Lesson 8

W E E K LY T E S T S 8 . 1
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Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Skills in Context: Main Ideas and Details, Target Vocabulary 10 8

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Compound Words 10 8

Comprehension: Main Ideas and Details, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Consonant Digraphs th, sh, wh, ch, tch, ph 10 8

Phonics: Base Words with Endings -s, -ed, -ing 10 8

Language Arts: What Is a Verb? 10 8

TOTAL 60 48

Total Student Score × 1.66 = %

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Main Ideas and Details, Skills in Context

Target Vocabulary
Read the selection. Then read each question that follows the selection. Decide
which is the best answer to each question. Mark the space for the answer you
have chosen.

What Else Do Firefighters Do?

Firefighters put out fires. They save lives. They stop
fires from spreading and doing more damage.

Firefighters also teach people how to prevent fires, or

not let them happen. They say to throw away trash and
other things that can catch on fire. “Fix old wires in the
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house. Don’t let children play with matches,” they say.
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Skills in Context

Firefighters visit schools. They tell students to make an

escape plan at home. They show students how to quickly
and safely leave a building that is on fire. What if your
clothes catch on fire? “Stop, drop, and roll!” they say.

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Skills in Context

1 Read this sentence from the 3 Read this sentence from the
article. article.
They stop fires from spreading Firefighters also teach people
and doing more damage. how to prevent fires, or not let
them happen.
What does the word damage
Which words help the
mean?
reader know the meaning of
Hurt or break
prevent?
Pass or skip over
Firefighters also
Replace or return
Teach people
Not let them happen
2 The first paragraph of the
article is mostly about —
4 Firefighters tell people to
what causes fires
throw away trash because —
the main job of
it makes a mess
firefighters
it can catch on fire
ways that firefighters
it can put out a fire
put out fires

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Skills in Context

5 What is the second 7 The last paragraph of this

paragraph of the article article is mostly about —
mostly about? how firefighters leave a
How to fix wires building that is on fire
How to throw away trash how firefighters teach
How to keep fires from students about fire
starting safety
how firefighters keep
6 When should you “stop, drop, fires from happening at
and roll”? home
When your clothes are
on fire 8 Which sentence from the
When you see a article tells what to do
firefighter at school BEFORE a fire happens?
When you leave a What if your clothes
building that is on fire catch on fire?
They tell students to
make an escape plan at
home.
They stop fires from
spreading and doing
more damage.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 8 . 6
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Skills in Context

9 From the article, the reader 10 Why did the author most
can tell that firefighters — likely write this article?
are frightened by fires To tell what firefighters
are at school for a long do
time To keep people safe from
are an important part of fires
a neighborhood To get people to become
firefighters

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W E E K LY T E S T S 8 . 7
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Target Vocabulary, Vocabulary

Compound Words
Use what you know about the target vocabulary and compound words to answer
questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What does the word reach 3 What does the word beware
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
Faye was not tall enough to Beware of the parrot. He
reach the books on the shelf. might bite your finger.

Arrange things in order Be careful

Stretch to get to Be playful
something Be friendly
Look upward to see
something 4 What does the word
pounding mean in the
2 What does the word equals sentence below
mean in the sentence below? The boy is pounding his drums
loudly.
Two plus two equals four.
Hitting hard
Sounds like
Putting away
Comes after
Tapping softly
Is the same as

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Vocabulary

5 What does the word bend 7 What does the word

mean in the sentence below? storybook mean in the
I learned how to bend pipe sentence below?
cleaners to make a spider. This storybook tells about a
bird named Bob.
Cut into short pieces
Paint with dark colors A story that takes place
Make into a curved in a zoo
shape A book with a story and
pictures
6 What does the word A story that is acted out
backyard mean in the on a stage
sentence below?
8 What does the word
The cousins are playing tag in
the backyard.
doghouse mean in the
sentence below?
A park with swings and Our new puppy loves to nap in
trees her doghouse.
A grassy space behind a
A small shelter built for
house
a dog to sleep in
An outdoor play area at
A fenced area where a
a school
dog can sleep or play
A room in a family’s
home set aside for a dog
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Vocabulary

9 What does the word crosswalk 10 What does the word waterfall
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
Mary waits at the crosswalk The hikers found a waterfall
until the light turns green. near the top of the mountain.

A bridge used to cross a A place where water

river spreads out to form a lake
A sidewalk that goes A place where water
across someone’s lawn pours down a slope or cliff
A place marked on the A place where it is easy
street to show where to to fall into a river or
cross stream

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Main Ideas and Details, Comprehension

Selection Test
Think back to the selection “Super Storms” to answer questions 1–10. Mark the
space for the best answer to each question.

1 The article “Super Storms” 3 During thunderstorms, fires

is mainly about — are sometimes started by —
the danger of hurricanes loud thunder
the power of big storms lightning strikes
ways to stay safe in a hailstones crashing
storm together

2 When does a storm happen? 4 What happens a few seconds

When the air stops after lightning flashes?
moving and changing Thunder rumbles.
When things fall to The ground dries up.
Earth from outer space Bolts shoot between
When there is a strong, clouds.
sudden change in
weather

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Comprehension

5 What causes the sound of 7 Which sentence from the

thunder? article best shows that
Lightning quickly tornadoes can cause problems
heating the air for people?
Fires crackling where Thunderstorms
lightning strikes sometimes give birth to
Clouds quickly tornadoes
gathering in one place More than 1,000
tornadoes strike the
6 Read this sentence from the United States each year
article. The winds in a tornado
Hail can be the size of a marble can lift cars off the
or larger than a baseball. ground and rip houses
The author wrote this apart
sentence to help the reader
picture — 8 What does a tornado watch
what hail looks like mean?
what damaged crops A tornado has been seen
look like A tornado has passed by
how hailstones get A tornado may strike
tossed up and down soon

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Comprehension

9 Use the diagram to answer 10 A storm is called a blizzard

the question below. when it brings —
Waves warm temperatures,
wash away boats high winds, and floods
and houses.
loud thunder, lightning,
and large hailstones
low temperatures,
Winds strong winds, and
uproot trees Rains cause heavy snow
and telephone floods.
poles.

Which idea belongs in the

empty space?
Hurricanes are
dangerous.
Hurricanes form over
warm water.
The center of a hurricane
is called the eye.

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Consonant Digraphs th, sh, Phonics

wh, ch, tch, ph

Use what you know about consonant digraphs to answer questions 1–10. Mark
the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Which word BEST completes 3 Which word BEST completes

the sentence below? the sentence below?
White ate grass on the Hector answered the
tall hill. with his mouth full of food.

seep pond
sheep found
cheep phone

2 Which word BEST completes 4 Which word BEST completes

the sentence below? the sentence below?
Penny ate just one potato “ did I put my keys?” said
. Mom.

sip Where
ship Were
chip Wear

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Phonics

5 Which word BEST completes 8 Which word BEST completes

the sentence below? the sentence below?
Can you write well “ you for the flowers,” Ms.
either hand? Garza said to the students.
wish Tank
with Trap
which Thank

6 Which word BEST completes 9 Which word BEST completes

the sentence below? the sentence below?
Evan and Jon are playing
LeShan does not care for meat
with an egg.
very .
case
must
cash
much
catch
mush

7 Which word BEST completes

10 Which word BEST completes
the sentence below?
the sentence below?
your hands with warm
Do the colors of my shirt and
water and soap.
pants ?
Wash
mass
Was
mash
Watch
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Base Words with Phonics

Endings -s, -ed, -ing

Use what you know about base words with endings -s, -ed, and -ing to answer
questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Which word is correct and 3 Which word is correct and

completes the sentence completes the sentence
below? below?
Peter the letter Jane is the ball across
yesterday morning. the field.

maild kickng
mailed kickeng
maileed kicking

2 Which word is correct and 4 Which word is correct and

completes the sentence completes the sentence
below? below?
This kind of wood very I was why the weather
slowly. suddenly changed.

burns wondring
burnz wonderng
burness wondering

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Phonics

5 Which word is correct and 7 Which word is correct and

completes the sentence completes the sentence
below? below?
My sister on my door The ducks are loudly on
before coming into my room. the pond.

knocks quackng
knockes quackeng
knockess quacking

6 Which word is correct and 8 Which word is correct and

completes the sentence completes the sentence
below? below?
Last week Hanna her After the race, Jan near
room from top to bottom. the finish line.

cleand rested
cleaned restd
cleanned resteed

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Phonics

9 Which word is correct and 10 Which word is correct and

completes the sentence completes the sentence
below? below?
Yesterday, Janna a The play in ten minutes.
secret to me.
starts
whisperd startes
whispered startess
whisperred

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What Is a Verb? Language Arts

Use what you know about verbs to answer questions 1–10. Mark the space for
the best answer to each question.

1 Which word in the sentence 3 Which word in the sentence

below is a VERB? below is a VERB?
Mom and Dad both teach at Pat and Jane skated on the
my school. pond last winter.

both skated
teach on
school winter

2 Which word in the sentence 4 Which word in the sentence

below is a VERB? below is a VERB?
The new puppy follows Henry The girls listen to the rain on
everywhere. the roof.

The girls
puppy listen
follows roof

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Language Arts

5 Which word in the sentence 8 Which word in the sentence

below is a VERB? below is a VERB?
Travis’s baby sister crawled Val used only red paint in her
across the floor. artwork.

baby used
sister paint
crawled artwork

6 Which word in the sentence 9 Which word in the sentence

below is a VERB? below is a VERB?
The river runs fast in spring. The men pushed the wagon up
the steep hill.
river
runs men
spring pushed
wagon
7 Which word in the sentence
below is a VERB? 10 Which word in the sentence
Maria remembers her first below is a VERB?
taste of ice cream. Grandpa swims in the lake
every morning.
remembers
first Grandpa
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