Reading & Writing · Unit 5 · Weeks 25–30 · 50–60 min (best split over two sittings)

Figurative Language & the Research Report

39 points total · Name: ____________________ Date: __________

For the adult

This test covers Weeks 25–30: comparing two texts on one topic, literal and nonliteral language, research notes and sources, and drafting a report, plus possessives, homophones and this unit's spelling patterns. You may read all directions and the questions aloud. Your child reads the two maple syrup texts alone. In Language and Word Study, read only the directions. For the report paragraph at the end, your child may look back at both texts but should write the facts in their own words. Do not spell words for them. Plan two sittings: the two texts and the nonliteral language section on day one, the rest on day two.

Part 1: Reading: Two Texts on One Topic

11 points

Read both texts about maple syrup. Then answer the questions. You can look back at the texts.

1.
Both texts are about maple syrup. What does each text mostly focus on?
(2 pts)
2.
Write one fact that is in both texts.
(1 pt)
3.
Write one fact that is only in Text B.
(1 pt)
4.
Number the steps from Text A in order from 1 to 4. ___ The sap is boiled in a wide, flat pan. ___ A spout is tapped into a hole in the tree. ___ The syrup is poured into jars and bottles. ___ The sap is carried to a sugarhouse.
(2 pts)
5.
According to Text B, what causes sap to drip from the spouts?
(1 pt)
6.
Why does the sugaring season end?
(1 pt)
7.
Read Text A: "most of the water turns into steam and floats away." What happens to the sap as it boils?
(1 pt)
8.
Use both texts. Why do you think a small bottle of real maple syrup can cost a lot? Give one reason from each text.
(2 pts)

Part 2: Literal & Nonliteral Language

8 points

Read each sentence. Decide what the words really mean.

9.
"The wind whispered through the pine trees." Is this literal or nonliteral? What is really happening?
(2 pts)
10.
"Please don't spill the beans about the party." What does spill the beans mean here?
(1 pt)
○ drop food on the floor○ tell a secret○ cook dinner
11.
"When Leo saw the mess, he was a volcano about to blow." How did Leo feel?
(1 pt)
12.
"The town took steps to clean up the river." Did the town really walk? What does took steps mean?
(2 pts)
13.
Write your own sentence about the weather that uses nonliteral language. Then tell what it really means.
(2 pts)

Part 3: Language

5 points

Read each sentence by yourself. Follow the directions.

14.
Fix the sentence. Add an apostrophe to show one farmer owns the boots. The farmers boots were muddy.
(1 pt)
15.
Write the possessive. the buckets that belong to the workers = the ____ buckets
(1 pt)
16.
Write the possessive. the toys that belong to the children = the ____ toys
(1 pt)
17.
Circle the right word. (Their / There / They're) sap buckets are full.
(1 pt)
○ Their○ There○ They're
18.
Find the wrong word and fix it. I want to right a report about maple trees.
(1 pt)

Part 4: Word Study

8 points

Read each item by yourself. Follow the directions.

19.
Finish each word with -tion, -sion or -ture. collec____ mois____ deci____
(2 pts)
20.
Draw a line to divide each word into syllables. fixture nation
(2 pts)
21.
Write the contraction. they will → ____ I have → ____
(2 pts)
22.
Which two words make the contraction doesn't?
(1 pt)
23.
Addition has the base word add. Use it to tell what addition means.
(1 pt)

Part 5: Research & Report Writing

7 points

Answer the research questions. Then write one paragraph for a report.

24.
You copied these exact words from Text A: It takes about 40 buckets of sap to make just 1 bucket of syrup. What two things must you add to show they are not your own words?
(2 pts)
25.
Which source would be most trustworthy for a report about how maple syrup is made?
(1 pt)
○ an ad for a pancake restaurant○ a book about maple sugaring written by a forest scientist○ a comment posted with no name
26.
Write a body paragraph for a report called "How Maple Syrup Is Made." Use facts from both texts in your own words. Begin with a topic sentence, include at least three facts, use a linking word such as also, another, and or but, explain the word sap, and end with a closing sentence.
(4 pts)