Test Questions on Using Descriptive Adjectives in Third Grade

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 Descriptive adjectives are words that describe nouns (people, places, things, or ideas).
• 🎨 They add detail and make your writing more interesting.
• 📏 They can describe size (big, small), shape (round, square), color (red, blue), texture (soft, rough), and more.
• 💡 Examples: The fluffy cat, the tall building, the delicious apple.
• 📝 Remember to choose adjectives that best fit the noun you are describing!

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is a descriptive adjective?
   1. Quickly
   2. Run
   3. Happy
   4. And
2. Choose the sentence that uses a descriptive adjective correctly.
   1. The dog barked loud.
   2. The sun shines bright.
   3. The girl has a red balloon.
   4. He eats quick.
3. What does the adjective 'sparkling' describe in the sentence: 'The sparkling stars lit up the night sky.'?
   1. Night sky
   2. Lit
   3. Stars
   4. The
4. Which adjective best describes a lemon?
   1. Sweet
   2. Sour
   3. Salty
   4. Bitter
5. Complete the sentence with a suitable descriptive adjective: 'The ______ bird sang sweetly.'
   1. Sing
   2. Beautiful
   3. Quick
   4. Fly
6. Identify the descriptive adjective in the following sentence: 'The old house stood on the hill.'
   1. Stood
   2. House
   3. Old
   4. Hill
7. Which of these is NOT a descriptive adjective?
   1. Blue
   2. Heavy
   3. Jump
   4. Soft