Reading & Writing · Quarter 1 Review · Weeks 1–9 · 20–30 min

Scoring Guide: Quarter 1 Review: Reading & Writing

32 points total

Part 1: Reading: A Fable

11 points

Read the story. Then answer the questions. You can look back at the story as often as you like.

1.
Who are the two main characters? Where does the story take place?
(2 pts)
Answer: Crow and Duck (1). At Reed Pond, in and around the tall pine and the reeds (1).
2.
What trait does Duck show when Crow begins to sink? Copy words from the story that prove it.
(2 pts)
Answer: Kind, helpful, caring or a good friend (1). Evidence (1), any one: "Duck paddled over as fast as she could and pushed Crow to the bank"; "my friend"; "Duck said gently."
3.
Number these events 1, 2, 3 in the order they happen. ___ Crow scares the fox away. ___ Crow wishes she were a duck. ___ Crow hops into the pond and begins to sink.
(2 pts)
Answer: 3, 1, 2 (Crow wishes she were a duck; Crow hops into the pond and begins to sink; Crow scares the fox away).
4.
How does Crow change from the beginning of the story to the end? What makes her change?
(2 pts)
Answer: At first she is unhappy with her feet and her voice and wishes she were a duck; at the end she is glad to be a crow and does not mind her feet (1). She changes because her sharp eyes and loud voice save Duck's eggs from the fox (1).
5.
What kind of story is this?
(1 pt)
Answer: a fable, because animals talk like people and the story teaches a lesson
6.
What is the central message of this story? Write one detail from the story that shows it.
(2 pts)
Answer: Message (1): be yourself, or your own gifts are worth more to you than someone else's. Detail (1), any one: Crow sinks when she tries to swim like Duck, but her own loud voice and sharp eyes save the eggs; Duck says, "You are made for the sky"; Crow learned that "her own gifts were the best ones for her."

Scoring: 2-point items: 2 for a complete answer, 1 for one of the two parts (for example, a trait with no evidence, or a message with no detail). The order item: 2 if all three numbers are right, 1 if one event is in the right place, 0 otherwise. The choice item: 1 if correct. Accept answers in the child's own words if they match the story.

Reteach if needed: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5. Week 1 Days 2–3 (characters, setting, retelling in order); Week 2 Days 1–3 (traits, evidence, character change); Week 3 Days 2–3 (answering with exact words); Week 4 Days 1–4 (folktales, fables and myths); Week 1 Day 4 and Week 5 Day 1 (the central message).

Part 2: Informational Text & Opinion

6 points

Read the page from a book about birds. Use it to answer the first two questions. Then answer the last two questions.

7.
Read the part called "Beaks Are Tools." What is its main idea? Write two details that support it.
(2 pts)
Answer: Main idea (1): a bird's beak is a tool that fits the food it eats. Details (1 for two), any two: a heron's long, pointed beak spears fish; a hawk's hooked beak tears meat; a cardinal's short, thick beak cracks seeds.
8.
Use the index. On which pages can you read about eggs?
(1 pt)
Answer: Pages 9 and 15
9.
Read: Heavy snow covered the roads, so the school bus ran late. What is the cause? What is the effect?
(2 pts)
Answer: Cause: heavy snow covered the roads (1). Effect: the school bus ran late (1).
10.
An opinion paragraph begins: I think soup is the best lunch on a cold day. Which sentence is the best conclusion for it?
(1 pt)
Answer: For these reasons, a bowl of hot soup is the lunch to pick when the weather turns cold.

Scoring: The main-idea item: 1 for the main idea and 1 for two details; a detail given as the main idea earns the detail point only. The cause-and-effect item: 1 for each part. The index item and the choice item: 1 if correct.

Reteach if needed: Week 6, Week 7, Week 8. Week 6 Day 4 (table of contents, glossary and index); Week 7 Day 1 (main idea and supporting details); Week 7 Day 4 (cause and effect); Week 8 Day 4 (conclusions for an opinion paragraph).

Part 3: Language & Word Study

11 points

Read each item by yourself. Follow the directions.

11.
Write each verb in the past tense. Today Crow sits in the sun. Yesterday Crow ____ in the sun. Today Crow flies. Yesterday Crow ____.
(2 pts)
Answer: sat (1); flew (1)
12.
Rewrite the sentence using 's to show who owns the nest. The nest of the duck was hidden in the reeds.
(1 pt)
Answer: The duck's nest was hidden in the reeds.
13.
Circle the right word. Of all the birds at the pond, Crow had the (louder / loudest) voice.
(1 pt)
Answer: loudest
14.
Copy the sentence. Add a comma and quotation marks. Crow said I can see the whole pond from here.
(2 pts)
Answer: Crow said, "I can see the whole pond from here." (1 for the comma, 1 for both quotation marks with the period inside)
15.
Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? Crow kicked and flapped, but she began to sink.
(1 pt)
Answer: compound
16.
Draw a line to divide each word into syllables. table giggle
(2 pts)
Answer: ta|ble (1); gig|gle (1)
17.
Write the syllable type for each word: closed, silent e or vowel team. grape nest toad
(2 pts)
Answer: grape: silent e; nest: closed; toad: vowel team. 2 for all three, 1 for two.

Scoring: Items with two parts get 1 point for each part. The syllable-type item: 2 for all three, 1 for two. Choice items and 1-point items: 1 if correct, 0 if not; the apostrophe must be in the right place.

Reteach if needed: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 7. Week 1 Day 3 (past-tense verbs); Week 2 Day 1 (possessives with 's); Week 2 Day 4 (-er and -est); Week 3 Day 3 (commas and quotation marks); Week 7 Day 4 (simple, compound and complex sentences); word study in Week 1 (closed and silent-e syllables), Week 2 (vowel teams) and Week 4 (consonant-le).

Part 4: Writing: Opinion Paragraph

4 points

Write an opinion paragraph on your own paper or in the box.

18.
What is the best game to play outside? Write an opinion paragraph. State your opinion, give two reasons, use at least two linking words (such as first, another reason, for example, because), and end with a conclusion.
(4 pts)
Answer: Rubric (4 points): 4 = a clear opinion, two reasons that tell why, at least two linking words, and a conclusion that restates the opinion in new words, in complete sentences; 3 = an opinion, two reasons and a conclusion, but linking words are missing, or one reason only repeats the opinion; 2 = an opinion with one reason, or two reasons with no conclusion; 1 = an opinion only, or reasons that do not match the opinion; 0 = no response or off topic.

Scoring: Use the 4-point rubric: 4 = clear opinion, two reasons, two or more linking words and a conclusion; 3 = opinion, two reasons and a conclusion, with linking words missing or one weak reason; 2 = opinion with one reason, or no conclusion; 1 = opinion only; 0 = no response or off topic. Any game can earn a 4. Score what is on the page, not neatness. Spelling of words not yet taught does not lower the score.

Reteach if needed: Week 8, Week 9. Week 8 Days 1–4 (opinion, reasons, linking words, conclusion) and Week 9 Day 4 (checking a paragraph for all four parts).

Score box

Part	Points earned	Possible
1. Reading: A Fable		11
2. Informational Text & Opinion		6
3. Language & Word Study		11
4. Writing: Opinion Paragraph		4
Total		32

Level: Enter points to see the level.

D · Developing: 0–15
A · Approaching: 16–21
P · Proficient: 22–28
E · Exceeding: 29–32