Grade 3 FSA ELA Reading Practice Test Answer Key - Session 1 Passages

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Grade 3 FSA ELA Reading Practice Test Answer Key provides the correct responses for items on an ELA reading practice test. The material clarifies that practice questions and answers are not intended to represent the length or measure student performance on the actual assessment. It presents real-world excerpts such as stories, poems, and articles while noting that passages may not follow strict style or grammar conventions. It also includes copyright and trademark notices and reproduces some items with permission, followed by Session 1 passage content and selected answer explanations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages34

Reading Time1 h 26 min

AccessFree to download

Session 1

Passage 1: The Kettle That Would Not Walk

Passage 2: The Cheeses That Ran Away

Answer Explanations

Grade 3 FSA ELA Reading Practice Test Answer Key The Grade 3 FSA ELA Reading Practice Test Answer Key provides the correct response(s) for each item on the practice test. The practice questions and answers are not intended to demonstrate the length of the actual test, nor should student responses be used as an indicator of student performance on the actual test. To offer students a variety of texts on the FSA ELA Reading tests, authentic and copyrighted stories, poems, and articles appear as they were originally published, as requested by the publisher and/or author. While these real-world examples do not always adhere to strict style conventions and/or grammar rules, inconsistencies among passages should not detract from students’ ability to understand and answer questions about the texts. All trademarks and trade names found in this publication are the property of their respective owners and are not associated with the publishers of this publication. Every effort has been made to trace the ownership of all copyrighted material and to secure the necessary permissions to reprint selections. Some items are reproduced with permission from the American Institutes for Research as copyright holder or under license from third parties. Session 1 Passage 1: The Kettle That Would Not Walk by Clifton Johnson 1 ONE day a man was getting ready to go to market, and his wife said to him,“Husband, we need a new iron kettle for the fireplace. Don’t fail to buy one.” 2 So the man bought a kettle at Nottingham and started for home. But the kettle was heavy, and his arm grew tired with carrying it and he set it down. While he was resting, he noticed that the kettle had three legs.“What a pity I did not see those legs before!” cried the man.“Here you have three legs and I have but two, and yet I have been carrying you.‘Twere fairer [It seems more fair] that you had carried me. Well, you shall take me the rest of the way, at least.” 3 Then he seated himself in the kettle and said,“Now, go on,” but the kettle stood still and would not move. 4 “Ah!” said the man,“you are stubborn, are you? You want me to keep on carrying you, but I shall not. I will tell you the way and you can stay where you are until you get ready to follow me.” 5 So he told the kettle where he lived and how to get there, and off the man went. When he reached home, his wife asked him where the kettle was. 6 “Oh, it will be along,” he replied. 7 “What do you mean by that?” said she. 8 “Why,” said he,“the kettle I bought has three legs and was better able to walk here than I who have but two legs. Yet I never noticed it had legs until I was nearly here. Then I told it to walk the rest of the way itself, for I would carry it no farther.” 9 “Where did you leave it?” asked the wife. 10 “You need not be anxious,” responded the man.“I told it the way, and it will be along in good time, as I said before.” 11 “And where did you leave it?” again asked the wife. 12 “At Gotham bridge,” he replied. Page 4 13 She was not as sure as he was about its coming, and she hurried off to get it. When she brought it home, the man said,“I am glad you have it safe, Wife. I have been thinking while you were gone that it might have taken a notion to walk back to Nottingham if we had left it alone there in the road much longer.” “The Kettle That Would Not Walk” by Clifton Johnson. In the public domain. Passage 2: The Cheeses That Ran Away by Clifton Johnson 14 THERE was a man of Gotham who filled a sack with cheeses and started off for Nottingham market to sell them. He carried the sack on his back, and when he became tired he sat down by the wayside to rest. Thus he went on until he reached the summit of the last hill he had to climb before he came to Nottingham bridge. 15 There he rested, and when he rose to continue his journey a cheese slipped out of the sack and rolled down the hill toward the bridge. 16 “Ah! Mr. Cheese,” said the man,“so you

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Grade 3 FSA ELA Reading Practice Test Answer Key?

It provides the correct response(s) for each item on the Grade 3 ELA reading practice test. It is meant for answer checking rather than measuring student performance on the actual test.

Can student responses be used to indicate performance on the actual FSA ELA assessment?

No. The practice test questions and answers are not intended to demonstrate the length of the actual test, and they should not be used as an indicator of student performance on the actual test.

Do the passages in the practice test follow strict grammar and style conventions?

Not always. The materials may include authentic, copyrighted texts as originally published, which can lead to inconsistencies among passages; those inconsistencies should not prevent students from understanding and answering questions.

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