Printables: Assessments

Appendix C

Grow with Me: Spider | C-1

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C-2 | Grow with Me: Spider Unit 3, Weeks 1 and 2, Day 5

Weeks 1 and 2—Vocabulary Word Web Assessment

Name: Date:

Directions: Using a word from this week’s vocabulary list, complete the word web.

Defi nition

Vocabulary Word

Synonym Sentence

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Unit 3, Weeks 1–4, Day 5 Grow with Me: Spider | C-3

Spelling Test

Name: Date:

Directions: On the lines below, write each word that is dictated to you.

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C-4 | Grow with Me: Spider Unit 3, Week 3, Day 5

Week 3—Vocabulary Word Web Assessment

Name: Date:

Directions: Using a word from this week’s vocabulary list, complete the word web.

Defi nition

Vocabulary Word

Antonym Sentence

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Unit 3, Week 4, Day 5 Grow with Me: Spider | C-5

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C-6 | Grow with Me: Spider Unit 3, Week 4, Day 5

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End-of-Unit Comprehension Assessment

Name: Date:

Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1. Write a summary of the Anchor Text, Grow with Me: Spider.

2. Respond to this unit’s Essential Question: How do living things reflect the character of our Creator?

3. Describe an arachnid.

4. According to the Anchor Text, most spiders have eight eyes but they cannot see very well. Explain how spiders see.

5. After a mother spider lays her eggs, she wraps them in a silk egg sac. What is the purpose of the silk egg sac?

Unit 3, Week 4, Day 5 Grow with Me: Spider | C-7

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6. How do spiderlings find a new home?

7. Explain the term molt.

8. Why does a spiderling have to molt?

9. What does a spider use its spinnerets to do?

10. Since a spiderling’s exoskeleton cannot grow, what does it need to do to get bigger?

11. Based on what you read in the Anchor Text, are spiders considered predators? Why or why not?

12. Explain what happens to a spider’s prey once it is caught.

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C-8 | Grow with Me: Spider Unit 3, Week 4, Day 5

Directions: Read the two passages given to you by your teacher. Complete the graphic organizer using information from the two texts that are being compared.

Title—Text #1 Title—Text #2

Main Idea—Text #1 Main Idea—Text #2

Key Details—Text #1 Key Details—Text #2

What are some common details between both texts? (How are the texts similar?)

What are some differences between both texts?

Write a summary based on the information from both texts.

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Unit 3, Week 4, Day 5 Grow with Me: Spider | C-9

End-of-Unit Grammar Assessment

Name: Date:

Part A: Placing Commas—Direct Address

Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Add commas where they are needed.

1. Karen would you like to go to the museum with us tomorrow?

2. Come on students it is time to go outside for recess.

3. You are the best singer in our class Clare!

Directions: Rewrite the following sentences correctly, adding commas where they are needed.

4. I wonder William if your dad is going to take us to the basketball game tomorrow?

5. Let us help Dad by mowing the lawn and cleaning the garage Brandon.

Part B: Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns

Directions: Write the phrase in another way to show the singular possessive form of the underlined noun.

6. volcano made by Christopher

7. the sweater belonging to Samara

8. apartment of my brother

Directions: Write the phrase in another way to show the plural possessive form of the underlined noun.

9. trucks belonging to the men

10. book reports of both students

11. the books of the girls

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C-10 | Grow with Me: Spider Unit 3, Week 4, Day 5

Part C: Complex Sentences

Directions: Match up an independent clause with a dependent clause to form a complex sentence. Write the sentences on the lines below.

Independent Clause Dependent Clause

I walked to school While she did the laundrySabrina grabbed her umbrella Before she went to sleepMom forgot to set the alarm Because I missed the busNancy listened to music Since it was raining outside

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Part D: Irregular Verbs

Directions: Underline the correct verb in each sentence.

16. I had (bend, bent) the wire hanger into a hook.

17. Dad (bring, brought) me a souvenir from his trip to Russia.

18. Last night I (write, wrote) a letter to my grandmother.

19. My dog Rover (begin, began, begun) to chew through his leather leash.

20. Mom has (do, did, done) the laundry already.

21. Marlo and I have (eat, ate, eaten) brussel sprouts before.

22. Our teacher had (speak, spoke, spoken) to us about her trip to Spain last summer.

23. Aunt Sherri (take, took, taken) my dog to the veterinarian this morning.

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Unit 3, Week 4, Day 5 Grow with Me: Spider | C-11

Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Rewrite each sentence to show the past tense of the underlined verb.

24. I speak to my best friend, who lives in Australia, last week.

25. Mom made an apple pie on Sunday, and I eat two slices of it.

Part E: Verb Tenses—Past, Present, Future

Directions: Underline the verb in each sentence. Write past, present, or future on the line following each sentence to tell the tense of the underlined verb.

26. William baked bread with his grandma yesterday.

27. Jordan will open his new restaurant next month.

28. Taylor and I play tennis at the community center.

29. Ryan shoveled the snow out of the driveway.

30. Mom, I will practice for the recital tomorrow.

Directions: Read each sentence. Underline the correct present-tense verb in parentheses to complete each sentence.

31. Maggie (listen, listens) as I practice for my piano recital.

32. David (coach, coaches) the girls’ softball team at school.

33. The girls (work, works) at the amusement park during the summer season.

34. Jane (mix, mixes) the oil, vinegar, and spices together to make a salad dressing.

35. Lara (cry, cries) as I brush the tangles out of her hair.

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C-12 | Grow with Me: Spider Unit 3, Week 4, Day 5

Directions: Write the past tense of the verb in parentheses to complete each sentence.

36. The plumber the broken water pipe. (repair)

37. My horse around the corral. (trot)

38. My brother and sister each other around the backyard. (chase)

39. We the notes from the board into our notebooks. (copy)

40. I on the wet floor and broke my leg. (slip)