Wait
Ada and Marco gave a puppet show for the kindergarten. Ada held the fox. She said her line so fast that the words ran together. The children in the front row looked at one another. No one laughed.
Marco spoke softly. "Say it once. Then wait." Ada began again. She said each word by itself and then stopped. The fox tripped over a little box. The children laughed.
Ada set the fox in her lap. "Fast is how I practice," she said. "Slow is how they hear it." The two of them bowed.
Water in the Dish
A bird feeder hung outside the classroom window. The card on it said, "Seed in the cup. Water in the dish."
On Tuesday the seed was wet. It had stuck together in one lump. Birds flew past the window and did not land. Jun read the card. "The water belongs in the dish," he said. "It does not belong on the seed."
On Wednesday he spread the seed on a towel until it was dry. He poured water into the dish and left the cup dry. A sparrow drank, then ate. In the class log Jun wrote, "Dry seed. Full dish."
The Green Arrow
Cam was new, and he needed the art room. By the office, a map showed three arrows. Yellow said library. Green said art. Blue said gym.
Cam took the yellow arrow because it was the first one on the map. The hall ended at the library. The librarian looked at his paper and pointed to the map. "Art is the green arrow," she said.
Cam followed the green arrow. He saw paint jars on the tables. He told his teacher, "I followed the first arrow. The word under it said library."
The Napkin
Eli's front tooth came out at lunch. He wrapped it in a white napkin and set the napkin beside his tray. When he carried the tray to the trash, the napkin went in too.
He told the nurse. She looked in the bin, but lunch trash already covered the napkin. "The tooth is lost," she said. "Your smile is not."
Eli smiled. The new gap showed. He said, "I can feel the space with my tongue."
The Thin Moon
On a night walk, Luz pointed up. The moon was a thin bright curve. "It broke," she said.
Mr. Brooks shook his head. "The moon is still round. We see only the part the sun is lighting." He held a ball in one hand and a flashlight in the other. The ball stayed round. The light drew a curve on one side.
Luz looked at the sky again. "Same moon," she said. "Less light."
Needs a Stamp
Noor wrote a letter to her uncle. She sealed the envelope and dropped it in the blue mailbox on the corner. She did not put a stamp on it.
The next morning the letter was in the mailbox at home. A printed note on the envelope said, "Needs a stamp." Noor stuck on a stamp and carried the letter back to the blue box.
Her uncle's answer came on Friday. The first line was, "Your second try worked."
The Twisted Strap
Pete's helmet slid forward every time he looked down. The strap under his chin was twisted.
Mina said, "Flatten the strap. Then click it." Pete undid the twist and pushed the buckle until it clicked. He shook his head. The helmet stayed.
They rode to the corner and back. The helmet did not slide. At home Pete hung it up with the strap flat.
Two Pinches
The class goldfish is named Pip. Pip gets one pinch of food a day. A chart by the tank has a box for each day. The feeder writes initials in that box.
On Saturday morning Omar fed Pip. He walked away and did not write his initials. That afternoon Iris saw an empty Saturday box. She fed Pip a second pinch. Pip ate both.
Ms. Diaz slid the chart until it touched the food jar. "Write your letters first," she said. "Then feed."
Under the Lid
The barn puzzle was almost done. One corner of the red roof was empty. Cal looked on the floor, then under the table, then in the desk cubby.
Willa lifted the box lid. The missing piece was stuck under the rim. Cal pressed it into the corner. The roof was whole.
Willa said, "Check the lid before we search the room."
Hold the Door
The library door is heavy. The sign on it says, "Hold the door for the next person."
Hank let go too soon. The door shut before Deon could catch it. The bang made the librarian look up from her desk.
Hank pulled the door open and held it until Deon was inside. Then Hank read the sign aloud. "Hold the door for the next person."
The Open Pocket
Rosa carried her library book in an open coat pocket. She stepped in a puddle. Water climbed the bottom pages. The words on page 12 blurred.
She showed the librarian that page. The librarian did not ask her to pay. She handed Rosa a plastic bag. "Books ride in the bag on wet days," she said.
Rosa slid the book into the bag for the walk home.
Turn the Pot
The class plant leaned toward the window. Mr. Ortiz said, "Plants grow toward the light." The leaves all faced the glass.
He turned the pot halfway around, so the leaves faced the room. For three days the plant still leaned toward the window.
On the fourth day the stem looked straighter. Mr. Ortiz wrote on the pot, "Turn me on Monday."
Five Minutes Fast
The classroom clock said 1:05. The hall clock said 1:00. Mr. Ellis said, "Ours is five minutes fast. Trust the hall clock."
He gave one example. "Line up when the hall clock says 1:10. Our clock will already say 1:15."
At the end of the day the classroom clock said 3:05. The class waited. They stood up when the hall clock said 3:00. Their own clock still read 3:05.
79.How fast is the classroom clock?
80.Which clock does Mr. Ellis say to trust?
81.When the hall clock says 1:10, what does the classroom clock say?
82.What did the classroom clock say when the class stood up to go?
83.What did the hall clock say when they stood up?
84.In this passage, a "fast" clock is a clock that
Ask First
The cafeteria rule is posted on the wall: "Ask first. Then trade."
Greg took the cookie from Sonia's tray. He did not ask. Sonia had been saving it for last.
Greg put the cookie back. "May I trade my crackers for it?" he asked. Sonia said yes. They traded, cracker for cookie.
Small Dots
Ned's song card used two marks. A small dot means tap. A big dot means bang. Every mark on his card was a small dot.
Ned banged the drum. The singer's words disappeared under the noise. Ms. Shah pointed at a small dot. Ned tapped. The words came through.
He turned the card over. The back was small dots too. He tapped for the rest of the song.
The Covered Boot
After recess Rafi lined his boots up by the radiator. He dropped his coat on the left boot. The coat blocked the heat.
At the bell, the right boot was dry. The left boot was still wet inside. Rafi felt the coat and moved it to a hook.
The next day he left both boots in the open, with nothing on top. By the bell, both were dry.
Wait for the Wipe
The slide was wet from the sprinkler. A sign at the ladder said, "Wait. A grown-up will wipe it."
Tomas did not wait. He slid down. His pants soaked through, and he sat on the bench for the rest of recess.
Mr. Park wiped the slide with a towel and took the sign down. "Dry," he said. The next child slid and stayed dry.