EOG Practice Assessments
Grade 3 Teacher’s Edition
Unit 1
Unit 1: Friendship
Rugby and Rosie
1. Day after day, Rugby just moped around and wouldn’t play with us. What does
moped mean?
A. to be sad
B. to be cheerful
C. to be active
D. to be lucky
2. At the beginning of the story, why did Rugby most likely ignore Rosie?
A. He knew Rosie would not stay very long.
B. He wanted to play in the leaves with Rosie.
C. He was used to being the only dog in the house.
D. He was going to be a guide dog someday.
3. On what kind of trips did the family take Rosie?
A. trips they knew she would like
B. trips that she might make with her blind owner
C. trips they had to make everyday
D. trips back and forth to school
4. What is the main purpose of this selection?
A. to tell the reader about a blind woman
B. to persuade the reader to buy a guide dog
C. to explain to the reader how to train dogs to help the blind
D. to tell the reader about two dogs that became friends
5. Why did the boy have mixed feelings about Rosie leaving?
A. He was happy to give her away because she caused trouble.
B. He loved her, but knew she could help others.
C. He was jealous of her and wanted to give her away.
D. He was tired of the two dogs not getting along.
EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
Rugby and Rosie
6. Who was with Rosie at the graduation?
A. Rosie’s puppy
B. Rosie’s teacher
C. Rosie’s parents
D. Rosie’s new owner
7. When the boy saw Rosie at the graduation, why was he no longer sad?
A. He knew Rosie was going to help someone who needed her.
B. He went to a graduation party and had some cake.
C. He took many pictures of Rosie so he would remember her.
D. He still had Rugby to play with everyday.
8. How do the characters in this story show friendship? Use examples from
the text to support your answer.
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EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
The Legend of Damon and Pythias
1. In this selection, what is the purpose of the information in the parentheses?
A. It tells the actors how to say their lines.
B. It explains what happened earlier.
C. It tells about the setting of the play.
D. It describes the action of the play.
2. He rushed to the prison and persuaded the guard to let him speak to his friend. What
does persuaded mean?
A. demonstrated
B. asked
C. convinced
D. moved
3. At the beginning of the selection, why was Pythias in prison?
A. He broke into the castle.
B. He spoke out against the King.
C. He argued with the soldiers.
D. He did not pay his taxes.
4. Who came to visit Pythias in prison?
A. his mother
B. a friend
C. the King
D. a soldier
5. Just before Damon was about to die, how did he most likely feel about
Pythias?
A. He was angry with him and hoped he never returns.
B. He was disappointed in him, but is still his friend.
C. He distrusted him and no longer wanted to be his friend.
D. He still had faith in him and would be happy to die for him.
EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
The Legend of Damon and Pythias
6. Why did the King most likely set Damon and Pythias free?
A. He had never seen such true friendship.
B. The King was being very cruel.
C. They did not resist.
D. They had served their time.
7. What would most likely happen later in the play?
A. Damon and Pythias would both be sent to jail by the King.
B. Damon and Pythias would continue to have a strong friendship.
C. Damon and Pythias would become soldiers in the King’s army.
D. Damon and Pythias would no longer be friends.
8. How do you know this is a drama? Use examples from the text to
support your answer.
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EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong
1. What fruit in America is most like chummy?
A. watermelon
B. cantaloupe
C. grapefruit
D. honeydew
2. Which of the following best states why Jangmi did not want to move?
A. Her mother was staying in Korea.
B. She did not want to leave her friend.
C. She could not take her lovely things.
D. Her grandparents would not be able to visit.
3. What did Jangmi most likely mean when she said, “I wanted to pack
these moments into a big brown box and bring them with me to
America.”?
A. She wanted her family to help her pack her moments.
B. She wanted to pack up chummy for the trip to America.
C. She wanted to take only her lovely things with her.
D. She wanted to take everything about Korea with her.
4. How did Jangmi most likely feel when she walked through the house in America?
A. strange
B. excited
C. annoyed
D. foolish
5. What is the main idea of this selection?
A. Traveling from Korea to America takes a long time.
B. It is difficult to move to a new country.
C. Houses in Korea are different from houses in America.
D. Different countries have different kinds of food.
EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong
6. How did Jangmi keep in touch with her friend Kisuni?
A. She called her on the phone.
B. She went to visit.
C. She wrote to her.
D. She did not keep in touch.
7. How were the neighbors in Korea similar to the neighbors in America?
A. Both visited the family and brought food.
B. Both did not pay any attention to the family.
C. Both wrote letters to Jangmi and her family.
D. Both served chummy.
8. What do you think Jangmi is going to miss most about Korea? Use
examples from the text to support your answer.
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EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
Beauty and the Beast
1. How was Beauty different from her sisters?
A. She was ugly and unkind.
B. She was helpful and smart.
C. She was lazy and beautiful.
D. She was jealous and hateful.
2. When he hurried closer, he saw a magnificent castle standing in a beautiful park.
What does magnificent mean?
A. creepy
B. old
C. grand
D. strange
3. Why did Beauty most likely go to the castle with her father?
A. She was looking to make a new friend.
B. She had never been inside a castle before.
C. She was curious to see what the Beast looked like.
D. She wanted to help her father keep his promise to the Beast.
4. How was Beauty rewarded for her kindness to the Beast?
A. The Beast turned into a prince, and she became a great queen.
B. Beauty turned into a fairy and was able to grant wishes.
C. She was never able to see her family again.
D. She lived happily ever after with the Beast.
5. What lesson did Beauty learn?
A. Kindness will be rewarded.
B. Do not enter strange castles alone.
C. It is difficult to be a merchant’s daughter.
D. Beasts can be nice.
EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
Beauty and the Beast
6. What would have happened to the Beast if Beauty had not returned?
A. He would have found another friend.
B. He would have died.
C. He would have moved to another castle.
D. He would have married one of Beauty’s sisters.
7. Which word best describes Beauty?
A. curious
B. selfish
C. faithful
D. hurtful
8. How did Beauty’s feelings about the Beast change from the beginning of
the selection to the end? Use examples from the text to support your
answer.
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EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
Teammates
1. You could use the information in this selection to learn which of the following?
A. how to play baseball on a minor league team
B. why baseball is the most popular sport in America
C. what a pitcher does to strike out a player
D. who the first African-American baseball player in the major leagues
was
2. What is the purpose of the captions next to the photographs throughout the selection?
A. to tell what is happening in the selection
B. to tell who is in the pictures
C. to tell where the photos were taken
D. to tell who took the photographs
3. He would have to possess the self-control not to fight back when
opposing players tried to intimidate or hurt him. What does possess
mean?
A. to tell
B. to gain
C. to have
D. to show
4. Which word best describes Jackie Robinson?
A. committed
B. lazy
C. curious
D. selfish
5. Which of the following statements is an opinion about Pee Wee Reece?
A. He was a Dodger shortstop.
B. He put his arm around Jackie’s shoulders.
C. He played baseball in the Negro League.
D. He was a good teammate.
EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
Teammates
6. His Southern teammates circulated a petition to throw Jackie off the
team. What does circulated a petition mean?
A. Players moved around in a circle.
B. People sent around a paper for others to sign.
C. Jackie moved around from team to team.
D. Teammates his many homeruns.
7. Which sentence best summarizes the second paragraph on page 114?
A. They were the leagues for white players.
B. They stayed in good hotels and ate in fine restaurants.
C. Life was very different for the players in the Major Leagues.
D. Compared to the Negro League players, white players were very well paid.
8. Why is it important to stand up for a friend? Use information from
the text to support your answer.
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EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
New Neighbors and Since Hanna Moved Away
1. In the poem, “New Neighbors”, how did the speaker’s feelings change from the
beginning of the poem to the end?
A. The speaker was excited and then he was sad.
B. At first he didn’t think he would like the new boy, but he did.
C. He was eager to meet the new neighbor, but then he was not
interested.
D. At first he wanted a new friend and then he got one.
2. Why did the author most likely use italics in the poem?
A. to show that one of the boys was talking
B. to describe how the two boys looked
C. to explain why the boy moved next door
D. to tell the boy about his new teacher
3. What is the mood of the poem, “Since Hanna Moved Away”?
A. cheerful
B. humorous
C. chilling
D. glum
4. Why did the speaker most likely repeat the words “since Hanna moved away”?
A. to explain that she was very busy
B. to show that she was very forgetful
C. to tell that she was very sad
D. to describe that she was very bored
EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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Unit 1: Friendship
New Neighbors and Since Hanna Moved Away
5. What is one way in which the poems are alike, and one way in which
they are different? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
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EOG Practice Assessments Teacher’s Edition: Grade 3
Mary McAdoo, Carol Christensen, Wendy Lundsgaard
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