Reading & Writing · Quarter 4 Review · Weeks 28–36 · 20–30 min

Quarter 4 Review: Reading & Writing

30 points total · Name: ____________________ Date: __________

For the adult

Give this review in Week 36, on the day set aside for reading and writing. It samples Weeks 28–35: reading for information, word meanings, paraphrasing, research questions and sources, the parts of a report, visuals, answering a listener, reading a script, editing, and this quarter's spelling patterns. It is untimed; most children need 20–30 minutes. You may read the directions and questions aloud, but your child reads the article 'Why Geese Fly in a V', the two script lines and the words in Editing 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 the year-end record, not a grade.

Part 1: Reading: An Article

9 points

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

1.
Which sentence tells the main idea of the whole article?
(1 pt)
○ Geese honk as they fly.○ Flying in a V helps geese share the work and travel far.○ Geese travel in the fall.
2.
What does migrating mean? What clue in the article told you?
(2 pts)
3.
Why does a goose flying behind another goose not have to flap as hard?
(1 pt)
4.
Under which heading can you read about what happens when the leader gets tired?
(1 pt)
5.
Paraphrase this sentence. Say the same idea in your own words. When the leader grows tired, it drops back into the line, and a rested goose moves up to take its place.
(2 pts)
6.
The last sentence says geese can travel farther together than alone. Write two details from the article that support this idea.
(2 pts)

Part 2: Research, Reports & Presenting

7 points

Answer each question about research, reports, talks and scripts.

7.
Nora's research question is: How do geese find their way when they migrate? Write one smaller question that would help her answer it.
(1 pt)
8.
Nora's note says: front goose works hardest (Wings Over Us, p. 31). What does the part in parentheses tell?
(1 pt)
9.
Which part of a research report has a hook, the topic and the research question?
(1 pt)
○ the introduction○ a body paragraph○ the Sources page
10.
Nora wants a visual that shows where each goose flies in the V and which one is the leader. Which visual is best?
(1 pt)
○ a labeled diagram○ a timeline○ a chart of numbers
11.
After Nora's talk, a listener asks, "Why does the leader change?" Answer in a complete sentence. Use a detail from the article.
(1 pt)
12.
Read these two lines from a script. RANGER KIM (pointing up): Look, the geese are back! OMAR (whispering): Why are they so loud? Which words are stage directions? How should a reader say Omar's line?
(2 pts)

Part 3: Editing & Word Study

10 points

Read each item by yourself. Follow the directions.

13.
Write the contraction. she is → ____ would not → ____
(2 pts)
14.
Write the possessive. the honk of one goose = the ____ honk the pond that belongs to two farmers = the ____ pond
(2 pts)
15.
Fix all the mistakes. There are 5: three capital letters, one verb and one end mark. every fall the geese flies over lake superior
(2 pts)
16.
Write ou or ow to finish each word. The geese were very l____d. They flew d____n to the pond.
(2 pts)
17.
Finish each word with -en, -on, -al or -el. kitt____ butt____ tow____
(2 pts)

Part 4: Writing: A Report Paragraph

4 points

Write one paragraph for a report on your own paper or in the box. You may look back at the article.

18.
Write a body paragraph that answers this question: How does flying in a V help geese? Use facts from the article in your own words. Begin with a topic sentence, give at least three facts, use at least one linking word (such as also, because, another or so), and end with a closing sentence.
(4 pts)