Lesson 6

W E E K LY T E S T S 6 . 1
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Animals Building Homes

Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Base Words and Prefixes un- and re- 10 8

Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Common Final Blends nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp 10 8

Language Arts: More Plural Nouns 10 8

TOTAL 40 32

Total Student Score × 2.5 = %

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Test Record Form 35 Grade 2, Unit 2: Nature Watch

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W E E K LY T E S T S 6 . 2
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Animals Building Homes

Target Vocabulary, Base Words Vocabulary

and Prefixes un- and re-

Use what you know about the target vocabulary and base words and prefixes
un- and re- to answer questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to
each question.

1 What does the word break 3 What does the word beak
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
Eggs will break if you drop The woodpecker uses its beak
them on the floor. to peck a hole in the tree.

Grow Tail
Crack Head
Hatch Mouth

2 What does the word winding 4 What does the word branch
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
We took the long, winding Mr. Davis chops the large
path through the woods. branch into small logs.

Wide and straight Work table

Smooth and slippery Part of a tree
Twisting and turning Wooden chest

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Vocabulary 36 Grade 2, Unit 2: Nature Watch

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W E E K LY T E S T S 6 . 3
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Animals Building Homes

Vocabulary

5 What does the word pond 8 What does the word unable
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
The turtles slide into the pond Fred was unable to lift the
and swim away. heavy box.

Small lake Not able

Mud puddle Able again
Rushing river Able before

6 What does the word untied 9 What does the word unhappy
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
Your shoelaces have come Jack was unhappy because he
untied. had to stay home.

Not tied Not happy

Tied again Happy again
Tied before Filled with happiness

7 What does the word rebuild 10 What does the word

mean in the sentence below? repainted mean in the
Grandpa plans to rebuild the sentence below?
old tree house. Greg repainted his room.

Not build Not painted

Build again Painted again
Build before Painted before 34/0

Vocabulary 37 Grade 2, Unit 2: Nature Watch

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 Lesson 6
W E E K LY T E S T S 6 . 4
Name Date

Animals Building Homes

Text and Graphic Features, Comprehension

Selection Test
Think back to the selection “Animals Building Homes” to answer questions 1–10.
Direction
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What is the title of this 4 Which section helps the

article? reader learn how homes
“A Beaver’s Home” protect animals?
“Home Improvement” “Safe at Home”
“Animals Building “Careful Builders”
Homes” “Working Together”

2 After piling up logs for a 5 Which section tells the

lodge, a beaver — reader about a bird’s home?
floats logs to a pond “Building Nests”
fills cracks with mud “A Beaver’s Home”
gnaws on a tree trunk “Making a Burrow”

3 In “A Beaver’s Home,” the 6 Which animal makes a

word pond is in dark type to home called a nest?
show that it— A beaver
tells something important A mouse
is a word that is hard A termite
for most people to spell
is a word that should be
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Comprehension 38 Grade 2, Unit 2: Nature Watch

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W E E K LY T E S T S 6 . 5
Name Date

Animals Building Homes

Comprehension

7 The section called “Careful 9 What is a burrow?

Builders” tells about — A tree hole made by
birds that carefully woodpeckers
weave and tie knots A room built in a tall
homes that fall apart if mound of dirt
they are not built with A hole in the ground
care where an animal lives
animals that are careful
about where they build 10 Before moving their chicks
homes into a hole made by a
woodpecker, chickadees —
8 Which section tells about make the hole bigger
groups of animals that help put grass and moss in
each other build a home? the hole
“Building Nests” tie knots with their feet
“Making a Burrow” and beak
“Working Together”

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Comprehension 39 Grade 2, Unit 2: Nature Watch

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W E E K LY T E S T S 6 . 6
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Animals Building Homes

Common Final Blends Phonics

nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp

Use what you know about common final blends to answer questions 1–10. Mark
the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Which word best completes 3 Which word best completes

the sentence below? the sentence below?
After I exercise, I have a tall If we miss this bus, we can
of water. catch the one.

drift next
drink long
thank trunk

2 Which word best completes 4 Which word best completes

the sentence below? the sentence below?
Lori will three weeks at Alex will popcorn to the
her aunt’s house. holiday party.

went left
spend bank
spring bring

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Phonics 40 Grade 2, Unit 2: Nature Watch

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Phonics

5 Which word best completes 8 Which word best completes

the sentence below? the sentence below?
After finding a good place to Petra’s bean grew six
, the men set up their inches during the night.
tents.
jump
sing plant
cent point
camp
9 Which word best completes
6 Which word best completes the sentence below?
the sentence below? Sheila saw three fat fish
Please your name neatly swimming in the .
at the top of the paper.
pant
find pond
pink string
print
10 Which word best completes
7 Which word best completes the sentence below?
the sentence below? The students their coats
Elena will use her money to on hooks by the classroom
buy a small for her dad. door.

gift hung
send hand
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W E E K LY T E S T S 6 . 8
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More Plural Nouns Language Arts

Use what you know about plural nouns to answer questions 1–10. Mark the
space for the best answer to each question.

1 Read this sentence. 3 Read this sentence.

Three class at Maple School Some of the kids are sitting on
are having a picnic. the benchs.

How should this sentence be How should this sentence be

changed? changed?
Change class to clases Change benchs to
Change class to classes benches
Change class to Change benchs to
classies benchies
Change benchs to
2 Read this sentence. benchess
About thirty child have come
to the park. 4 Read this sentence.

How should this sentence be Jeb shouted to the others,

“I saw two fox!”
changed?
Change child to childs How should this sentence be
Change child to changed?
children Change fox to foxs
Change child to Change fox to foxes
childrens Change fox to foxies
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W E E K LY T E S T S 6 . 9
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Animals Building Homes

Language Arts

5 Read this sentence. 7 Read this sentence.

He said they were hiding in Some kids helped take the food
the bushies. out of several boxxes.

How should this sentence be How should this sentence be

changed? changed?
Change bushies to Change boxxes to box
bushs Change boxxes to boxs
Change bushies to Change boxxes to
bushis boxes
Change bushies to
bushes 8 Read this sentence.
Everyone sat at picnic tables to
6 Read this sentence. eat their lunchs.
The mans at the picnic went
How should this sentence be
to look, but they did not see
changed?
anything.
Change lunchs to
How should this sentence be
lunches
changed?
Change lunchs to
Change mans to men lunchies
Change mans to mens Change lunchs to
Change mans to manes lunchess

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Language Arts

9 Read this sentence. 10 Read this sentence.

When they were finished, they The kids cleaned up their
put their paper dishess in the messis before it was time to
trash. leave.

How should this sentence be How should this sentence be

changed? changed?
Change dishess to Change messis to
dishs meses
Change dishess to Change messis to
dishes messus
Change dishess to Change messis to
dishies messes

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