Skills Assessment

Supplement
Focus on
English-Language Arts Standards

FORM A

TEACHER MATERIALS

GRADE 2
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 Skills Assessment Supplement

Focus on Language Arts Standards

Preface

The Skills Assessment Supplement: Focus on Language Arts Standards has

been developed to help teachers monitor student progress toward mastery
of grade-level standards. Three forms (Forms A, B, and C) are available to
Reading First school districts (www.calread.net). These forms may be used
in any order and independently of each other, as each form provides different
questions to test the same standards to assess student achievement.

Formal directions for the administration of the Skills Assessment Supple-

ment have intentionally not been included, to allow flexibility in the use of
the supplements for assessment and instruction. Time limits have not been
suggested for any section. Individual districts or schools may develop their
own administration guidelines. However, it is recommended that students
independently read the directions and answer the questions prior to receiving
teacher support. Additional instruction and practice should be provided for
students who are unable to independently read and follow directions or have
not mastered specific content standards.

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 READING

1.0 Word Analysis, Fluency, and 4. horse

Systematic   Vocabulary Development
 A. frost
Decoding and Word Recognition
 B. our
1.1 Recognize and use knowledge of spelling
patterns (e.g., diphthongs, special vowel spellings)  C. word
when reading.  D. north

Read the first word. Choose the word

that has the same sound or sounds as the 5. sung
­underlined ­letter or letters.
 A. string
1. broil  B. gym
 C. young
 A. bowl
 D. wonder
 B. quiet
 C. knock
6. peach
 D. enjoy
 A. bread
2. scout  B. ready
 A. school  C. exam
 B. glow  D. even
 C. hour
7. ledge
 D. poem
 A. began
3. hood  B. sugar
 A. load  C. fig
 B. echo  D. jam
 C. rock
 D. brook

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1.2 Apply knowledge of basic syllabication rules 1.3 Decode two-syllable nonsense word and regular
when reading (e.g., vowel-consonant-vowel = su/per; multisyllable words.
vowel-consonant/consonant-vowel = sup/per).
Read the nonsense word. Choose the word
Read each sentence. Then mark the ­correct that is divided into syllables using the same
answer. rule as the nonsense word.

8. Choose the correct way to divide the 11. fay–ly

word rabbit into syllables.
 A. a–long
 A. rabb–it
 B. cor–ner
 B. ra–bbit
 C. joy–ful
 C. rab–bit
 D. cof–fee
 D. rabbit
12. pog–hook
9. Choose the correct way to divide the
word music into syllables.  A. a–lone
 B. weak–ness
 A. mus–ic
 C. o–pen
 B. music
 D. dog–wood
 C. m–usic
 D. mu–sic
13. fed–der

10. Choose the correct way to divide the  A. bit–ter

word whisper into syllables.
 B. sweet–ly
 A. whis–per  C. prod–uct
 B. whisp–er  D. vow–el
 C. whi–sper
 D. whisper 14. tar–bin

 A. ef–fect
 B. dis–tant
 C. dais–y

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15. lo–gat 1.5 Identify and correctly use regular plurals (e.g.,
-s, -es, -ies) and irregular plurals (e.g., fly/flies,
 A. spo–ken wife/wives).

 B. mail–man Choose the word that correctly completes

each sentence. Mark your answer.
 C. smart–est
19. _________ turn different colors in the
 D. gad–get
fall.

1.4 Recognize common abbreviations (e.g., Jan.,  A. Leafs

Sun., Mr., St.).
 B. Leavs
Read each pair of words. Mark the answer  C. Leaves
that has an incorrect abbreviation.  D. Leafes

16.  A. January – Jan. 20. Wash both paint_______ after you

 B. Mister – Mr. finish painting.
 C. Street – St.
 A. brush
 D. Doctor – Doc.
 B. brushes
 C. brushs
17.  A. Tuesday – Tus.  D. brushse
 B. Road – Rd.
21. We saw three ______ at the bus stop.
 C. November – Nov.
 D. Avenue – Ave.  A. mens
 B. mans
18.  A. Court – Ct.  C. man
 B. September – Sep.  D. men
 C. Sunday – Sun.
22. All of the _________ had happy
 D. Missis – Mrs. ­endings.

 A. story
 B. storys
 C. stories

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Vocabulary and Concept Development Read each sentence. Find the antonym,
the word that means the opposite of the
1.7 Understand and explain common antonyms underlined word. Mark your answer.
and synonyms.

Read each sentence. Find the synonym, 26. Is that a recent magazine you’re
the word that means the same as the ­reading?
underlined word. Mark your answer.
 A. long

23. Clean your room before going  B. thick

­outside.  C. new
 D. old
 A. busy
 B. silly
 C. paint 27. Those flowers are beautiful.
 D. tidy
 A. large

24. The fire chief rescued the cat.  B. expensive

 C. colorful
 A. saved  D. ugly
 B. colored
 C. searched
 D. caught 28. Mary walked slowly to school.

 A. quickly
25. Did you watch that dull movie?
 B. playfully
 A. exciting  C. happily
 B. boring  D. quietly
 C. long
 D. sad

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1.8 Use knowledge of individual words in unknown 1.9 Know the meaning of simple prefixes and suffixes
compound words to predict their meaning. (e.g., over-, un-, -ing, -ly)

Read each sentence. Find the com­pound Read each sentence. Find the word or
word that means the same as the underlined words that mean the same as the underlined
words. Mark your answer. word. Mark your answer.

29. We had thunder and lightning all 32. Mark asked me to refill his glass.
night.
 A. empty
 A. thunderstruck  B. wash
 B. snowstorm  C. fill again
 C. blizzard  D. put away
 D. thunderstorm

33. The elephant’s movement was slow

30. Mom looked every place for the lost and cautious.
keys.
 A. moving
 A. everybody  B. enjoying
 B. anyplace  C. not moving
 C. everywhere  D. eating
 D. everyday

34. A fearless superhero stopped the

31. The setting of the sun on the horizon train.
was lovely.
 A. full of fear
 A. sunshine  B. without fear
 B. sunset  C. one who fears
 C. sundial  D. fearing again
 D. sunbeam

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35. My brother said the store 38. When dogs get wet they shake their
­overcharged him. fur.

 A. charged too much In which sentence does the word

 B. charged too little shake mean the same thing as in the
sentence above?
 C. one who charged
 D. charged a different amount  A. People usually shake hands
when they meet.
 B. Shake the rain off the ­umbrella.
36. The child was unable to reach the
cookie.  C. Bed rest may help you shake
that fever.
 A. too able  D. The reporter said the tragic
 B. not able news might shake us.
 C. more than able
39. The couple set the date for their
 D. just as able ­wedding.

1.10 Identify simple multiple-meaning words. In which sentence does the word
date mean the same thing as in the
37. There’s a huge bug crawling on the ­sentence above?
porch!
 A. We have a date palm tree in
In which sentence does the word our backyard.
bug mean the same thing as in the
 B. That style of clothing is out of
­sentence above?
date.
 A. I was in bed with the flu bug  C. That is the same date I start
yesterday. piano lessons.
 B. Dad said his new computer had  D. My sister has a date for
a bug. ­Friday’s dance.
 C. What do you do when
­something bugs you?
 D. My sister shrieked when she
saw a bug fly through the
window.

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 READING COMPREHENSION
2.0 Reading Comprehension
Structural Features of Informational Materials
2.1 Use titles, table of contents, and chapter headings to locate information in expository text.
The table of contents below is from a book called All About Reptiles. Use it to answer
questions 1, 2, and 3.

All About Reptiles

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What Are Reptiles page 1

Chapter 2 Where They Live page 12
Chapter 3 Alligators and Crocodiles page 18
Chapter 4 Snakes, Lizards, Turtles page 24
Chapter 5 Reptiles as Pets page 30

1. Chapter 4 begins on page _____. 3. Which chapter has information about

turtles as pets?
 A. 12.
 B. 24.  A. Chapter 1

 C. 20.  B. Chapter 3

 D. 30.  C. Chapter 4
 D. Chapter 5
2. In what chapter will you learn about
where reptiles live?

 A. Chapter 1
 B. Chapter 2

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Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level Appropriate Text
2.2 State the purpose in reading (i.e., tell what information is sought)
2.3 Use knowledge of the author’s purpose(s) to comprehend informational text.
2.4 Ask clarifying questions about essential textual elements of exposition (e.g., why, what if, how)
2.5 Restate facts and details in the text to clarify and organize ideas.
2.6 Recognize cause-and-effect relationships in a text.

Read the following passage about raccoons. Use the information to answer questions
4-12.

Raccoons
Raccoons are furry animals. They have round heads, short noses, and small
pointed ears. Their grayish-brown fur covers most of their bodies. Down the length
of their bushy tails is a black and off-white ring pattern. Across each gray furry face
is a black marking. This marking looks like a mask. The raccoons’ mask-like face
and nighttime eating habits make them look like bandits or thieves.
Raccoons like living near ponds and streams in wooded areas. They are
meat-eating animals. In the woodlands they find plenty to eat. Their favorite foods
are insects, nuts, frogs, fish, birds, snakes, and eggs.
These masked creatures don’t just live in the wild. They are also found living
in cities and towns. There are plenty of places for them to live in these urban areas.
They can be found living in attics and basements. They live under houses, porches,
and in trees. Towns have plenty of food for the taking.
Some people think of raccoons as pests. Their nighttime eating habits are
noisy and messy. They easily pull off garbage-can lids. They raid cat and dog bowls
that are left outside at night. They climb trees and use their front paws to grab
handfuls of nuts and fruit. They drink from hot tubs
and swimming pools. It is when they prowl at night
looking for food in ­backyards that the name “bandit”

fits.

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4. This passage is an example of _____. 7. The word bandit means _____.

 A. a fairy tale  A. meat-eating animal

 B. a folk tale  B. living in the wild
 C. poetry  C. thief
 D. nonfiction  D. backyard

5. The author’s purpose for writing this 8. Some people think the raccoon is a
passage is to _____. pest because _____.

 A. inform the reader about  A. it likes to wash its food before

­raccoons eating it
 B. tell a story about a raccoon  B. it plays in backyard swimming
family pools during the day
 C. make the reader reread the  C. it has food fights with people
passage  D. its eating habits are messy and
 D. get the reader to visit the zoo to noisy
see real raccoons

9. Where do raccoons live in the wild?

6. Why does the raccoon look like a
bandit?  A. in backyards
 B. in wooded areas near water
 A. It has a bushy tail with a black
and white ring pattern.  C. under porches and in
­basements
 B. It has a black mask marking on
its face and prowls for food at  D. in the grasslands
night.
 C. It likes to eat snakes, frogs, 10. The author says some of the
fish, and eggs. ­raccoon’s favorite foods are _____.
 D. It robs banks at night.
 A. bugs and carrots
 B. fish and rose bushes
 C. cookies and milk

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11. Why do you think some raccoons live
in cities and towns?

 A. The cities and towns are where

wooded areas used to be.
 B. Raccoons like the shopping
malls.
 C. Raccoons like to play in
backyards.
 D. Cities and towns have markets
and fruit stands.

12. What would be another good title for

this passage?

 A. Wooded Places Make Good

Homes
 B. Let’s Go Fishing
 C. Raccoons – Backyard Bandits
 D. Dogs, Cats, and Raccoons

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Comprehension and Analysis of grade level appropriate text

2.7 Interpret information from diagrams, charts, and graphs.

Use the chart below to

answer questions 13-15.

Famous Explorers
Name Home Country Area Explored When Explored
Marco Polo Italy Asia 1271-1295
Sir Francis Drake England The world by sea 1577-1580
Christopher Columbus Italy New World 1492-1500

13. What is the name of the chart? 15. Who explored Asia?

 A. Famous Explorers  A. Christopher Columbus

 B. Area Explored  B. Sir Francis Drake
 C. Name of Explorers  C. Marco Polo
 D. Home Country  D. Not on the chart

14. When did Christopher Columbus

explore the New World?

 A. 1271-1295
 B. 1577-1580
 C. 1295-1577
 D. 1492-1500

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2.8 Follow two-step written directions.

Read the directions below about growing sunflowers. Then answer questions 16, 17,
and 18.

Sunflowers
Sunflowers are easy to grow in full sun. Put seeds in garden soil 6” apart.
Cover with one-half inch of fine soil. Water seeds and keep them moist.
Look for plants to poke through the dirt in 12 days.

16. The first step in growing sunflowers 18. What is the last step in planting
is to seeds?

 A. look for little plants popping  A. keeping the soil damp

through the dirt.  B. going to the store for seeds
 B. keep the soil wet.  C. digging up the soil
 C. put seeds in the soil.  D. opening the package of seeds
 D. cover seeds with soil

17. How long before the little plants

come through the soil?

 A. 5 days
 B. 8 days
 C. 1 week
 D. 12 days

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3.0 Literary Response and Analysis

Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level Appropriate Text

3.1 Compare and contrast plots, settings,and characters presented by different authors.
3.2 Generate alternative endings to plots and identify the reason or reasons for, and the impact of, the
alternatives.
3.3 Compare and contrast different versions of the same stories that reflect different cultures.

Read the story. Then answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Wanting a Puppy
The little girl stood outside the pet store. She pressed her nose against
the window. She wanted a little puppy of her own. The puppies yipped and
wagged their tails. They wanted a little boy or girl for a friend.
“Mommy, can I have a puppy? I’ll take good care of it,” the little girl
said.
“Owning and caring for a puppy is a big job,” her mother answered.
“I can do it. I’m eight years old and big enough to care for one,” she
said. The little girl explained how she would take care of the puppy. Every day
when she got home from school she would take the
puppy out for a walk. She’d feed him each morning
and night.
Her mother suggested they go inside and talk
to the pet-store clerk. After talking to the clerk, they
bought a book about taking care of a puppy. Her
mother said they would come back and buy a puppy
when she finished reading the book.
The little girl left the store excited about reading
the first chapter of her book, Caring For a New Puppy.

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1. The setting of this story is the ______. 4. What do you think will happen next?

 A. girl’s front and back yard  A. The mother will get a job at the
 B. car on the way to town pet store.

 C. girl’s house and car  B. The girl will feed her new
puppy.
 D. pet store
 C. The little girl will begin
­reading her new book.

2. Who are the main characters in this  D. The girl and her mother will
story? leave the store.

 A. the pet store and puppies 5. From this story you know the girl’s
 B. mother and the store clerk mother ______.

 C. the girl and her mother  A. liked dogs and wanted one, too
 D. the clerk and puppies  B. liked cats better than puppies
 C. did not like books

3. What happened just before the  D. wished she hadn’t walked by

mother and girl bought the the pet store
puppy-care book?

 A. They left the store.

 B. They talked to the store clerk.
 C. The girl told her mother how
she would care for a puppy.
 D. The girl left the store with her
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Read the next two stories. Then answer questions 6-13.

Story One:
The Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time there were three little pigs. One day their mother told
them it was time for them to find their place in the world. Each pig gathered his
belongings, took his piggy bank, and headed down the road to make his place in
the world.
First Pig met a farmer pulling a cart of straw. Pig said, “Mr. Farmer, would
you sell me your load of straw so I can build a snug and cozy house?” The
farmer did not want to sell the straw to the pig.
“Please!” begged Pig. First Pig whined until the farmer sold him the straw.
First Pig was happy with the straw. He quickly built a small hut. When he
finished it, he crawled inside. He didn’t see Wolf hiding behind a tree, licking his
chops.
Second Pig met a man with a wagon full of twigs. Pig asked the man if
he could buy his load of twigs to build a house. The man said that twigs are not
good for building a house.
“Please!” begged Second Pig. He fussed until the man sold him the twigs.
Second Pig quickly built a small house. At sundown he finished his house
just as Wolf came over the crest of the hill, licking his chops.
Third Pig passed the farmer pulling the cart of straw. He passed the man
with a wagon of twigs. When he reached town he went to the hardware store. He
bought a load of bricks. For three days the little pig worked on his house. On the
evening of the third day he stood in the doorway of his new brick house. He was
proud of his hard work.
Just then, his two brothers came running over the hill toward him. ­Chasing
them was Wolf. “The wolf has blown our houses down,” cried Second Pig.
Third Pig yelled, “Come inside, brothers! We’ll be safe in this house.”
And they were.

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 Story Two:
Three Little Squirrels Go Racing

Once upon a time there were three little squirrels. Their names were Leo,
Cleo, and Theo. One day the three little squirrels went to town to mail a letter.
At the post office they saw a sign about a race. It was called the Boxcar Derby.
It was a boxcar race. To enter the race each contestant had to build his own
boxcar. The first prize was a new motorcar.
The squirrels looked at the picture of the shiny new motorcar. Each
squirrel wanted to win the first-place prize. They all ran home and began
building boxcars. Theo used a large cardboard box to make his car. Cleo found
a wobbly old apple crate. She thought it was perfect. Leo drew a picture of
what his car would look like. Then he began building it. He made it of strong
wood and metal.
On the day of the race it rained. By the time the race began, Theo’s
cardboard car was soaked. It fell apart as soon as it sped down the first hill. On
the second hill, Cleo ran over a rock in the road. Her apple-crate car bounced
and broke into many pieces. Leo’s durable
car raced around the track. It sped up and
down the hills. It crossed the finish line in
front of everyone.
“Climb in!” Leo yelled to his brother
and sister. “We have a new motorcar!”

6. Where were the three squirrels when 7. The character Leo, in the squirrel
they saw a sign about the race? story above, would have made his
house of _____.
 A. at the market
 B. watching TV at home  A. bricks

 C. walking down the street  B. twigs

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8. Which squirrel won the race? 11. Which pair of words describes Leo’s
and Third Pig’s character?
 A. Theo
 B. Cleo  A. lazy and selfish

 C. Leo  B. lazy and foolish

 D. None of the squirrels won.  C. smart and kind

 D. cheap and funny

9. In what way are the characters in the

two stories alike? 12. The lesson in both stories is _____.

 A. The characters in both stories  A. hard work and effort pay off
are going on a trip.  B. be carefree and everything will
 B. All the characters are people. work out
 C. The characters in each story  C. play all day and go to sleep
are building something. happy
 D. There was a dangerous  D. do careless work and stick
­character in both stories. together

10. In what way is the plot in both ­stories 13. Which statement is true?
the same?
 A. The wolf was everyone’s
 A. The careful builder was the friend.
hero.  B. The pigs built houses and the
 B. There was prize money for the squirrels built boxcars.
best-looking house.  C. The pigs’ mother and the
 C. There was prize money for the squirrels’ mother liked ­building
best-looking car. things.
 D. The wolf wrecked everyone’s  D. There was a contest in both
house. stories.

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3.4 Identify the use of rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration in poetry.

Use the poem below to answer questions 14 and 15.

Silly Sally

1. Silly Sally sat on the sand

2. In front of the sea
3. Watching the wonderful waves
4. Eating donuts and sipping tea.

14. Which lines are examples of 15. Lines 2 and 4 are examples of:
­alliteration?
 A. rhythm
 A. 1 and 4  B. rhyme
 B. 2 and 3  C. alliteration
 C. 2 and 4  D. none of the above
 D. 1 and 3

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 WRITING

1.0 Writing Strategies Evaluation and Revision

Research 1.4 Revise original drafts to improve sequence
1.3 Understanding the purpose of various reference and provide more descriptive detail.
materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, atlas). Read the passage below.
Read each question. Choose the best
reference material to answer the question. 1. In 1853, a cook invented potato
chips. 2. The customer had sent back
1. Where would you find other words or his French fries because they were too
synonyms for the word big? thick. 3. So, the cook cut the potatoes
very thin and fried them. 4. The new
 A. Atlas snack food was a hit.
 B. Dictionary
This sentence has been left out. His idea
 C. Thesaurus
came from an angry customer.
 D. Glossary
4. Revise the passage. Where does the
missing sentence belong?
2. Where would you find a map of  A. after sentence 2
Spain?
 B. after sentence 3
 A. Atlas  C. after sentence 1
 B. Dictionary  D. after sentence 4
 C. Thesaurus
 D. Glossary

3. Where would you find the meaning of

the word discover?

 A. Atlas
 B. Dictionary
 C. Thesaurus

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2.0 Writing Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)

2.2 Write a friendly letter complete with the date, salutation, body, closing, and signature.

Use the following letter to answer questions 5 and 6.

March 1, 2003

Dear Aunt Jan,

Thank you so much for the shirt you

sent for my birthday. Green is my favorite
color. See you soon.

Love,
Minny

5. Which answer is the closing of the 6. Which answer is the greeting

letter? (salutation)?

 A. Love,  A. Love,
 B. Minny  B. Minny
 C. March 1, 2003  C. Dear Aunt Jan,
 D. Dear Aunt Jan,  D. March 1, 2003

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 WRITTEN AND ORAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS
1.0 Written and Oral English Language Conventions
Sentence Structure
1.1 Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences

Read each sentence. Mark the answer that 5.  A. Circus made us laugh the
is NOT a complete sentence. clown.
 B. The clown made us circus
1.  A. Dad to the airport to catch his
laugh.
plane.
 C. Laugh made us the circus
 B. Let’s bake cookies today.
clown.
 C. She ate a bowl of cereal.
 D. The circus clown made us
 D. Dinner is ready. laugh.

2.  A. Plan your visit carefully. 6.  A. The cleaned up milk I spilled.

 B. I will see you soon.  B. I cleaned up the spilled milk.
 C. My pet can sit and beg.  C. The milk spilled I cleaned up.
 D. Apples a kind of fruit.  D. Spilled the milk up I cleaned.

3.  A. Amy played ball at recess. Grammar

 B. Dog digging in my yard. 1.3 Identify and correctly use various parts of
speech, including nouns and verbs, in writing and
 C. I cut the peach in two pieces. speaking.
 D. The bike has a flat tire.
Read each sentence. Circle the letter below
the noun in each sentence.
1.2 Recognize and use correct word order in written
sentences. 7. We use tools to build things.
A B C D
Read each sentence. Choose the sentence
that is written ­cor­rectly. Mark your
answer. 8. Three deer slowly crossed the road.
A B C D

4.  A. Hurt his knee skating Jack.

9. We use it to bang nails into wood.
 B. Skating his knee Jack hurt. A B C D

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 C. Jack hurt his knee skating.
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Read each sentence. Circle the letter below 11. At the swimming pool, he met his team.
the verb in each sentence. A B C D

10. Bob wakes up very early every day.

A B C D 12. The team won a lot of races.
A B C D

Punctuation Capitalization

1.4 Uses commas in the greeting and closure 1.6 Capitalize all proper nouns, words at the begin­
of a letter and with dates and items in a series. ning of sentences and greetings, months, and days of
the week, and titles and initials of people.
1.5 Use quotation marks correctly.

Read each letter. Choose the letter that is written correctly. Mark your answer.

13.  A. May 4, 2002

Dear Jo
I hope you are feeling better. We miss you at school.
Your friend,
Chris

 B. May 4 2002
Dear Jo,
I hope you are feeling better. We miss you at school.
Your friend
Chris

 C. May 4, 2002
Dear Jo,
I hope you are feeling better. We miss you at school.

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Read each sentence. Choose the sentence 17. I go to _____.
that is written correctly. Mark your answer.
 A. Martin luther king, Jr. school.
14.  A. Plants need soil water and  B. Martin Luther King, Jr. School.
sunshine to grow.  C. Martin Luther King, Jr. school.
 B. Today was a cold windy, and  D. Martin Luther King, jr. school.
rainy March day.
 C. Bring your bathing suit towel,
and sunscreen to the beach. 18. We leave for vacation _____.
 D. September, October, and
November are winter months.  A. early on friday morning.
 B. early on Friday morning.
 C. early on Friday Morning.
15.  A. “How many marbles do you
 D. Early on Friday Morning.
have? Asked Pete.”
 B. He yelled “Watch out!”
 C. “I want pizza for dinner,” Ray 19. The movie was filmed in the month of
said. _____.
 D. “Ming said,” I know how to
play the drums.  A. April in San Francisco.
 B. april in San Francisco.
 C. April in san Francisco.
16.  A. “Who brought lunch? asked
 D. april in San Francisco.
the coach.”
 B. I didn’t, “said Sally.”
 C. “I have a peanut butter
sandwich” said Grace.
 D. Jim asked, “Has anyone seen
my backpack?”

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Read the following paragraph. Use it to answer questions 20, 21, 22, and 23.

1. mrs. wong and her children went to a park. 2. The name of the park was
disneyland. 3. At the park, they rode scary rides. 4. They met donald duck and
captain hook.

22. In sentence 3, At the park, they rode

20. In sentence 1, mrs. wong and her should be written
children should be written
 A. At the Park, they rode
 A. Mrs.wong and her children
 B. at the park, they rode
 B. mrs. Wong and her children
 C. At the park, They Rode
 C. Mrs. Wong and her children
 D. no mistake
 D. no mistake

23. In sentence 4, donald duck and

21. In sentence 2, park was disneyland captain hook should be written
should be written
 A. Donald duck and Captain hook
 A. park was Disneyland
 B. Donald Duck and Captain
 B. Park was Disneyland Hook
 C. park was disneyland  C. Donald Duck and captain Hook
 D. no mistake  D. no mistake

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Read each sentence. Choose the sentence Spelling
that is written correctly. Mark your answer. 1.7 Spell frequently used irregular words correctly
(e.g. was, were, says, said, who, what, why)
24.  A. Our class read the book
Wemberly Worried. Read each sentence. Mark the answer that
 B. School vacation begins on is spelled correctly.
friday, June 12.
 C. my principal’s name is mr. 27. He ____ doing his homework.
Lincoln.
 A. wuz
 D. The coldest Month of the year
is January.  B. was
 C. whas
Choose the friendly letter greeting that is  D. whos
written correctly.

25.  A. Dear Grandma Jones, 28. ______ time is the game?

 B. dear grandma Jones,  A. Wat
 C. Dear grandma Jones,  B. Whut
 D. dear grandma jones,  C. What
 D. Wut
Choose the friendly letter closing that is
written correctly.
29. They ____ at the park.
26.  A. Your Best Friend,
 B. your best Friend,  A. were
 C. Your best friend,  B. wer
 D. your Best Friend,  C. ware
 D. where

30. Mother ____, “I’m baking cookies.”

 A. sed
 B. ced

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1.8 Spell basic short-vowel, long-vowel, r-controlled, 35. Watch out for the ____ on that rose
and consonant blend patterns correctly. stem.
Read each sentence. Mark the answer that
is spelled correctly.  A. thrns
 B. thirns
31. Turn ____ at the next street.  C. tharns
 D. thorns
 A. loft
 B. left
36. The ____ is shaded by tall oak trees.
 C. let
 D. lof  A. steat
 B. street
32. Please ____ for me at the bus stop.  C. sreet
 D. streat
 A. wait
 B. whate
 C. wat
 D. wayt

33. The ____, little baby is laughing.

 A. cut
 B. cewt
 C. cute
 D. quit

34. Kick the ball with your ____ foot.

 A. writ
 B. rit
 C. right
 D. riet

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