Lesson 2

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Knots in My Yo-yo String

Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary Target Vocabulary, Suffixes -er, -or, -ar, -ist, -ian, -ent 10 8

Comprehension Author’s Purpose, Selection Test 10 8

Decoding VCV Syllable Pattern 10 8

Language Arts Kinds of Sentences 10 8

TOTAL 40 32

Total Student Score × 2.5 = %

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Target Vocabulary, Suffixes Knots in My Yo-yo String

Vocabulary

-er, -or, -ar, -ist, -ian, -ent

Use what you know about the target vocabulary and suffixes to answer
questions 1–10. Fill in the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 What does the word contested mean in 4 What does the word mentor mean in the
the sentence below? sentence below?

The issues in the debate were Mike’s boss and mentor help him
passionately contested. succeed at work.

A Disputed F Aide
B Played G Friend
C Agreed upon H Advisor
D Won J Referee

2 What does the word employed mean in 5 What does the word culprit mean in the
the sentence below? sentence below?

Tamar employed the new stroke When Anthony saw the raccoon next to
technique in her swimming practice. the overturned trash can, he realized
the animal was the culprit.
F Hired
G Spent A Bully
H Tested B Target
J Used C Offender
D Suspect

3 What does the word miraculous mean

in the sentence below?

Megan made a miraculous recovery

from her bicycle accident.

A Painful
B Amazing
C Sudden
D Expected

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Knots in My Yo-yo String

Vocabulary

6 What does the word pianist mean in the 9 What does the word beginner mean in
sentence below? the sentence below?

The young pianist walked onto the Renata has been taking swimming
stage and smiled at her teacher and the lessons for three years, but Ben is just a
audience. beginner.

F Someone who makes a piano A Someone who never finishes

G Someone who plays the piano anything
H Someone who teaches music lessons B Someone who watches without
J Someone who enjoys listening to music participating
C Someone who is not comfortable
around water
7 What does the word translator mean in D Someone who is just starting to
the sentence below? learn something

A translator helped the reporter

interview the award-winning scientist. 10 What does the word resident mean in
A Someone who conducts interviews the sentence below?
B Someone who awards scientific The college student is a resident of the
discoveries apartment building.
C Someone who transitions from one
job to another F Someone who attends college
D Someone who translates one G Someone who lives with others
language to another H Someone who moves to a new place
J Someone who lives in a certain place

8 What does the word politician mean in

the sentence below?

The politician campaigned to get new

votes.

F Someone who works in politics

G Someone who is eligible to vote
H Someone who studies government
J Someone who works with the public

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Author’s Purpose, Knots in My Yo-yo String

Comprehension

Selection Test
Think back to the selection “Knots in My Yo-yo String” to answer questions
1–10. Fill in the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 What is the most likely reason the 4 To support his main purpose, the author
author wrote this selection? uses—

A To describe a football game F humor

B To explain how he became a writer G fantasy
C To describe a small town in H dialogue
Pennsylvania J myths
D To explain why he loved football as a
child
5 Which detail does the author use to
show his determination to succeed as a
2 Which statement best describes how the writer?
author presents the information?
A He could not stop thinking about the
F The author describes events football game.
involving himself and others. B He forgot about his poem until he
G One of the author’s children saw it in the newspaper.
describes events in the author’s life. C He kept writing novels, even though
H A narrator who is not involved in the no one would publish them.
author’s life describes the events. D He decided to write about the chicken
J People who know the author take bones from the kid’s point of view.
turns describing events in the
author’s life.
6 The author of “Knots in My Yo-yo
String” believes that children—
3 The author begins the selection with a—
F have interesting stories to tell
A flashback from high school G should grow up to become writers
B resolution of the chicken bone H should not attempt to write a novel
incident J do not have time to listen to his stories
C foreshadowing of his talk with
students
D dialogue between himself and his
stepchild
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Comprehension

7 At the beginning of the selection, the 9 When the author says that receiving the
author writes about the football game in Flicker Tale Award was important, he
great detail in order to— shows that he—

A prove that he knows a lot about sports A was not expecting to win the award
B show that he did not always plan to B values the opinion of young readers
be a writer C is eager to win more awards for his
C show that he enjoyed his past more writing
than the present D thinks winning the Newbery Medal
D explain the strong emotions that led is unimportant
him to write the poem

10 What is the most likely reason the

8 Why does the author of “Knots in My author shows the handwritten poem
Yo-yo String” say that he rummages “Goal to Go”?
through the attic of his memories when
F To make the selection more
he writes?
entertaining
F To help readers understand how G To describe the process of writing
difficult he finds writing the poem
G To tell in a humorous way that he H To encourage readers to write their
has old things in his attic own poems
H To explain that he uses his own J To show how poetry differs from
experiences to write his stories autobiography
J To describe how he looks through
things in his attic to find story ideas

Mark Student Reading Level:

____ Independent ____ Instructional ____ Listening

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VCV Syllable Pattern Knots in My Yo-yo String

Decoding

Use what you know about the VCV syllable pattern to answer questions 1–10.
Divide the underlined words into syllables. Fill in the correct answers on the
Answer Document.

1 Jan should decide what amount to 4 The real estate agent sold the house.
spend.
F a • gent
A am • ount G ag • ent
B amo • unt H age • nt
C a • mount J agen • t
D amou • nt

5 The shelter promotes the humane

2 Last year’s winner will defend her title treatment of animals.
in this year’s race.
A hum • ane
F d • efend B hu • mane
G de • fend C human • e
H def • end D huma • ne
J defe • nd

6 Tonight is the final performance of the

3 The puppy was too tired to finish its ballet.
snack.
F fin • al
A f • inish G f • inal
B fi • nish H fi • nal
C fini • sh J fina • l
D fin • ish

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Decoding

7 Jackie tries to balance her schoolwork 9 There was silence during the test.
with sports.
A si • lence
A bala • nce B sil • ence
B balan • ce C sile • nce
C ba • lance D s • ilence
D bal • ance

10 I know the keys did not vanish, but I

8 Lena likes to practice figure skating. cannot find them.

F fi • gure F vani • sh
G fig • ure G v • anish
H figu • re H va • nish
J f • igure J van • ish

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Kinds of Sentences Knots in My Yo-yo String

Language Arts

Use what you know about kinds of sentences to answer questions 1–10. Fill in
the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 Which of these is an IMPERATIVE 4 Which of these is an EXCLAMATORY

sentence? sentence?

A Hit the ball. F José won the race.

B Did you hit the ball? G José is really fast!
C I want you to hit the ball. H Did José win the race?
D I’m so glad you hit the ball! J Sit down and rest, José.

2 Which of these is a DECLARATIVE 5 Which of these is an IMPERATIVE

sentence? sentence?

F Emily’s team won! A Teach your dog to sit.

G Tell Emily congratulations. B That dog can climb a tree!
H Emily stood up to cheer during the C Carter’s dog knows commands.
game. D Did Carter teach his dog commands?
J Was Emily cheering during the
basketball game?
6 Which of the following is punctuated
correctly?
3 Which of these is an INTERROGATIVE
F Ouch the book, fell on my toe.
sentence?
G Ouch? the book fell on my toe!
A Please do your chores. H Ouch! The book fell on my toe!
B Did you do your chores? J Ouch the book fell. On my toe!
C I see that you did your chores.
D You did your chores so quickly!

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Language Arts

7 Which of the following is punctuated 9 Which of the following is punctuated

correctly? correctly?

A Hurry the storm is coming! A Ah, this chair. Is comfortable.

B Hurry, the storm is coming? B Ah! this chair is comfortable?
C Hurry? The storm is coming! C Ah, this chair is comfortable!
D Hurry! The storm is coming! D Ah this chair is comfortable.

8 Which of the following is punctuated 10 Which of the following is punctuated

correctly? correctly?

F Oops! I dropped the priceless statue! F Well it’s time to go to bed.

G Oops I dropped the priceless statue. G Well, it’s time to go to bed.
H Oops? I dropped the priceless statue. H Well it’s time! To go to bed.
J Oops! I dropped the priceless statue? J Well, it’s time to go to bed?

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