Trenton Public Schools

Technological Literacy Assessment

Grade 3

 

Directions:  Read each question carefully.  Then circle the letter or write the best possible answer for each question.

 

1.   To “boot up” a computer means

 

A.      To turn the computer off

B.      To restart the computer

C.      To turn the computer on

D.     To wear the computer

 

 

2.   A computer’s hardware includes its

 

A.    Spelling and writing programs

B.    Monitor and keyboard

C.    Games and learning programs

D.   Compact disks (CDs)

 

3.   Which key should you PRESS AND HOLD down to type a capital letter?

 

A.    Shift

B.    Ctrl

C.    Alt

D.   Backspace

 

4.   Which keys should you press to restart the computer when it “freezes”?

 

A.    Ctrl + Alt + End

B.    Shift + Alt + Delete

C.    Tab + Enter + End

D.   Ctrl + Alt + Delete

 


 

5.   Students who know how to use computers most likely

 

A.    Do better in school than those who don’t

B.    Do about the same in school as those who don’t

C.    Do worse in school than those who don’t

D.   Do more homework than those who don’t

 

 

 

6.   If you wanted to email a short story to your teacher and classmates, what should you do BEFORE sending it?

 

A.    Send it without reading it to make sure it makes sense

B.    Proofread it to make sure your words are polite and kind

C.    Print a copy to pass out in class the next day

D.   Add jokes and pictures that might upset others

 

 

7.       Why should you be careful about sharing personal information over the Internet?

 

A.    Because anyone can “see” it

B.    Because it might “freeze” the screen

C.    Because the Internet deletes it

D.   Because it could harm other computers

 

8.       If a student went into websites or student files that were “off limits,” he or she would most likely

 

A.    Receive an award for being brave

B.    Find useful information for a report

C.    Lose the right to use the computer

D.   Be trusted by the teacher and other classmates

 

 

9.       The BEST way for a student in New Jersey to read about news in other states is to go to

 

A.    Search the Web for local news

B.    Search the Web for news across the nation

C.    Read magazines at the library

D.   Read newspapers from cities across the country 

 

 

 

10.   Computers help people stay in touch by making it easy to

 

A.    Mail letters

B.    Talk louder

C.    Send email

D.   Sit quietly

 

 

11.   Which would BEST help you find facts for a report?

 

A.    A cassette tape of music

B.    A music video

C.    An encyclopedia

D.   An online dictionary

 

 

12.   Which Internet tool is BEST to use to find cities around the world?

 

A.    Atlas

B.    Dictionary

C.    Encyclopedia

D.   Thesaurus

 

 


 

 

13.   Which icon tells the computer to check the spelling of words in a document?

 

A.

 

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D. 

 

 

14.   Which icon tells the computer to save the document you have open?

 

A.

 

B.  

 

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D. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

15.   On which File Menu word would you most likely click to place a picture into a document?

 

A.    File

B.    View

C.    Insert

D.   Table

 

 

16.   Choose the best reason for using a program like Microsoft Word.

 

A.    To write a letter or report

B.    To add and subtract numbers

C.    To make a graph

D.   To draw a picture

 

 

 

17. Which of these Web Sites would you use to answer the question, “Where is New Jersey?”

 

A.    www.funschool.com

B.    www.games.com

C.    www.cartoonnetwork.com

D.   www.AskJeeves.com

 

18.  What are two things about computers that make them helpful?  Write your answer in complete sentences on the lines below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. What are two things that can make the Internet harmful?  Write your answer in complete sentences on the lines below.