Are You Smarter than a 3rd Grader?

3rd Grade ELA 1

100

What were the three ingredients needed for ants on a log?

celery, peanut butter, and raisins 

200

What does the suffix -er/-ier mean?

more

300

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

Jane and Kelvin needed to buy ingredients ______________ they made ants-on-a-log. 

1. because 
2. but 
3. before 
4. although 

before

400

Replace the proper noun in the following sentence with a pronoun.

Shirley went to the movies over the weekend.

She

500

How far was Jane and Kelvin's house from the supermarket?

about five blocks

3rd Grade ELA 2

100

What was the problem Kelvin and Jane faced at the beginning of the story?

1. They did not know how to get to the supermarket. 
2. They were left home alone. 
3. They did not know how to make ants-on-a-log. 
4. They were hungry and did not have ingredients to make ants-on-a-log.

They were hungry and did not have ingredients to make ants-on-a-log.

200

What does the prefix anti- mean?

against

300

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

The kittens hid from the puppies under the porch and behind the bushes.

under & behind

400

An interrogative sentence ends with a/an?

question mark

500

How did Jane and Kelvin get to the supermarket?

1. They called a taxi

2. They walked 

3. Jane drove because she was 16

4. They ride their bikes

They walked

3rd Grade ELA 3

100

How much older was Jane than Kelvin?

10 year older

200

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

The book is on the table.

on

300

Correct the errors in the sentence below.

I can almost taste them now, Jane said.

Quotation marks around "I can almost taste them now," 

400

What did Kelvin and Jane think was the best food in the world?

Ants on a log

500

What is the evidence that the supermarket man has probably eaten ants-on-a-log before?

1. He agrees to help Jane and Kelvin find the ingredients. 
2. He knows what they will taste like with a little salt. 
3. He knows which aisle the peanut butter was kept. 
4. He works in a supermarket

He knows what they will taste like with a little salt.

3rd Grade ELA 4

100

What is the meaning of the word alone?

To be by yourself

200

What does the prefix pre- mean?

before

300

What is the proper noun in the following sentence?

Shirley went to the movies over the weekend.

Shirley

400

What is a synonym for the word elderly?

Old

500

What is the subject of the sentence below?

Mr. Brooks and Mrs. Drury told a funny joke on the Morning Roundup this morning. 

Mr. Brooks and Mrs. Drury

3rd Grade ELA 5

100

What is an antonym for the word elderly?

Young

200

What does the suffix -ful mean?

full of

300

In the story, Ants on a Log, where did the supermarket man go to find the celery?

vegetable section

400

A declarative sentence ends in a/an?

period 

500

What is the meaning of the word fortnight in the sentence below?

He was going on vacation in a fortnight, and he will be traveling to the Bahamas. 

14 days or two weeks