Lesson 13

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

Seasons
Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Skills in Context: Cause and Effect, High-Frequency Words 10 8

Vocabulary: High-Frequency Words, Words Ending in -ed, -ing, or -s 10 8

Comprehension: Cause and Effect, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Digraphs sh, wh, ph 10 8

Phonics: Contractions with ’s, n’t 10 8

TOTAL 50 40

Total Student Score × 2.0 = %

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Test Record Form 32 Grade 1, Unit 3: Nature Near and Far

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 Lesson 13
W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 2
Name Date

Cause and Effect,

Seasons
Skills in Context

High-Frequency Words
Read
Together

Read the story “Fall.” Then read each question.

Mark the space for the best answer to each
question.

Fall
It is fall.
Many leaves are red, yellow, and brown.
Why aren’t they all green?

Plants must have lots of sun.

They must have water, too.
But we get less sun in the fall.
The land does not get water
like in the spring.
With less sun and water,
the plant will rest.

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

Seasons
Skills in Context

Small bits grow in every branch.

They block the ends where leaves are.
The water can’t get to the leaves.
With no water, the leaves will not live.
The green goes away.
Now we see red, yellow, and brown leaves.
They drop off the plant.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 4
Name Date

Seasons
Skills in Context

1 Read this sentence from the story.

It is fall.

Which picture shows fall?

2 What do fall leaves look like?

brown, blue, and red
red, yellow, and brown
green, yellow, and blue

3 What helps plants grow?

nests
rocks
water

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

Seasons
Skills in Context

4 Why does a plant rest in the fall?

It gets less sun.
It gets lots of sun.
It gets lots of water.

5 Read this sentence from the story.

Small bits grow in every branch.

What does grow mean?

play
drop
get big

6 Why do small bits grow in a plant?

A plant gets less sun and water.
A plant gets too much sun and water.
A plant gets too much sun and less water.

7 What takes place AFTER the branches get

blocked?
The leaves grow green.
Water can’t get in the plant.
Water can’t get to the leaves.
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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 6
Name Date

Seasons
Skills in Context

8 What takes place if leaves do not have water?

The leaves will get less sun.
The green goes away in the leaves.
The leaves grow very big and green.

9 What happens to brown leaves?

They nap.
They drop.
They grow.

10 Why would you read “Fall”?

to read a funny story
to know how leaves grow
to know why fall leaves are not green

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 7
Name Date

High-Frequency Words,
Seasons
Vocabulary

Words Ending in
-ed, -ing, or -s
Read
Together

Read each sentence. Then mark the space for the

word that best completes the sentence.

1 Pat out to play.

give
goes
good

2 She sees it is .
for
fall
own

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 8
Name Date

Seasons
Vocabulary

3 Many plants are not now.

green
grow
know

4 Many of them are .

make
open
yellow

5 They will not in the cold.

brown
grow
off

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 9
Name Date

Seasons
Vocabulary

6 You will see stems pop up when it

gets hot.
never
new
own

7 They will to make big plants.

of
one
open

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 1 0
Name Date

Seasons
Vocabulary

8 “What are you for?” Dad asked.

looked
looking
looks

9 “I our rods,” said Ron.

packed
packing
packs

10 “Help me out the tent,” said Dad.

pull
pulling
pulls

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 Lesson 13
W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 1 1
Name Date

Cause and Effect,

Seasons
Comprehension

Selection Test
Read
Together

Think about the story “Seasons.” Then read each

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

1 What takes place if new seeds are planted?

Hot winds blow.
Green buds grow.
Chicks make a nest.

2 What takes place right BEFORE chicks sing?

Grass gets wet.
Eggs hatch open.
Leaves fall down.

3 Why is the grass wet?

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 1 2
Name Date

Seasons
Comprehension

4 Why do kids play a lot in summer?

They are not in school.
They do jobs in school.
They have fun in school.

5 What takes place at the END of summer?

Kids make a snowman.
Kids go back to school.
Seeds grow in to green buds.

6 What does the fall wind do?

It makes bugs buzz.
It makes leaves fall.
It makes seeds grow.

7 Why do animals get nuts?

to have lots to eat in the spring
to have lots to eat in the winter
to have lots to eat in the summer

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

Seasons
Comprehension

8 Why do the kids in the story make a

snowman?
They see a hat.
They see a nest.
They see sticks.

9 What do the story headings tell?

the names of kids
the names of plants
the names of seasons

10 Which season comes right AFTER winter?

fall
spring
summer

Mark Student Reading Level:

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 1 4
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Digraphs sh, wh, ph

Seasons
Phonics

Read
Together

Read each sentence. Mark the space for the word

that best completes the sentence.

1 My mom and I like to eat .

fish
shed
when

2 She gets it at a .
mush
rush
shop

3 She puts some in my .

dish
shin
when

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

Seasons
Phonics

4 I take a big of the fish.

graph
shed
whiff

5 I eat it in a .
brush
cash
flash

6 Mom and Trish are

looking for .
mash
shells
whisk

7 Trish has a to find a big one.

ship
trash
wish

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 1 6
Name Date

Seasons
Phonics

8 Trish looks at all the shells she sets

them on the sand.
lash
ship
when

9 “I will give them to my pal, ,”

Trish said.
Phil
that
with

10 Then Mom and Trish go

in the water.
hush
splash
which

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 1 7
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Contractions with
Seasons
Phonics

’s, n’t
Read
Together

Read each sentence. Mark the space for the word

that best completes the sentence.

1 Jan said, “I find my hat.”

can’t
hasn’t
isn’t

2 Max said, “ look for it.”

It’s
Let’s
That’s
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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 1 8
Name Date

Seasons
Phonics

3 “The hat here,” said Tim.

can’t
hadn’t
isn’t

4 “ here,” said Jan.

It’s
Let’s
When’s

5 “ a cat on a hat!”
said Tim.
Didn’t
Hasn’t
That’s

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 1 9
Name Date

Seasons
Phonics

6 Fritz got a snack.

hadn’t
it’s
that’s

7 “ lunch?” Fritz asked.

Isn’t
Let’s
When’s
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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 3 . 2 0
Name Date

Seasons
Phonics

8 “Dad fixed it yet,” said Mom.

can’t
hasn’t
isn’t

9 “Dad have it,” Mom said.

didn’t
hasn’t
that’s

10 “ going to the shop now,” she added.

Dad’s
Hadn’t
When’s

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