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Ontario Grade 3 Language Practice Tests

Five free, full-length practice tests for Grade 3 language in Ontario, written to the Ontario Curriculum and Resources. Take them online for instant scoring and a skill breakdown, or print them with an answer key.

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Practice Test 118 questions · Grammar · Key details · Plot
Practice Test 216 questions · Key details · Inference · Spelling
Practice Test 318 questions · Key details · Spelling · Vocabulary
Practice Test 418 questions · Grammar · Key details · Character
Practice Test 516 questions · Grammar · Plot · Spelling

All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any ministry or department of education, EQAO, CMEC or any assessment body. Not official tests.

What these tests cover

Ontario curriculum strands:

Literacy connections and applicationsFoundations of languageComprehension: understanding and responding to textsComposition: expressing ideas and creating texts

Skills across all five tests: Grammar (17) · Key details (14) · Spelling (9) · Punctuation (6) · Character (5) · Writing (5) · Plot (4) · Inference (4) · Vocabulary (4) · Cause and effect (3)

Each test has an original Canadian reading passage (and, for most grades, a second text), language and conventions questions, and a writing task with a guide to what a strong answer includes.

Sample questions from Practice Test 1

  1. From the passage “The Bay of Fundy”

    Which two provinces are next to the Bay of Fundy?
    A. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia   B. Ontario and Quebec   C. Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island   D. Alberta and Saskatchewan
    Show answerNew Brunswick and Nova Scotia
  2. What makes the Bay of Fundy special?
    A. It has no water.   B. It is the coldest bay in the world.   C. It has the highest tides in the world.   D. It is in the Arctic.
    Show answerIt has the highest tides in the world.
  3. Why does the author compare the tide to a four-storey building?
    A. to help readers picture how high the water rises   B. to explain how rocks form   C. to show that buildings are near the bay   D. to tell readers where to stay
    Show answerto help readers picture how high the water rises
  4. Why must visitors "watch the clock"?
    A. The tide comes back quickly and covers the path.   B. The buses leave early.   C. The park closes at noon.   D. The rocks fall at night.
    Show answerThe tide comes back quickly and covers the path.

Provincial assessments in Grade 3

More Grade 3 practice in Ontario

Also useful: printable worksheets · Canadian reading levels · Canadian classics · Ontario curriculum guide

Frequently asked questions

What is in these Ontario Grade 3 Language practice tests?

Five full original tests of about 18 questions each. Each test has an original Canadian reading passage (and, for most grades, a second text), language and conventions questions, and a writing task with a guide to what a strong answer includes. You get a score, a skill breakdown and a review of every answer at the end.

Do these tests follow the Ontario curriculum?

Yes. They are written to the Ontario Curriculum and Resources — the strands are Literacy connections and applications, Foundations of language, Comprehension: understanding and responding to texts, Composition: expressing ideas and creating texts. Pagine summarizes the curriculum in its own words and links to the official documents.

Can I print them?

Yes. Every test has a printable version with an answer key, so you can use it in class or at the kitchen table.

Are these official tests?

All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any ministry or department of education, EQAO, CMEC or any assessment body. Not official tests.

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