3rd–4th Grade Bridge Assessment

Reading & Language Arts 18 pts

Skills: main idea and details, vocabulary in context, grammar, citing evidence, writing a short response.

Passage: On Saturday morning, Nia visited the community garden. Rows of tomato plants stretched beside tall sunflowers, and bees buzzed quietly from flower to flower. Nia noticed a sign that read, “Harvest Only Ripe Produce.” She gently tugged a bright red tomato that came off the vine with a soft pop. Later, she joined Mr. Ortiz and a few neighbors to sort vegetables for the local food pantry. By noon, the baskets were full, and everyone smiled at the colorful pile of food they had gathered together.

1) Main Idea (2 pts)

A) Nia learns how to read garden signs. B) A morning of helping at a community garden and preparing food for others. C) How bees make honey in the summer. D) A story about planting seeds in the spring.

2) Detail That Supports the Main Idea (2 pts)

A) “Rows of tomato plants stretched beside tall sunflowers.” B) “She gently tugged a bright red tomato…” C) “She joined neighbors to sort vegetables for the local food pantry.” D) “Bees buzzed quietly from flower to flower.”

3) Vocabulary in Context (2 pts)

What does “ripe” most nearly mean in the sign “Harvest Only Ripe Produce”?

A) Not ready to pick B) Ready to eat or fully grown C) Very expensive D) Covered in soil

4) Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement (2 pts)

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

A) The neighbors was sorting vegetables for the pantry. B) The neighbors were sorting vegetables for the pantry. C) The neighbor were sorting vegetables for the pantry. D) The neighbors is sorting vegetables for the pantry.

5) Short Answer: Cite Evidence (4 pts)

Explain how the passage shows that the community is working together. Include at least one detail from the text.

6) Writing Mechanics (4 pts)

Rewrite this sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation: “on saturday nia picked vegetables for the pantry”

Math 22 pts

Skills: rounding, multi-step operations, multiplication/division facts, fractions, word problems.

7) Rounding (2 pts)

Round 1,286 to the nearest hundred.

A) 1,200 B) 1,300 C) 1,280 D) 1,286

8) Multi-step Subtraction (3 pts)

Find 905 − 478.

A) 417 B) 427 C) 437 D) 517

9) Multiplication Facts (2 pts)

What is 7 × 8?

A) 54 B) 56 C) 58 D) 64

10) Division Facts (2 pts)

What is 56 ÷ 7?

A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9

11) Fractions: Equivalent to 1 (2 pts)

A) 3/3 B) 2/3 C) 3/2 D) 1/3

12) Word Problem (4 pts)

Nia picks 36 tomatoes and shares them equally into 4 baskets. How many tomatoes go in each basket?

13) Multi-step Problem (3 pts)

There are 24 cucumbers. 7 are given to neighbors and then the rest are split equally into 5 bags. How many cucumbers are in each bag? (Use whole numbers only.)

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 17

Science 14 pts

Skills: life science processes, matter, scientific practices, interpreting simple data.

14) Life Science (2 pts)

What is the process plants use to make their own food?

A) Respiration B) Photosynthesis C) Decomposition D) Erosion

15) Physical Science (2 pts)

Which is a gas at room temperature?

A) Water vapor B) Ice cube C) Liquid water D) Rock

16) Scientific Practices (4 pts)

Nia wonders which plants grow fastest in spring: lettuce or beans. Write a simple plan for a fair test (at least 2 steps and 2 controls).

17) States of Matter (2 pts)

Name the three main states of matter.

18) Interpreting Simple Data (4 pts)

Nia measured plant heights after 2 weeks: Lettuce = 6 cm, Beans = 9 cm. Which grew taller, and by how many centimeters? Explain briefly.

Social Studies 16 pts

Skills: civics responsibilities, economics, geography/map skills, community roles.

19) Civics (2 pts)

Which is a responsibility you have as a student?

A) Voting in national elections B) Completing assignments on time C) Setting taxes D) Issuing driver’s licenses

20) Economics (2 pts)

When Nia delivers vegetables to the food pantry, the vegetables are considered a:

A) Service B) Budget C) Good D) Producer

21) Geography (4 pts)

Name two reasons why maps are useful for communities.

22) Community Roles (4 pts)

Explain how volunteers and local organizations (like a food pantry) can work together to help people. Give at least one example.

Teacher Key and Rubrics

Reading: Q1 B (2); Q2 C (2); Q3 B (2); Q4 B (2); Q5 short answer (4) — teamwork + pantry detail; Q6 mechanics (4) — “On Saturday, Nia picked vegetables for the pantry.”
Math: Q7 B=1,300 (2); Q8 B=427 (3); Q9 B=56 (2); Q10 C=8 (2); Q11 A=3/3 (2); Q12 short answer (4) — 9 with reasoning; Q13 A=3 (3).
Science: Q14 B (2); Q15 A (2); Q16 short answer (4); Q17: Solid, Liquid, Gas (2); Q18 short answer (4) — Beans by 3 cm.
Social Studies: Q19 B (2); Q20 C (2); Q21 short answer (4); Q22 short answer (4).