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1. Which word begins with the same sound as kick? (1.1 Phonetic Analysis)
a.
kite
b.
know
c.
knock
d.
cent
2. Which word begins with the same sound as blue? (1.1 Phonetic Analysis)
a.
base
b.
brave
c.
bush
d.
black
3. Which word has the same vowel sound as the letter "a" in race? (1.1
Phonetic Analysis)
a.
far
b.
bat
c.
paper
d.
ranch
4. Which word has the same vowel sound as the letter "o" in also? (1.1
Phonetic Analysis)
a.
done
b.
told
c.
cost
d.
shop
5. Which two words rhyme? (1.1 Phonetic Analysis)
a.
through, blew
b.
boil, call
c.
shall, mall
d.
close, closet
6. Which two words rhyme? (1.1 Phonetic Analysis)
a.
bit, sit
b.
hair, smear
c.
snack, grab
d.
breeze, sneeze
7. Which word is in the same word family as late? (1.1 Phonetic Analysis)
a.
rasp
b.
gate
c.
dart
d.
path
8. Which word begins with a hard-c sound? (1.1 Phonetic Analysis)
a.
curl
b.
circle
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c.
d.
center
certain
9. Which word has an r-controlled vowel? (1.1 Phonetic Analysis)
a.
burn
b.
green
c.
brave
d.
bright
10. Which word has the same vowel sound as the "ea" in bead? (1.1 Phonetic
Analysis)
a.
red
b.
see
c.
shed
d.
brave
11. Which word has the same vowel sound as the "igh" in light? (1.1 Phonetic
Analysis)
a.
in
b.
list
c.
iron
d.
simple
12. Which word has the same vowel sound as the "ough" in thought? (1.1
Phonetic Analysis)
a.
paw
b.
now
c.
coat
d.
boat
13. What is the suffix of the underlined word? (1.2 structural analysis)
comfortable?
a.
for
b.
fort
c.
able
d.
table
14. What does the word prepay mean? (2.2 affixes)
a.
not pay
b.
pay before
c.
pay again
d.
pay after
15. Find the word that has only the root word underlined. (1.2 structural
analysis)
a.
homeless
b.
helpful
c.
nonsense
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d.
unwrap
16. Choose the word that means the same as the underlined word. (2.3
synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms)
intelligent
a.
smart
b.
lonely
c.
happy
d.
silent
17. Which of the following is a compound word? (1.2 structural analysis)
a.
sidewalk
b.
peaceful
c.
printing
d.
sprinkle
18. Choose the word that means the opposite of the underlined word. (2.3
synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms)
smooth
a.
large
b.
small
c.
rough
d.
slippery
19. Choose the word that means the opposite of the underlined word. (2.3
synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms)
distant
a.
far
b.
near
c.
under
d.
bedside
20. Choose the suffix of the underlined word. (1.2 structural analysis)
excitement
a.
ex
b.
cite
c.
teme
d.
ment
21. Which word has the same vowel sound as the "augh" in caught? (1.1
Phonetic Analysis)
a.
meat
b.
coast
c.
bowl
d.
bought
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22. Which word has the same vowel sound as the "oi" in spoil? (1.1 Phonetic
Analysis)
a.
boy
b.
goat
c.
laugh
d.
fought
Read the passage below. Then answer the questions that follow.
The First Brother of Flight
by Ted Remington
1 About 100 years before the Wright brothers were born, Jacques (Zhock) and
Joseph Montgolfier (Mahn GAHL fee ay) lived in a little town not far from
Paris, France. One day, Joseph threw a paper bag into a fire. Before it could
burn, the bag floated up the chimney. This gave the men an idea.
2 The hot air captured inside the bag must be lighter than the cooler air
around it, they thought. That would make the bag rise. To test their idea,
the brothers made a balloon and filled it with hot air. It ascended just as
the paper bag had. Their idea had been right!
3 The brothers made larger and larger balloons. They wanted to make a
balloon spacious enough to carry a person into the sky. If their plan worked,
Jacques and Joseph's balloon would be the world's first flying machine.
4 The brothers finally made a balloon big enough to carry two people. But
what if their balloon crashed? The passengers could be hurt - or worse. They
decided to send up animals instead of people. The very first hot air balloon
passengers were a goat, a duck and a rooster. After a smooth flight, the
animals landed in a treetop two miles away. The brothers decided it was time
to send a person aloft.
5 On November 21, 1783, a great crowd watched the men fill their giant
balloon. All at once there was a loud boom from a great fun! As the army
cannon fired, the brothers untied the ropes that held the balloon to the
ground. Two young Frenchmen were on board, but they weren't the Montgolfier
brothers.
6 Finally, the blue and gold balloon rose high into the sky. Gliding
silently and calmly over the rooftops of Paris, the large balloon flew far
above the cheering people. After floating five miles, the brave passengers
landed gently on the ground. The trip had lasted 20 minutes.
7 Thanks to Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier, a whole new way of traveling
became possible. The world would never be the same again.
23. In paragraph 1, the words floated up mean (1.3 unknown words)
a.
lit up
b.
rose slowly
c.
shot to the top
d.
stayed above water
24. In paragraph 2, the word ascended means (2.1 context clues)
a.
rose
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b.
c.
d.
rode
burned
rumbled
25. In paragraph 3, the word spacious means (2.1 context clues)
a.
without space
b.
able to be space
c.
in the manner of space
d.
having the quality of space
26. In paragraph 4, the word aloft means (2.1 context clues)
a.
a letter
b.
to Paris
c.
up into the sky
d.
for more animals
27. In paragraph 5, the word weren't means (1.3 unknown words)
a.
will not
b.
was not
c.
were not
d.
why not
28. In paragraph 6, the word Gliding means (2.1 context clues)
a.
flying smoothly
b.
zooming upward
c.
bouncing up and down
d.
jerking to a complete stop
29. In paragraph 6, the "ly" in silently makes the word mean (2.2 affixes)
a.
most silent
b.
in a silent manner
c.
without being silent
d.
one who becomes silent
Read "Lightning." Then answer the questions that follow the selection.
Lightning
by L. R. Mann
1 Lighning is a giant spark of electricity (energy that produces heat and
light), During storms, electricity builds up in the rain clouds. Once in a
while, it jumps from one place to another, just as it jumps from your finger
to a doorknob when you get a shock.
2 Lightning can go from a cloud to the ground, from one cloud to another
cloud, or sometimes from the ground to a cloud. A bolt of lightning can be
many miles long, although most of it is only about an inch wide.
3 When lightning appears, it quickly heats up the air around it. The air
gets so hot, so fast, that it makes a great explosion. Thunder is the sound
of this hot-air explosion around the lightning. Thunder and lightning always
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happen at the same time, but it doesn't seem that way. That's because light
moves faster than sound does.
4 Thunder can tell you how far away a bolt of lightning is. When you see a
flash of lightning, start counting the seconds like this: one-one-thousand,
two-one-thousand, and so on. For every five seconds you count, the lightning
is one mile away. If you see a flash and count 10 seconds before you hear
thunder, the lightning is two miles away. If you count 15 seconds, it is
three miles away.
5 No matter how far away lightning is, you see it right away. Sound travels
more slowly than light, so thunder takes a while to get to you. The closer
the lightning is, the sooner the sound of thunder reaches you.
30. Which meaning best fits the way the word ground is used in paragraph 2?
(2.4 Using Resource Materials)
ground (ground), n. 1. earth, land 2. reason behind a belief 3. area
used for a certain purpose 4. area around a house or building
a.
b.
c.
d.
1
2
3
4
31. Which meaning best fits the way the word air is used in paragraph 3? (2.4
Using Resource Materials)
air (err) n. 1. gasses surrounding the earth 2. a light breeze 3. a way
of travel 4. a tune or a song
a.
b.
c.
d.
1
2
3
4
32. To which page would you turn to find out about thunder? (6.1d
Using text features)
speed of light return strokes travel at the speed of
light (pages 16, 18)
thunder sound made when return stroke heats air
to an explosion (page 19)
Franklin, Benjamin proved that lightning is
electricity (page 34)
strikes lightning strikes earth 100 times each
second (pages 2, 42)
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a.
b.
c.
d.
16
18
19
34
33. To which page would you turn to find out about positive charges?
(6.1d
Using text features)
atmosphere the gasses that surround the earth
(pages 17, 18, 19)
charges lighting is caused by positive (+) and
negative (-) electrical charges in the atmosphere
(page 7)
Greeks thought lightning was a weapon of the gods
(page 3)
return stroke the path of the lightning's flash from
earth to cloud (page 16)
a. 3
b. 7
c. 16
d. 18
Read "The Biggest Animal That Ever Lived." Then answer the questions
that follow the selection.
The Biggest Animal That Ever Lived
by A. J. Gardner
\\\\
extinct - no longer living on the earth
tyrannosaur - a huge meat-eating
dinosaur
mammals - warm-blooded animals
with a backbone
recently - lately
1
What are the biggest animals that ever lived? Are they elephants?
Elephants are pretty big compared to people, but they're not the
biggest animals ever. Could they be giant dinosaurs like the
tyrannosaur (tuh-RAN-uh-SAWR)? When those animals lived, millions of
years ago, they were bigger than elephants are today. But dinosaurs
weren't the biggest animals, either.
2
Here are some hints: the biggest animals do not live on land as
elephants do. They are not extinct as dinosaurs are. These animals
live in the sea, and some of them are living today. have you guessed
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the answer yet? Blue whales are the biggest animals that have ever
lived on Earth.
3
Larger Than Large
All whales are big compared to people, but blue whales are huge.
A full-grown blue whake can be as long as three school buses parked
end to end. And it can wigh as much as 30 elephants put together! A
blue whale can hold enough air in its lungs to stay underwater for
almost an hour without taking a breath.
4
Gentle Giants
You might think that such a huge animal would be scary and
dangerous, like the tyrannosaur. But blue whales are really very
gentle. Have you ever heard someone say they are afraid of being
swallowed by a whale? They shouldn't be. Although a blue whale's body
is huge, it can't swallow anything as big as a person. In fact, blue
whales eat very tiny shrimp-like animals called krill. Krill are from
one-half to six inches long.
5
How can such huge animals stay alive if they eat only tiny sea
animals? The answer is, they eat a lot! An adult blue whale eats two
tons of krill every day. That's about the same weight as a large
pickup truck.
6
Just Like You!
You might not think whales are much like people. After all, blue
whales are huge, and you are not. Blue whales live in the sea, and you
live on land. But like people, whales are mammals. Whales have hair on
their bodies, though not a lot of hair as we do. Their babies are born
alive as you were born, not hatched from eggs. Mother whales feed
their babies milk from their bodies, just as human mothers can give
milk to their babies. And all whales breathe air, just as you breathe
air.
7
A Whale of a Problem
Because blue whales are so big, they have no real enemies except
people. Until the 1960's, whales were hunted and killed for the oil
their bodies contain. Until even more recently, whales were hunted for
food. Despite efforts to save them, blue whales are still in danger.
They sometimes get caught in fishing nets, many get sick from poisoned
water, and they are still hunted, even though such hunting is against
the law. So many blue whales have been killed that scientists are
worried. They are afraid all blue whales will soon be gone from our
planet. If that happens, no one will ever get another chance to see
the biggest animal that ever lived. That would be very sad for all of
us.
34 How do you think the author feels about people hunting blue whales?
(4.2a Inference)
a. Sad
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b. Pleased
c. Unsure
d. Curious
35. Under which heading can you find the weight of a blue whale? (6.1e
Chapter headings)
a. "Larger Than Large"
b. "Gentle Giants"
c. "Just Like You!"
d. "A Whale of a Problem"
36. A blue whale weighs about as much as (4.1d Literal interpretation)
a. A school bus
b. A small car
c. 30 elephants
d. A small pickup truck
37. If you wanted to add the fact that a blue whale's heart is about
as big as a small car, under which heading would you put this
information? (6.1e Chapter headings)
a. "Larger Than Large"
b. "Gentle Giants"
c. "Just Like You!"
d. "A Whale of a Problem"
Read "Silent Music." Then answer the questions that follow.
Silent Music
By Ted Remington
1
Ludwig van Beethoven was one of history's greatest musicians. He
played his first public concert when he was seven years old. He wrote
many famous pieces of music. His works are still being played today.
What makes Beethoven most unusual is that he wrote much of his
greatest music after he lost his hearing.
2
Before he was 30 years old, Beethoven began to fear that he was
going deaf. He was right. Soon, he couldn't hear a thing. It's hard to
imagine a greater loss to a musician than the loss of one's hearing.
Beethoven was deeply saddened and hurt. He had been one of the best
piano players in all of Europe, but his skills had faded with his
hearing. Beethoven wondered how he could play and write music if he
could not hear.
3
Even though he was deaf, Beethoven did not feel as though his
life's work was finished. Then, he realized something, he could still
"see" the sound of music in his mind. Because he could "see" the music
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in his mind, he could write down the notes and play them as he had
done before. They joy of creating made him feel useful again.
4
One of Beethoven's most famous works is his Ninth Symphony.
Hundreds of people came to hear it played for the first time. When it
was over, they clapped and cheered. Beethoven didn't know the crowd
was cheering until he turned around and saw them. He had created a
great work, but he never heard it.
38. What is this selection mostly about? (4.3a Main Idea)
a. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
b. The life of Ludwig van Beethoven
c. How to write music when you can't hear
d. Learning to play Beethoven's music
39. What is the main idea in paragraph 2? (4.3a Main Idea)
a. Beethoven is deeply saddened and hurt
b. Beethoven had been one of the best piano players in Europe
c. Beethoven becomes deaf and wonders if he can still play and write
music
d. Beethoven is happy that people enjoyed his Ninth Symphony
40. What details from the selection supports the idea that, at first,
deafness made Beethoven feel useless? (4.3a Main Idea)
a. The joy of creating made him feel useful again
b. A large crowd came to hear his Ninth Symphony
c. He played his first concert when he was seven years old
d. His words are still being played today
41. What makes Beethoven begin to feel that he can still write music,
even though he can't hear? (4.1d literal interpretation)
a. He becomes one of the best piano players in all of Europe
b. He hears the crowd cheering for his Ninth Symphony
c. He realizes that he can "see" the sound of music in his mind
d. He plays his first concert when he is seven years old
A First Time for Everything
By Brian O'Sullivan
1
When I was eight, Mom and I moved from Enid to Bartlesville.
good part was that my grandparents lived in Bartlesville. And the
part? You guessed it. I was about to be "the new kid" in school.
2
I remember the morning Grandpa drove me to my new school for
first time. I was so scared, my stomach was doing flips. Would my
teacher be nice? Would I make friends? Would everyone be ahead of
in math? I could hardly pay attention to Grandpa.
The
bad
the
me
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3
On the way, Grandpa asked, "Did I ever tell you about the first
time I flew a kite, Brian?"
4
I shook my head.
5
"When I was a little kid - a couple years younger than you are
now - my father told me we were going to fly a kite the next day. I
was never more scared in my life!"
6
"Why would you be scared to fly a kite, Grandpa?"
7
"My dad was a pilot, so I figured a kite must be sort of like an
airplane. I thought you had to ride on it to fly it."
8
"That's pretty funny, Grandpa!"
9
"Maybe so," Grandpa said, "but that's what I thought, I told my
dad I didn't know how to fly a kite. I asked if he'd fly it with me."
10
"What did your dad say?" I asked.
11
"He said, 'Son, it's easy to fly a kite. Anyone can do it. Don't
worry, I'll helo you get the kite up in the air. Then you can fly it
all by yourself.' What do you suppose I was thinking about all that
night?" Grandpa asked.
12
"What it would be like to fly a kite?" I asked.
13
"No, I kept hoping it would rain! But when morning came, it was
bright and sunny."
14
"Then what happened?" I asked.
15
"The next day, my dad brought out a big piece of paper that was
stretched tight over some sticks. It had a really long string tied to
it. I was really confused then," Grandpa said. "I asked my dad, 'How
am I supposed to ride on that little thing?'"
16
"What did he say?" I asked.
17
Grandpa laughed at the memory. "My dad was really surprised by
what I had asked. I know he was trying hard not to laugh.
18
"Well, we went to a great big park. Dad showed me how to fly a
kite, all right! Boy, did I feel silly when I found out that you fly a
kite while you stand on the ground! Because I didn't know what a kite
was, I had imagined it to be something scary. Flying a kite turned out
to be safe and a lot of fun."
19
Why is he telling me t his now? I wondered.
20
The car pulled up in front of Hoover Elementary School on Madison
Boulevard, and Grandpa opened the door to let me out.
21
"Say, Brian," he said. "When you walk in the door of your new
classroom, just remember what I told you about the kite, okay?"
22
"Sure, Grandpa," I said. "Thanks for the ride. And thanks for
telling me the story." I slipped my arms through the straps of my
backpack and walked up the sidewalk to my new school.
23
Grandpa waved as he drove away.
24
Now what was that all about? I wondered.
25
But as I walked through the door, I felt ready for anything. Know
what I mean?
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42. How does Brian feel about his new school at the end of the story?
(4.4a characters)
a. Worried
b. Excited
c. Afraid
d. Sad
43. What is the main idea of the story that Grandpa tells Brian? (4.3b
theme)
a. Sometimes flying a kite can be difficult
b. If you hope it will rain, it probably won't
c. Listening to the stories adults tell is important
d. Things you're not used to can seem scary at first
44. Why does Grandpa tell Brian the kite story on the way to school?
(4.4a characters)
a. To teach Brian that flying kites is fun
b. To let Brian know that new experiences can be fun
c. To remind himself of how it feels to be young
d. To scold Brian for being afraid to go to his new school
45. Which of the following events happens first? (4.4c events and
sequencing)
a. Brian rides to school with Grandpa
b. Brian gets out of the car at Hoover Elementary school
c. Brian walks into the school feeling ready for anything
d. Brian moves from Enid to Bartlesville.
46. Which will Brian most likely do on his first day of school? (4.4a
characters)
a. Ask the principal if he can go home early
b. Get angry and not talk to anyone
c. Cry outside the doorway to his new classroom
d. Try to make friends and get to know people
47. What will Brian most likely do after school? (4.5b prediction)
a. Tell Grandpa about his first day at his new school
b. Go to the park with Grandpa to fly a kite
c. Teach his new friends about flying kites
d. Write a story about going to a new school
The Secret of the Old Barn
By Robyn Winchell
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1
Uncle Roberto said it would be the perfect way to spend a rainy
afternoon. Angie and Rosa agreed. Their aunt and uncle's old barn
hadn't been used for years, but the roof was good, and it didn't leak.
Although it might be a little dusty, playing in the hayloft would be
more fun than staying in the farmhouse for yet another rainy day.
2
The girls climbed toward the opening in the hayloft floor above
them. They could hear the patter of rain peppering the roof and the
low rumble of thunder in the distance. Pigeons cooed softly from the
shadowy rafters high above them.
3
"This will be fun," Angie said as her head appeared above the
loft floor. She scrambled to her feet in the dusty hay. Rosa followed
her sister into the loft like a shadow.
4
"We can pretend we're mountain climbers," Rosa said, looking at
the mounds of hay.
5
Just then, both girls froze. Something dark and furry hurried
across the floor in fron of them and disappeared into the hay.
6
"What was that?" Angie asked.
7
"Why, it looked like Beanie, Aunt Carmen's cat," Rosa said. "Aunt
Carmen says she hasn't seen Beanie for more than two weeks."
8
"There she is again," Angie said, pointing to the cat, which was
now lying on top of the straw, flicking its black tail from side to
side.
9
The girls struggled over piles of loose hay, then bent down to
pet the cat. It began to purr loudly. After a few minutes, Beanie
stood, stretched, and disappeared into the hay once again. The girls
began to hear soft noises coming from under the hay.
10 "What's making those sounds?" Angie asked.
11
"I don't know," Rosa replied.
12
The girls waited quietly, listening to the soft sounds coming
from the hay. In a very short time, Beanie came back out. This time
she was carrying a small spotted kitten in her mouth.
13
"Beanie's had kittens!" Angie said. "And look!" She pointed to a
small tunnel in the hay. Four more blue-eyed kittens wobbled toward
the girls.
14
"Oh, they're so cute!" Rosa said. She carefully picked up the
littlest one. It squirmed in her hand and mewed a tiny cry.
15
Beanie gave a warning meow and batted at Rosa's hand with one
paw.
16
"I think you'd better put it down," Angie said. "It doesn't look
like Beanie thinks they're ready for company yet. Let's come back
later and bring her a bowl of milk."
17
"Good idea," Rosa said, placing the baby kitten next to its
mother.
18
"See you later, Beanie's babies," Angie said with a smile.
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48. Why do the girls play in the barn? (4.4a characters)
a. They are looking for Beanie
b. They are looking for something new to do
c. They are tired of playing outside in the rain
d. They are hoping to see Beanie's kittens
49. Why do the girls wait quietly when Beanie disappears into the hay
for the last time? (4.4a characters)
a. They are worried about climbing back down the ladder
b. They want to find out what is causing noises in the hay
c. They don't want to go back outside because it is still raining
d. They think Beanie may need help finding her way out of the hay.
50. Which of the following best describes this selection? (5.1a genre)
a. Fiction
b. Nonfiction
c. Drama
d. Poetry
51. What will most likely happen next? (4.5b prediction)
a. Aunt Carmen will tell the girls to clean the barn
b. The girls will decide to play outside in the rain
c. The girls will tell their aunt and uncle about the kittens
d. Uncle Roberto will say that the hayloft is not a safe place
52. Which word best describes the setting of this story? (5.2a
setting)
a. A tree house
b. A cabin
c. A farm
d. A mountain
Will Rogers: Oklahoma's Favorite Son
By Shanti Roundtree
"I never met a man I didn't like."
-Will Rogers
1
Will Rogers was born on November 4th, 1879, in Oologah, Oklahoma.
Even as a child, he was very proud of his Cherokee Indian roots. He
often said, "My family may not have come over on the Mayflower, but
the met 'em at the boat."
2
At first, Will's many different jobs may look like a list of
fun things to do. He was a cowboy, a circus star, a writer, and a
funny-man. When he was a young man, Will learned and practiced rope
tricks as a real-life cattle rancher. He first became well known
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because of the many tricks he could do with a lasso. He once made the
Guinness Book of World Records for throwing three lassos at once. The
first rope caught the running horse's neck, the second looped around
the rider, and the last dashed up and under the horse to circle all
four legs.
3
Once, when a rope trick didn't work on stage, he began to make
jokes about it. Soon, people wanted to hear his jokes as much as they
wanted to see him do his rope tricks. Will's fans though he told the
truth in a way people could understand. Will Rogers traveled around
the world three times, putting on shows in countries like Canada,
South Africa, Argentina and Australia.
4
Will loved two things more than anything: horses and airplanes.
As a child his favorite horse was named Comanche. In later life,
Soapsuds was his favorite horse. He liked riding horses much more than
he liked traveling in a car. But airplanes were also amazing to Will.
He shared his love of flying with a friend and fellow Guinness World
Record holder, Wiley Post. Sadly, he and his friend died together in
an Alaskan plane crash in 1935.
5
The Will Rogers Memorial sits on a 20-acre hilltop near
Claremore, Oklahoma. Upon entering the museum, visitors see a larger
than life statue of Will Rogers created by artist Jo Davidson. Carved
on the base of the statue are his most famous words: "I never met a
man I didn't like." In the garden there is a statue of Will on his
horse Soapsuds. And in the same garden is the often-visited grave of
Will Rogers, Oklahoma's most famous son.
53. Which of the following best describes this type of writing? (5.1a
genre)
a. Fiction
b. Drama
c. Poetry
d. Nonfiction
54. Why did the author most likely write this selection? (4.1b
author’s purpose)
a. To describe Will Rogers' favorite horses
b. To tell about Will Rogers, a famous person from Oklahoma
c. To explain why Will Rogers was proud to be part Cherokee
d. To ask people to visit the Will Rogers Memorial near Claremore
55. The author of this selection would most likely describe Will
Rogers as (4.2a inference)
a. A man who loved life
b. A person who was sad
c. A man with few friends
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d. A successful circus owner
56. Which detail from the selection best supports the idea that Will
Rogers loved people? (4.3a main idea)
a. "Even as a child he was very proud of his Cherokee Indian roots."
b. "When he was a young man, Will learned and practiced rope tricks
as a real-life cattle rancher."
c. "Will loved two things more than anything: horses and airplanes."
d. "Carved on the base of the statue are his most famous words: 'I
never met a man I didn't like.'"
57.Which sentence from the selection is an opinion? (4.4b
fact/opinion)
a. "Once, when a rope trick didn't work on stage, he began to make
jokes about it."
b. "He shared his love of flying with a friend and fellow Guinness
World Record holder, Wiley Post."
c. "The Will Rogers Memorial sits on a 20=acre hilltop near
Claremore, Oklahoma."
d. "And in the same garden is the often-visited grave of Will
Rogers, Oklahoma's most famous son."
58. Where did Will Rogers learn how to do rope tricks? (4.1d literal
interpretation)
a. With a circus
b. On a ranch
c. In Australia
d. In Argentina
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Toy Talk
By Tiffany Carlisle
Each night the toys inside their box
Lie still, except for moonlight talks.
One winter night the red drum said,
"The world's so loud it hurts my head."
"No, no," the windup monkey's voice
Insisted as he told the toys,
"Let's talk about the world I've found.
It backflips every time I'm wound!"
The top was silent, then she said
"The world spins round and round my head.
Sometimes it gets in such a tizzy
My face turns green and I get dizzy."
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"No. None of you is right," the ball
Said certainly to one and all.
"The world goes up when I go down,
And bounces like a circus clown."
The hobbyhorse across the room
Moved gently in the dust and gloom.
He'd watched the edges of the earth
And knew the world rocked back and forth.
59. How many stanzas does this poem have? (5.1a genre)
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
60. What is this poem mostly about? (4.3a main idea)
a. Toys that talk to each other only at night
b. Toys that think the world spins very fast
c. Toys that think the world goes up and down
d. Toys that don't really understand the world at all
61. Which toy does not speak out loud? (4.1d literal interpretation)
a. The top
b. The ball
c. The hobbyhorse
d. The windup monkey
62. Lines 1 and 2 have the same sound at the end. What is this called?
(5.3 rhyming)
a. Rhyme
b. Rhythm
c. Tone
d. Beat
63. In line 6, the word insisted means (2.1 context clues)
a. Lied
b. Sang
c. Whistled
d. Demanded
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3rd Grade Reading Summative Alignment Guide
Important notes:
1) Standard 1 is not covered on the OCCT according to the blueprint but it is included on this
summative because it is part of your balanced literacy approach.
2) You will need to give this assessment in parts as students will struggle to maintain the stamina
necessary to be successful on this assessment.
3) Many of the passages and questions come from “Buckle Down” so make sure that you are using
a variety of resources to have students practice these skills. Consider: 1) MCAS (google “MCAS
test search” to find some assessment items) or 2) study island (go to www.studyisland.com/tfa
to sign up for your own account)
Standard
Questions
1.1 Phonetic Analysis
1-12, 21, 22
1.2 structural analysis
13, 15, 17, 20
1.3 unknown words
23, 27
2.1 context clues
24-26, 28, 63
2.2 affixes
14, 29
2.3 synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms
16, 18, 19
2.4 Using resource materials
30-31
4.1d literal interpretation
36, 41, 58, 61
4.1b author’s purpose
54
4.2a Inference
34, 55
4.3a Main idea
38-40, 56, 60
4.3b theme
43
4.4a characters
42, 44, 46, 48, 49
4.4b fact/opinion
57
4.4c events and sequencing
45
4.5b prediction
47, 51
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5.1a genre
50, 53, 59
5.2a setting
52
5.3 rhyming
62
6.1d Using Text Features
32-33
6.1e chapter headings
35, 37
Suggested implementation:
1) Give questions 1-12 as a quiz.
2) Break the test into the three parts and have the students answer the questions on the game
board below (contains 51 squares, which would align to the need).
3) Have them grade and track each day to keep them motivated throughout to reach their goals.
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Note: make sure you white out the numbers as to not confuse them.