Lesson 4

W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 1
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Diary of a Spider
Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Context Clues 10 8

Comprehension: Cause and Effect, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Long Vowels o, u, e 10 8

Phonics: Hard and Soft Sounds for g 10 8

Language Arts: What is a Noun? 10 8

TOTAL 50 40

Total Student Score × 2.0 = %

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Test Record Form 35 Grade 2, Unit 1: Neighborhood Visit

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 2
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Diary of a Spider
Target Vocabulary, Vocabulary

Context Clues
Use what you know about the target vocabulary and context clues to answer
Direction
questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What does the word insects 3 What does the word scare
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
The spider catches insects in Loud noises scare my baby
its web. brother.

Balls Make laugh

Birds Make afraid
Bugs Make hungry

2 What does the word rotten 4 What does the word breeze
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
Mom threw away the potato When I am hot, a cool breeze
because it was rotten. feels good.

Small and dry Soft wind

Old and smelly Bright light
Fresh and tasty Splash of water

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 3
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Diary of a Spider
Vocabulary

5 What does the word 7 Read the sentence below.

dangerous mean in the Andy crawled under the warm
sentence below? covers and put his head on his
pillow.
It can be dangerous to ride a
bike at night.
Which words in the sentence
Not fun help the reader know what
Not safe the word pillow means?
Not important Crawled under
The warm covers
6 Read the sentence below. Put his head on his
Mom used a sharp needle to
sew the button on my shirt. 8 Read the sentence below.
Which word in the sentence Sam told a joke that made
helps the reader know what everyone in the room chuckle.

the word needle means?

Which word in the sentence
Sharp helps the reader know what
Used the word chuckle means?
Shirt
Joke
Room
Everyone

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 4
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Diary of a Spider
Vocabulary

9 Read the sentence below. 10 Read the sentence below.

The girls listened to the calls My dog loves to gnaw on a bone
of birds as they paddled their for hours and then bury it.
canoe down the river.
The word gnaw in the
The word canoe in the sentence means —
sentence means — Dig
A kind of boat Chew
A kind of bird Sleep
A kind of river

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 Lesson 4
W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 5
Name Date

Diary of a Spider
Cause and Effect, Comprehension

Selection Test
Think back to the selection “Diary of a Spider” to answer questions 1–10. Mark
the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Grampa says that spiders 3 Why doesn’t Fly use Spider’s

are different from insects three flash cards?
because — She has wings.
spiders do not have six She dislikes studying.
legs She is afraid of flying.
spiders do not eat
butterflies 4 Spider learns to stop, drop,
spiders are taking over and run so that —
the world he will be safe in a fire
he won’t get vacuumed
2 Why does Spider make flash up
cards? he will not be eaten by
To teach his sister how Daddy Longlegs
to spin a web
To learn the steps for
catching the wind
To show Grampa what
he learned in school

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 6
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Diary of a Spider
Comprehension

5 On May 7, why does Spider 7 Why is Spider afraid of

molt? Daddy Longlegs?
He has grown too big for Daddy Longlegs is very
his skin. big.
It is time for him to Daddy Longlegs has a
change color. vacuum.
He wants a skin to take Daddy Longlegs made
to show-and-tell. fun of Fly.

6 On June 5, why does Fly go 8 What does Grampa do on

into her tree house? the day that Fly’s tree house
Her feelings are hurt. blows away?
She is afraid of Daddy He takes a nap.
Longlegs. He sends a postcard.
She does not want to He catches a breeze to
play with Spider. the airport.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 7
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Diary of a Spider
Comprehension

9 Why do Spider and Fly have 10 How does Spider feel about
to play at her house after people?
July 2? They are good friends to
Fly hurt her wing and spiders.
can no longer fly. They judge spiders
Her mother doesn’t without getting to know
think she is safe at them.
Spider’s house. They spend too much
Grampa is afraid that time thinking about
Fly will get caught in spiders.
the web again.

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Comprehension 41 Grade 2, Unit 1: Neighborhood Visit

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 8
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Diary of a Spider
Long Vowels o, u, e Phonics

Use what you know about long vowels o, u, and e to answer questions 1–10.
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Which word has the same 4 Which word has the same
vowel sound as home? vowel sound as Pete?
lost sends
long globe
hope Steve

2 Which word has the same 5 Which word has the same
vowel sound as see? vowel sound as smoke?
Kate other
note drove
compete smock

3 Which word has the same 6 Which word has the same
vowel sound as use? vowel sound as rule?
rust cup
fuse tune
upon rush

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Diary of a Spider
Phonics

7 Which word has the same 9 Which word has the same
vowel sound as be? vowel sound as tube?
Eve such
hose duke
press tuck

8 Which word has the same 10 Which word has the same
vowel sound as hole? vowel sound as close?
help bone
pond plot
woke clock

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Diary of a Spider
Hard and Soft Sounds for g Phonics

Use what you know about the hard and soft sounds for g to answer questions 1–10.
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 The word bridge has the 4 The word log has the same
same sound for g as — sound for g as —
gift game
cage stage
frog orange

2 The word gentle has the 5 The word engine has the
same sound for g as — same sound for g as —
tag hug
large goes
goose strange

3 The word together has the 6 The word edge has the same
same sound for g as — sound for g as —
giant bug
change page
rag glad

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Phonics

7 The word wagon has the 9 The word village has the
same sound for g as — same sound for g as —
goat huge
stage leg
cage garden

8 The word began has the 10 The word again has the
same sound for g as — same sound for g as —
age angry
magic gentle
tiger courage

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Diary of a Spider
What Is a Noun? Language Arts

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

1 Which word is a noun that 3 Which word is a noun

names a person in the that names a place in the
sentence below? sentence below?
The worker wore boots and a Our park has a climbing wall
hard hat. for kids.

hat wall
boots kids
worker park

2 Which word is a noun 4 Which word is a noun that

that names a thing in the names an animal in the
sentence below? sentence below?
Angie gave her sister a single A brightly colored fish swam
red rose. in the tank.

rose fish
sister tank
Angie colored

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 1 3
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Diary of a Spider
Language Arts

5 Which word is a noun 7 Which word is a noun that

that names a thing in the names a person in the
sentence below? sentence below?
My uncle drives his car very Elizabeth reached out her
slowly. arms to the monkey.

drives reached
car monkey
uncle Elizabeth

6 Which word is a noun 8 Which word is a noun that

that names a place in the names an animal in the
sentence below? sentence below?
A sea bird stood alone on the The huge beetle makes its
beach. home under leaves in the
forest.
alone
beach huge
sea bird beetle
leaves

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 1 4
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Diary of a Spider
Language Arts

9 Which word is a noun 10 Which word is a noun

that names a thing in the that names a place in the
sentence below? sentence below?
The squirrel found the nut Riley walked into the kitchen
that Jane put outside. and sank into a chair.

nut chair
Jane Riley
outside kitchen

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