Lesson 23

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

Whistle for Willie

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, Classification/Categorization of

10 8
Words: Family

Comprehension: Cause and Effect, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Vowel Digraph oo 10 8

Phonics: Syllable Pattern (CVC) 10 8

TOTAL 50 40

Total Student Score × 2.0 = %

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 2
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Cause and Effect,

Whistle for Willie
Skills in Context

High-Frequency Words
Read
Together

Read the story “It Starts With Seeds.” Then read

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

It Starts With Seeds

Have you seen pretty flowers?
Those flowers began as seeds.

Seeds are very small.

They are put in the ground in the spring.
Part of the plant grows down.
You will see nothing on the ground.
Then a green stem grows up.
Leaves form on the stem.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 3
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Whistle for Willie

Skills in Context

The wind, rain, and sun help the plant grow.

Soon the plant has flowers.
More seeds are in here.

In the fall, there is less sun and water.

The flowers turn brown.
The seeds fall out of the flowers.
They land on the ground.
When spring comes, the plant will grow
again.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 4
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Whistle for Willie

Skills in Context

1 Read this sentence from the story.

These flowers began as seeds.

Which word means about the SAME as began?

made
planted
started

2 How do some plants begin?

as seeds
as a house
as the ground

3 Read this sentence from the story.

You will see nothing on the ground.

How much is nothing?

0
1
2

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 5
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Whistle for Willie

Skills in Context

4 What takes place if seeds are put in the

ground?
They turn brown.
A plant begins to grow.
They are put next to a house.

5 What part of the plant grows up?

the sun
the seed
the stem

6 What takes place right AFTER the stem

grows?
Leaves form.
It turns brown.
Seeds are planted.

7 What helps the plant grow?

the sun
the house
the flower

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 6
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Whistle for Willie

Skills in Context

8 Why do flowers turn brown?

They are put in the ground.
There is less sun and water.
There is too much sun and water.

9 What takes place right AFTER the flower

turns brown?
Fall comes.
The seeds fall out.
It gets more sun.

10 Why does the plant grow again?

Fall comes.
Leaves form.
Spring comes.

Mark Student Reading Level:

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 7
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High-Frequency
Whistle for Willie
Vocabulary

Words, Classification/
Categorization of Words:
Family
Read
Together

Read each sentence. Then mark the space for the

word that best completes each sentence.

1 Jim and his pal Fred were walking

the sidewalk.
after
all
along

2 They were going to the park .

about
again
away

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 8
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Whistle for Willie

Vocabulary

3 They got close to a big white .

here
house
how

4 Jim and Fred saw a

and his dad in the yard.
been
both
boy

5 The boy and his began to wave.

follow
father
four

6 “I am Dean,” the boy said.

“Can we play ?”
take
thought
together

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 9
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Whistle for Willie

Vocabulary

Read
Together

Read each question. Then mark the space for the

best answer to the question.

7 Which word names someone in a family?

My grandfather is flying to see us.

grandfather
flying
us

8 Which word names someone in a family?

My mom took us to see the plane land.

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plane
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Whistle for Willie

Vocabulary

9 Which word names someone in a family?

We left the baby at home.

left
baby
home

10 Which word names someone in a family?

I think my father is putting her to sleep.

think
father
sleep

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 1 1
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Cause and Effect,

Whistle for Willie
Comprehension

Selection Test
Read
Together

Think about the story “Whistle for Willie.” Then

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

1 What takes place at the START of the story?

Peter whistles.
Willie runs to Peter.
A dog runs to a boy.

2 Why does Peter turn round and round?

He is cold.
He can’t whistle.
He is looking for Willie.

3 Why does Peter hide in a carton?

He sees Willie.
He is playing a game.
His mom asks him to get in it.

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Whistle for Willie

Comprehension

4 What does Peter do right AFTER he gets out

of the carton?
He plays with Willie.
He draws with chalk.
He turns round and round.

5 Why do Peter’s cheeks get tired?

The wind blows them.
He makes too many faces.
He keeps trying to whistle.

6 What takes place when Peter whistles?

Willie runs away.
Willie keeps walking.
Willie stops and looks.

7 In the story, why does Willie run?

He sees a cat.
He sees Peter.
It is time to eat.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 1 3
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Whistle for Willie

Comprehension

8 Why does Peter run home?

to give the hat back to his dad
to show he can run as fast as Willie
to show his mom and dad he can whistle

9 How do you know that Peter is happy that he

can whistle?
He puts on his father’s hat.
He whistles to the store and back home.
He sits in the box and whistles to Willie.

10 What is “Whistle for Willie” MOSTLY about?

Peter is training his pet.
Peter likes to hide in a box.
Peter is learning to whistle.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 1 4
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Vowel Digraph oo
Whistle for Willie
Phonics

Read
Together

Read each sentence. Mark the space for the word

that best completes each sentence.

1 Jill walked by the with her dog.

foot
hook
woods

2 They went down to the .

brook
foot
hook

3 Jill had a to read.

book
hood
look

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 1 5
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Whistle for Willie

Phonics

4 “It’s a day to read,” she said.

good
hook
wood

5 Her dog said, “ .”

Cook
Stood
Woof

6 Rose was learning how to

.
cook
foot
wool

7 She by her mom to see what to do.

hoof
stood
wood

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Whistle for Willie

Phonics

8 Her mom rice into the pot.

book
hook
shook

9 Rose’s mom the pot off the stove.

crook
took
wool

10 “Do not in the pot,” she told Rose.

foot
look
wood

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Syllable Pattern
Whistle for Willie
Phonics

(CVC)
Read
Together

Read each question. Then mark the space for the

best answer to the question.

1 Which word has two syllables?

sunhat
go
out

2 Which word has two syllables?

she
her
basket

3 Which word has two syllables?

walked
the
garden

4 Which word has two syllables?

nice
summer
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Whistle for Willie

Phonics

5 Which word has two syllables?

saw
rabbit
gate

6 Which shows the right way to

divide the word circus into
syllables?
circ•us
cir•cus
ci•rcus

7 Which shows the right way to divide the word

muffin into syllables?
muf•fin
muff•in
mu•ffin

8 Which shows the right way to divide the word

butter into syllables?
but•ter
bu•tter
butt•er

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 3 . 1 9
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Whistle for Willie

Phonics

9 Which shows the right way to divide the word

fellow into syllables?
fe•llow
fel•low
fell•ow

10 Which shows the right way to divide the word

forget into syllables?
forg•et
fo•rget
for•get

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