Reading & Writing · Quarter 1 Review · Weeks 1–9 · 20–30 min

Quarter 1 Review: Reading & Writing

32 points total · Name: ____________________ Date: __________

For the adult

Give this review in Week 9, on the day set aside for reading and writing. It samples Weeks 1–8: story parts, character traits, evidence, fables and their messages, text features, main idea, cause and effect, grammar, syllable patterns and the opinion paragraph. It is untimed; most children need 20–30 minutes. You may read the directions and questions aloud, but your child reads the story 'The Crow Who Wanted to Swim', the bird page and the words in Language and Word Study alone, because that reading is part of the check. Your child needs only a pencil. Do not teach, hint or spell words. Score each section with its scoring note. The result is a snapshot for the quarter report and a guide to what to revisit, not a grade.

Part 1: Reading: A Fable

11 points

Read the story. Then answer the questions. You can look back at the story as often as you like.

1.
Who are the two main characters? Where does the story take place?
(2 pts)
2.
What trait does Duck show when Crow begins to sink? Copy words from the story that prove it.
(2 pts)
3.
Number these events 1, 2, 3 in the order they happen. ___ Crow scares the fox away. ___ Crow wishes she were a duck. ___ Crow hops into the pond and begins to sink.
(2 pts)
4.
How does Crow change from the beginning of the story to the end? What makes her change?
(2 pts)
5.
What kind of story is this?
(1 pt)
○ a fable, because animals talk like people and the story teaches a lesson○ a myth, because gods and goddesses explain something in nature○ an informational text, because it gives true facts about birds
6.
What is the central message of this story? Write one detail from the story that shows it.
(2 pts)

Part 2: Informational Text & Opinion

6 points

Read the page from a book about birds. Use it to answer the first two questions. Then answer the last two questions.

7.
Read the part called "Beaks Are Tools." What is its main idea? Write two details that support it.
(2 pts)
8.
Use the index. On which pages can you read about eggs?
(1 pt)
9.
Read: Heavy snow covered the roads, so the school bus ran late. What is the cause? What is the effect?
(2 pts)
10.
An opinion paragraph begins: I think soup is the best lunch on a cold day. Which sentence is the best conclusion for it?
(1 pt)
○ First, hot soup warms you up from the inside.○ For these reasons, a bowl of hot soup is the lunch to pick when the weather turns cold.○ My favorite color is green.

Part 3: Language & Word Study

11 points

Read each item by yourself. Follow the directions.

11.
Write each verb in the past tense. Today Crow sits in the sun. Yesterday Crow ____ in the sun. Today Crow flies. Yesterday Crow ____.
(2 pts)
12.
Rewrite the sentence using 's to show who owns the nest. The nest of the duck was hidden in the reeds.
(1 pt)
13.
Circle the right word. Of all the birds at the pond, Crow had the (louder / loudest) voice.
(1 pt)
○ louder○ loudest
14.
Copy the sentence. Add a comma and quotation marks. Crow said I can see the whole pond from here.
(2 pts)
15.
Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? Crow kicked and flapped, but she began to sink.
(1 pt)
○ simple○ compound○ complex
16.
Draw a line to divide each word into syllables. table giggle
(2 pts)
17.
Write the syllable type for each word: closed, silent e or vowel team. grape nest toad
(2 pts)

Part 4: Writing: Opinion Paragraph

4 points

Write an opinion paragraph on your own paper or in the box.

18.
What is the best game to play outside? Write an opinion paragraph. State your opinion, give two reasons, use at least two linking words (such as first, another reason, for example, because), and end with a conclusion.
(4 pts)