Lesson 4

W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 1
Name Date

Double Dutch:
A Celebration of Jump
Rope, Rhyme,
and Sisterhood
Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Suffixes -ion, -tion 10 8

Comprehension: Sequence of Events, Selection Test 10 8

Decoding: Digraphs in Multisyllable Words 10 8

Language Arts: Common and Proper Nouns 10 8

TOTAL 40 32

Total Student Score × 2.5 = %

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 2
Name Date

Target Vocabulary, Double Dutch:

A Celebration of
Jump Rope, Rhyme,
and Sisterhood
Suffixes -ion, -tion Vocabulary

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 competition mean 4 What does the word routine mean in the
in the sentence below? sentence below?

The skaters had a competition to see Brushing your teeth is an important

who could skate fastest. part of your morning routine.

A Timer F A walk in the park

B Lesson G A household chore
C Contest H A regular course of action
D Statement J A way to learn new things

2 What does the word identical mean in 5 What does the word unison mean in the
the sentence below? sentence below?

The two shells looked identical. The girls started to giggle in unison.

F Similar A At the same time

G Uniform B Before going outside
H Exactly alike C With a crowd of people
J Completely different D While making silly faces

3 What does the word element mean in 6 What does the word appreciation mean
the sentence below? in the sentence below?

The fan was the element that failed The mayor gave the students a
to work. certificate in appreciation for all their
hard work.
A Part
B Strap F Favor
C Quarter G School
D Mixture H Thanks
J Evidence

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 3
Name Date

Double Dutch:
A Celebration of
Jump Rope, Rhyme,
and Sisterhood
Vocabulary

7 What does the word pronunciation 9 What does the word explosion mean in
mean in the sentence below? the sentence below?

The teacher had his students The loud clap of thunder sounded like
practice the pronunciation of the an explosion.
vocabulary words.
A The beating of a drum
A How to say something B Something blowing up
B How to read something C The applause of a crowd
C How to spell something D Something winding down
D How to write something

10 What does the word population mean in

8 What does the word decision mean in the sentence below?
the sentence below?
Because there is plenty of food,
Gregor made the best decision he could the rabbit population is growing
based on the facts that he had. very quickly.

F Choice F Geography
G Report G Emergency
H Apology H Green plants
J Disguise J Total number

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

Sequence of Events, Double Dutch:

A Celebration of
Jump Rope, Rhyme,
and Sisterhood
Selection Test Comprehension

Think back to the selection “Double Dutch: A Celebration of Jump Rope,

Rhyme, and Sisterhood” to answer questions 1–10. Fill in the correct
answers on the Answer Document.

1 At the beginning of the selection, five 3 The first thing Coach Rockett does is —
girls are —
A learn to jump rope himself
A an award-winning Double B organize a Double Dutch team
Dutch team C get an idea by looking out the
B hoping to become a Double window
Dutch team D buy several hundred yards of
C learning to jump rope and practicing clothesline
Double Dutch
D sad after losing their first Double
Dutch competition 4 Between the team’s first competition
in Harlem and their win in New York,
the girls —
2 Which sentence indicates that the
F are angry
selection is moving back in history?
G quit the team
F Coach Rockett was thrilled but H stop practicing their styles
intimidated. J do better at each competition
G In the ropes, it seems that the
Steppers defy gravity.
H Life for the Snazzy Steppers wasn’t 5 Which do the girls do last when starting
always so sweet. to jump Double Dutch?
J Coach Rockett even wrote a song to
help teach his girls how to jump… A Start to sing songs
B Practice their moves
C Begin turning ropes
D Jump to a new rhyme

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 5
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Double Dutch:
A Celebration of
Jump Rope, Rhyme,
and Sisterhood
Comprehension

6 Which shows the correct sequence 8 When asked about their favorite part of
of steps Coach Rockett took to form competition, which girl answers last?
his team?
F Erika
F He studied the Internet; he had an G Peggy
idea; he made a flyer. H Debbie
G He visited other schools; he studied J Katelyn
books; he wrote a song.
H He made a flyer; he learned how to
jump himself; he bought clothesline. 9 The Snazzy Steppers become
J He bought clothesline; he learned best friends —
how to jump himself; he made
a flyer. A before they join the team
B when Coach Rockett tells them to
C the first time they win a
first-place trophy
7 In the rhyme about Tiny Tim, what
D after they compete together for a
happens right after the puppy drinks
long time
the water?

A The doctor jumps in.

B The nurse jumps out. 10 Of all the girls, Lanieequah learned
C The puppy swallows a bar of soap. Double Dutch —
D The singer puts the puppy in the
bathtub. F first
G second
H fourth
J fifth

Mark Student Reading Level:

____ Independent ____ Instructional ____ Listening

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 6
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Digraphs in Multisyllable Double Dutch:

A Celebration of
Jump Rope, Rhyme,
and Sisterhood
Words Decoding

Use what you know about digraphs in multisyllable words to complete the
sentences. Fill in the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 Yesterday I went to the mall to 4 Mary decided to give away some old —
make a —
F clothes
A purthase G cloches
B purshase H closhes
C purchase J clotches
D purcase

5 The farmer planted fields of —

2 When the trick did not work, the
A theat
magician felt —
B cheat
F foolith C sheet
G foolish D wheat
H foolich
J foolitch
6 When Grandma sewed quilts, she
always used a —
3 The man in the painting looked —
F thimble
A youthful G chimble
B youshful H shimble
C youchful J whimble
D youtchful

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 7
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Double Dutch:
A Celebration of
Jump Rope, Rhyme,
and Sisterhood
Decoding

7 Jason could not hear over the clatter 9 The workers dug a very deep —
of the —
A dith
A mathines B dish
B machines C dich
C mashines D ditch
D matchines

10 The children sat down to play a

8 One animal that is extinct is the — game of —

F mammosh F theckers
G mammoch G sheckers
H mammoth H checkers
J mammotch J wheckers

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 8
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Common and Proper Nouns Double Dutch:

A Celebration of
Jump Rope, Rhyme,
and Sisterhood
Language Arts

Use what you know about common and proper nouns to answer
questions 1–10. Fill in the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 Which sentence is written correctly? 4 Which sentence is written correctly?

A There is a Mission in san Antonio. F Mr. Hernandez quickly boarded

B My Aunt lives in roanoke, Virginia. the Jet.
C We went swimming in the gulf G The water was as cold as ice at
of Mexico. Eagle Falls.
D Megan took a trip to Texas and H The Family went hiking through
New Mexico. newfound Gap.
J The Students attended graham
elementary school.
2 Which sentence is written correctly?

F The Sangre de cristo mountains are 5 Which sentence is written correctly?

beautiful.
G We watched the clouds drift over A Has Dr. anderson ever traveled
sandia peak. to Japan?
H Uncle George saw bats fly out of B The Smiths saw the Ruins in
Carlsbad Caverns. Rome, Italy.
J I think suki would like the balloon C David plans to go to the market on
Festival in albuquerque. Wednesday.
D Our Neighborhood will celebrate
New Year’s Eve.
3 Which sentence is written correctly?

A The white house is in 6 Which sentence is written correctly?

washington, D.C.
B Lenny was watching the Wildlife at F We get the Newspaper every
cades cove. Thursday.
C The Smoky Mountains are located in G The girl worked in a Theater
North Carolina. in London.
D Uncle martin moved from England H To get to our house, turn left on
to the united states. Strawberry Lane.
J The students went to the Museum
for their field trip.
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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 9
Name Date

Double Dutch:
A Celebration of
Jump Rope, Rhyme,
and Sisterhood
Language Arts

7 Which sentence is written correctly? 9 Which sentence is written correctly?

A It started to snow in December. A There are many fish in Lime Creek.

B Hansel knows how to speak german. B My aunt Sue and uncle Jim live
C The Fog floated up from the next door.
Pecos River. C Dana is the best player on the
D The children picked up the Garbage Soccer Team.
from the lawn. D The National Archives has many
important Documents.

8 Which sentence is written correctly?

10 Which sentence is written correctly?
F What Time does the Movie begin?
G Hillary waited for Mother by the F Dad works on the old Car in
mailbox. the Garage.
H Do you know if sarah is waiting at G People lived long after the time of
the Bus Stop? Dinosaurs.
J Franklin is a large Cat with black H Paul Revere was a famous American
and white Fur. colonist.
J Tourists enjoy visiting the great wall
in China.

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