Test Questions on Writing Informational Sentences: ELA Grade 3

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 Informational sentences give facts or explain something.
• 💡 They should be clear and easy to understand.
• 📝 They don't usually include opinions or feelings.
• 🌍 They can tell about people, places, things, or events.
• ✅ They start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark (usually a period).
• 🔑 Example: "The Earth revolves around the Sun."

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is an informational sentence?
   1. I think dogs are the best pets.
   2. Dogs are mammals that belong to the canidae family.
   3. Wow, look at that fluffy dog!
   4. Do you like dogs?
2. Which sentence gives factual information about cats?
   1. Cats are so cute when they purr.
   2. Cats are believed to have been domesticated around 9,500 years ago.
   3. I wish I had a cat.
   4. Please feed the cat.
3. What is the main purpose of an informational sentence?
   1. To ask a question.
   2. To express an opinion.
   3. To give facts or explain something.
   4. To tell a story.
4. Which sentence is NOT an informational sentence?
   1. The capital of France is Paris.
   2. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
   3. That sunset is so beautiful!
   4. A triangle has three sides.
5. Which of these sentences provides information about plants?
   1. I love the smell of roses!
   2. Plants need sunlight to grow.
   3. Let's plant some flowers!
   4. Are those flowers real?
6. Which sentence best explains what a thermometer does?
   1. A thermometer is used to measure temperature.
   2. I think the thermometer is broken.
   3. Look at the thermometer!
   4. Can you read the thermometer?
7. Which of the following provides a factual statement about whales?
   1. Whales are such amazing creatures!
   2. Whales are mammals that live in the ocean.
   3. I wish I could see a whale.
   4. Did you see the whale?