Lesson 15

W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 1
Name Date

Animal Groups
Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: High-Frequency Words, Suffixes -er, -est 10 8

Comprehension: Compare and Contrast, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Long i (CVCe) 10 8

Phonics: Digraphs kn, wr, gn, mb 10 8

TOTAL 40 32

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 Lesson 15
W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 2
Name Date

High-Frequency Words,
Animal Groups
Vocabulary

Suffixes -er, -est

Read
Together

Read each sentence. Then mark the space for the

word that best completes the sentence.

1 “Look at the little !”

Jake called.
bird
both
brown

2 “It looks like it can just ,” said Tran.

walk
water
why

3 “It must be too little to ,” he added.

far
five
fly

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 3
Name Date

Animal Groups
Vocabulary

4 “ birds must be the mom and dad,”

said Jake.
That
Those
Today

5 “We can not be here too ,” Tran said.

like
live
long

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 4
Name Date

Animal Groups
Vocabulary

6 “The mom dad will give it a bug to

eat,” said Tran.
of
one
or

7 “It looks like the mom and dad will

help,” said Jake.
been
blue
both

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 Lesson 15
W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 5
Name Date

Animal Groups
Vocabulary

8 That brown bird is the bird of all.

big
bigger
biggest

9 The two birds are than the brown

bird.
small
smaller
smallest

10 The little bird has a very bill.

thick
thicker
thickest

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 Lesson 15
W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 6
Name Date

Compare and Contrast,

Animal Groups
Comprehension

Selection Test
Read
Together

Think about the story “Animal Groups.” Then read

each question. Mark the space for the best answer
to each question.

1 How are all fish the same?

They have gills.
They are the same size.
They are the same shape.

2 What helps fish swim?

fins and tails
tails and legs
mouths and fins

3 How are fish and snakes the same?

They live on land.
They slide on grass.
They do not have legs.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 7
Name Date

Animal Groups
Comprehension

4 Why does the author show you a picture of

scales with a picture of a reptile?
to let us see how big reptiles get
to let us see how scales help reptiles swim
to let us see what a reptile’s scales look like

5 How is a reptile different from an amphibian?

Reptiles have scales, but amphibians do not.
Reptiles hatch from eggs, but amphibians do not.
Reptiles live on land and in water, but amphibians
do not.

6 Look at this diagram.

Amphibians Birds

Both
wet skin feathers

Which goes on the blank line?

fly
have gills
hatch from eggs

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 8
Name Date

Animal Groups
Comprehension

7 Which of these does NOT hatch from an egg?

8 What does a tadpole grow into?

a bird
a frog
a snake

9 How are all mammals the same?

They make milk.
They live on land.
They have four legs.

10 Why did the author write “Animal Groups”?

to tell of a frog
to tell a funny story
to tell how animals are the same

Mark Student Reading Level:

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 9
Name Date

Long i (CVCe)
Animal Groups
Phonics

Read
Together

Read each sentence. Mark the space for the word

that best completes the sentence.

1 “It’s to get up, Jan!”

said Dad.
tile
tin
time

2 “What would you

to do today?” Dad asked.
lick
like
line

3 “We can bikes,” said Jan.

rid
ride
side

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 1 0
Name Date

Animal Groups
Phonics

4 “Then we can go for a ,”

she added.
hid
hide
hike

5 “We will have a time,”

said Dad.
nice
nick
nine

6 Fred let his fly.

bite
kit
kite

7 “Look at it up!” Val called.

rip
ripe
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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 1 1
Name Date

Animal Groups
Phonics

8 Fred let out lots of .

line
list
slide

9 “Watch out for that !”

Val yelled.
pin
pine
shine

10 “The kite is a mess

now!” said Fred.
pipe
quit
quite

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 1 2
Name Date

Digraphs
Animal Groups
Phonics

kn, wr, gn, mb

Read
Together

Read each sentence. Mark the space for the word

that best completes the sentence.

1 “I see a little ,” Mom said.

knot
numb
wren

2 “It’s sitting on a ,” she added.

knock
limb
wrist

3 “Is it looking for a to eat?” asked Bev.

gnat
knock
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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 1 3
Name Date

Animal Groups
Phonics

4 “Would you like to give it

a ?” asked Mom.
crumb
lamb
wrench

5 “Pinch off a small bit

with a .”
knit
lamb
thumb

6 Mike can hear a

in that pipe.
knob
knock
wrap

7 He gets a to fix the pipe.

knot
limb
wrench

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 5 . 1 4
Name Date

Animal Groups
Phonics

8 Mike turns the wrench

with his .
crumb
knit
wrist

9 Mike had to the pipe.

knick
gnash
wrap

10 He will tap a to stop the knock.

crumb
wren
knob

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