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Key Facts: ICFES Saber 3° Exam

Grade 3

Third-grade component of Pruebas Saber 3°, 5°, 7° y 9°

ICFES

2 tests

Lectura and Matemáticas only at grade 3

ICFES program page

~60% literal

Share of grade-3 Lectura items on literal information recovery

ICFES lenguaje marco Saber 3°, 5° y 9°

No candidate fee

Not listed on ICFES 2026 individual tarifas tables

ICFES tarifas

Niveles de desempeño

Results reported as performance levels, not pass/fail

ICFES

Prisma

Schools register students through ICFES Prisma

ICFES

No 2026 count

Candidate-facing 2026 item count not on the program landing page

ICFES program page

Colombia's grade-3 national Saber assessment: Spanish reading and mathematics, administered through schools, reported by performance level rather than pass/fail.

Sample ICFES Saber 3° Practice Questions

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1Read this short text: «Camila lleva una arepa a su colegio. Su amiga Valentina comparte jugo de naranja.» Who brings the arepa?
A.Camila
B.Valentina
C.La profesora
D.El portero
Explanation: The first sentence states that Camila brings an arepa to school. ICFES Saber 3° Lectura weights literal recovery (who/what) at about 60% for grade 3, so locating the named actor is the target skill.
2Read: «El gato de don Pedro duerme bajo la mesa de la tienda.» Where does the cat sleep?
A.En el techo de la casa
B.Bajo la mesa de la tienda
C.En el parque del pueblo
D.Junto al río
Explanation: The sentence locates the cat under the shop table (bajo la mesa de la tienda). Grade-3 Competencias Comunicativas items often ask students to recover place from a short descriptive line.
3Read: «Santiago pinta un sol amarillo en su cuaderno.» What does Santiago paint?
A.Una casa azul
B.Un río verde
C.Un sol amarillo
D.Un árbol marrón
Explanation: The text names the object and color directly: un sol amarillo. Literal recovery of facts in a simple sentence is the core grade-3 Lectura process in the ICFES lenguaje marco.
4A school sign says: «AVISO: El patio está mojado. No corran.» What does the sign tell students to do?
A.Correr más rápido
B.Traer pelotas al patio
C.Cantar en el patio
D.No correr
Explanation: The imperative No corran means do not run. Discontinuous texts such as avisos are typical Saber 3° Lectura material for locating an explicit instruction.
5Read: «La función de títeres es el viernes a las dos de la tarde.» When is the puppet show?
A.El viernes a las dos de la tarde
B.El lunes en la mañana
C.El sábado en la noche
D.El domingo al mediodía
Explanation: Time is stated in full: Friday at two in the afternoon. Recovering cuándo (when) is part of literal location of content in the ICFES reading specifications for grade 3.
6Read this recado: «Mamá: Compra pan en la tienda de doña Rosa. —Papá» Who is asked to buy the bread?
A.Papá
B.Doña Rosa
C.Mamá
D.El panadero sin nombre
Explanation: The note is addressed to Mamá; Papá is the writer. Grade-3 items often use short recados so students can recover who must act.
7Read: «Lucas está contento porque ganó el partido.» In this sentence, contento most nearly means he is:
A.sleepy
B.happy
C.angry
D.hungry
Explanation: Winning the match supplies the reason, so contento is happy/pleased. Recognizing everyday vocabulary in context is evidencia 1.1 of literal recovery on Saber 3° Lectura.
8Read: «En la lonchera hay una banana, queso y agua.» What is inside the lunchbox?
A.Solo arroz
B.Leche y galletas
C.Sopa y pan
D.Una banana, queso y agua
Explanation: The list is explicit: banana, cheese, and water. Listing objects in a short informational sentence is typical literal recovery for grade 3.
9Read: «Mañana el grado tercero visita el museo de la ciudad.» Where will third grade go?
A.A la playa
B.Al museo de la ciudad
C.A una finca
D.Al aeropuerto
Explanation: The destination is the city museum. Locating lugar in a one-sentence school notice matches the ICFES specification for literal content elements.
10Read: «—¿Trajiste el lápiz? —preguntó Andrés.» Who asked the question?
A.La profesora
B.Camila
C.Andrés
D.Don Pedro
Explanation: The dialogue tag preguntó Andrés identifies Andrés as the speaker. Dialogal sequences are one of the textual sequences listed for Saber 3°, 5° y 9° Lectura.

About the ICFES Saber 3° Exam

The ICFES Prueba Saber 3° is part of Colombia's Pruebas Saber 3°, 5°, 7° y 9°, a national strategy to measure learning in basic education. ICFES and the Ministry of National Education apply it through schools to students in third grade. Officially, grade 3 sits two tests: Competencias Comunicativas en Lenguaje: Lectura and Matemáticas, plus auxiliary questionnaires. It is a Spanish-language system-quality assessment, not a university-entrance exam. This free bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation: reading items keep Spanish passages because Spanish comprehension is the skill being tested, while explanations are in English. It is not an official ICFES translation or a simulation of the school testing conditions.

Assessment

Grade 3 students present Competencias Comunicativas en Lenguaje: Lectura and Matemáticas. Unlike grades 5, 7 and 9, they do not sit Ciencias Naturales, Competencias Ciudadanas, or Escritura (ICFES/MEN).

Time Limit

School-based sessions during the ICFES application window; a single published clock time is not on the program page

Passing Score

No pass/fail cut score; ICFES reports niveles de desempeño for system-quality measurement.

Exam Fee

No individual candidate fee published; schools register students through Prisma (ICFES). (ICFES (Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación))

ICFES Saber 3° Exam Content Outline

50%

Competencias Comunicativas en Lenguaje: Lectura

Literal retrieval (~60% at grade 3), relating parts of a text, and evaluating content in age-appropriate Spanish texts (ICFES lenguaje marco).

50%

Matemáticas

Numbers and operations, geometry and measurement, and data in grade-3 contexts, including genuine calculations with Colombian peso amounts where money appears.

How to Pass the ICFES Saber 3° Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: No pass/fail cut score; ICFES reports niveles de desempeño for system-quality measurement.
  • Assessment: Grade 3 students present Competencias Comunicativas en Lenguaje: Lectura and Matemáticas. Unlike grades 5, 7 and 9, they do not sit Ciencias Naturales, Competencias Ciudadanas, or Escritura (ICFES/MEN).
  • Time limit: School-based sessions during the ICFES application window; a single published clock time is not on the program page
  • Exam fee: No individual candidate fee published; schools register students through Prisma (ICFES).

Keys to Passing

  • Work through all 100 available questions
  • Review every answer and explanation
  • Track weak areas and revisit them
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

ICFES Saber 3° Study Tips from Top Performers

1Practise locating who, where, and what happens in short Spanish stories and informational notes — literal retrieval is about 60% of grade-3 Lectura.
2Work grade-3 calculations without a calculator: addition and subtraction of numbers into the thousands, equal groups, and simple measurement.
3When a problem uses money, keep amounts in Colombian pesos (COP) and read tables of prices the way Saber items present school-shop contexts.
4This bank cannot replace classroom reading in Spanish; use it alongside grade-3 DBA reading, not instead of it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICFES Saber 3° test?

It is the third-grade component of Colombia's Pruebas Saber 3°, 5°, 7° y 9°, administered by ICFES through schools to measure Lectura and Matemáticas for education-quality reporting.

Which subjects does Saber 3° include?

ICFES states that students in grades 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit Lectura and Matemáticas. Only grades 5, 7 and 9 also sit Ciencias Naturales y Educación Ambiental, Competencias Ciudadanas, and Escritura.

Is there a passing score?

No. ICFES reports performance levels for students and schools. Saber 3° is not a high-school diploma or university-admission exam.

How much does Saber 3° cost?

ICFES tarifas tables list Pre Saber, Saber 11, Validación, Saber Pro and Saber TyT, not a candidate fee for Saber 3°. Schools register students through Prisma.

Is this practice bank in the same language and format as the real exam?

No. The official test is in Spanish and is administered in schools. This bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation; Spanish reading passages are kept because Spanish comprehension is the skill being tested.