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.
3rd Grade - 24 Questions
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...