Grade 3 ELA Practice Test: Subject-Verb Agreement and Verb Tenses
- Subject-Verb Agreement and Verb Tenses
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Ten questions on making subjects and verbs agree and on choosing the right verb tense. Tip: look for time words such as "yesterday," "every day" or "tomorrow" before you pick a verb.
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Question 1
My sister ______ the piano every day.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Correct answer: D
"My sister" is one person, so the present-tense verb needs -s: "practices." "Practice" goes with plural subjects such as "my sisters."
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Question 2
The dogs ______ at the mail carrier.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Correct answer: A
"Dogs" is plural, so the verb has no -s: "bark." "Barks" and "is barking" go with one dog, and "barking" needs a helping verb.
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Question 3
Which sentence is correct?
Correct answer: C
The subject is "flowers," which is plural, so the verb is "smell." Do not let the words "in the vase" trick you.
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Question 4
Yesterday, Tom ______ a letter to his aunt.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Correct answer: B
"Yesterday" means past tense. "Write" is irregular, so its past form is "wrote," not "writed." "Written" needs a helper such as "has."
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Question 5
Last summer, we ______ in the lake almost every day.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Correct answer: B
"Last summer" shows the past, and the past tense of "swim" is "swam." "Swum" is used only with a helper, as in "have swum."
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Question 6
Tomorrow, the class ______ a field trip to the zoo.
Which words correctly complete the sentence?
Correct answer: D
"Tomorrow" points to the future, so the verb needs "will": "will take." "Took" is past tense.
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Question 7
The baker will open the shop at seven o'clock.
What does the verb tell about the action?
Correct answer: A
The helping verb "will" shows future tense, so the action has not happened yet.
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Question 8
Sam and Leo ______ on the same soccer team.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Correct answer: C
Two people joined by "and" make a plural subject, so the verb is "are." "Is" goes with one person.
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Question 9
Which sentence uses the verb correctly?
Correct answer: C
"She" and "he" go with "doesn't" (does not). "They" goes with "don't." Only the first sentence matches the subject and the verb.
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Question 10
Every morning, the bus ______ at eight o'clock, and it is never late.
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Correct answer: A
"Every morning" and "is never late" show the present tense, and "bus" is singular, so the verb is "comes."
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