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3rd Grade Listening Practice — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Prep

This 3rd Grade listening practice set develops the auditory comprehension skills assessed on the Iowa Assessments (ITBS). Students will practice following spoken directions, understanding oral presentations, identifying key information in spoken passages, and answering questions based on what they hear. The listening section of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills is particularly important for younger students, as it measures comprehension abilities independent of reading skill. These practice questions help students strengthen their ability to process and retain spoken information, building a crucial academic skill used across all subject areas. Use the Read Aloud feature to hear each question spoken clearly.

Total Questions: 25 Grade: 3rd Grade Iowa Level: Level 8 Ages: 8-9
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Passage 1: The Science Project

Maria was excited about her science project. She wanted to learn if plants grow better with music. She set up three plants near her window. One plant heard classical music every day. One plant heard pop music. The third plant had no music at all. After three weeks, Maria measured all the plants. The...

  1. What was Maria
  2. How fish swim
  3. How plants grow with music
  4. How birds fly
  5. How dogs learn tricks
  6. How many plants did Maria use?
  7. Two
  8. Three
  9. Four
  10. Five
  11. Which plant grew the tallest?
  12. The one with pop music
  13. The one with classical music
  14. The one with no music
  15. They all grew the same
  16. How long did the experiment last?
  17. One week
  18. Two weeks
  19. Three weeks
  20. Four weeks

Passage 2: The Lost Library Book

Jake couldn't find his library book anywhere. He looked under his bed and in his backpack. He checked the living room and the kitchen. His mom asked when he last had it. Jake remembered reading it at the park yesterday. They drove to the park right away. Jake ran to the bench where he had been sitti...

  1. What was Jake looking for?
  2. His homework
  3. His library book
  4. His lunch box
  5. His jacket
  6. Where did Jake last have the book?
  7. At school
  8. At the park
  9. At home
  10. At the library
  11. What was wrong with the book when Jake found it?
  12. It was torn
  13. It was a little wet
  14. It was missing pages
  15. Nothing was wrong
  16. What did Jake promise to do?
  17. Return books early
  18. Be more careful with library books
  19. Stop going to the park
  20. Never read again

Passage 3: The New Student

A new student named Kenji joined our class last Monday. He moved here from Japan with his family. At first, Kenji was very quiet and shy. Some kids tried to talk to him, but he seemed nervous. During lunch, I asked if he wanted to sit with me. He smiled and said yes. We talked about our favorite vid...

  1. Where did Kenji move from?
  2. China
  3. Japan
  4. Korea
  5. Mexico
  6. How did Kenji act at first?
  7. Very loud
  8. Quiet and shy
  9. Angry
  10. Silly
  11. What do the narrator and Kenji both like?
  12. Sports
  13. Video games
  14. Reading
  15. Drawing
  16. What is Kenji teaching the narrator?
  17. Math
  18. Japanese words
  19. Video games
  20. Science

Passage 4: The Storm

Last night there was a big thunderstorm. The wind blew so hard that our trash cans fell over. Lightning lit up the whole sky. The thunder was so loud it woke me up at midnight. My little sister was scared, so she came to my room. I told her that thunder is just the sound that lightning makes. We cou...

  1. What fell over because of the wind?
  2. Trees
  3. Trash cans
  4. The fence
  5. The car
  6. Why was the narrator
  7. She saw a spider
  8. The thunder was loud
  9. She had a bad dream
  10. The power went out
  11. If you count to five between lightning and thunder, how far away is the storm?
  12. Five miles
  13. One mile
  14. Ten miles
  15. Half a mile
  16. How did the air smell after the storm?
  17. Bad
  18. Fresh and clean
  19. Like smoke
  20. Like flowers

Passage 5: Baking Cookies

Grandma and I baked chocolate chip cookies yesterday. First, we gathered all the ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and chocolate chips. Grandma let me crack the eggs, which was tricky. One eggshell fell into the bowl, but we fished it out. I got to use the electric mixer to blend everything t...

  1. What kind of cookies did they make?
  2. Oatmeal
  3. Chocolate chip
  4. Peanut butter
  5. Sugar cookies
  6. What fell into the bowl?
  7. Flour
  8. Eggshell
  9. A spoon
  10. Chocolate chips
  11. What did the narrator sneak into their mouth?
  12. Cookie dough
  13. Chocolate chips
  14. Sugar
  15. Butter
  16. How many cookies did they make?
  17. 12
  18. 24
  19. 36
  20. 48

Passage 6: The Field Trip

Our class went on a field trip to the natural history museum. We rode a big yellow school bus for about 45 minutes. When we arrived, a guide named Dr. Patterson showed us around. We saw dinosaur bones, including a huge T-Rex skeleton! The guide told us that T-Rex lived about 68 million years ago. We...

  1. Where did the class go on the field trip?
  2. The zoo
  3. The natural history museum
  4. The aquarium
  5. The science center
  6. How long was the bus ride?
  7. 30 minutes
  8. 45 minutes
  9. 1 hour
  10. 20 minutes
  11. What kind of dinosaur skeleton did they see?
  12. Triceratops
  13. T-Rex
  14. Brontosaurus
  15. Velociraptor
  16. What color was the amethyst crystal?
  17. Blue
  18. Purple
  19. Green
  20. Red
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