Reading & Writing · Quarter 2 Review · Weeks 10–18 · 20–30 min

Quarter 2 Review: Reading & Writing

32 points total · Name: ____________________ Date: __________

For the adult

Give this review in Week 18, on the day set aside for reading and writing. It samples Weeks 10–17: the parts of a narrative, showing feelings, time-order words, poetry, comparing two texts, research notes, revising and editing, spelling rules, and prefixes and suffixes. It is untimed; most children need 20–30 minutes. You may read the directions and questions aloud, but your child reads the story 'One Line', the poem, the two fact cards and the sentences in Revising, Editing and Word Study alone, because that reading is part of the check. Your child needs only a pencil. Do not teach, hint, spell words or punctuate for them. Score each section with its scoring note. The result is a snapshot for the quarter report and a guide to what to revisit, not a grade.

Part 1: Reading: A Story

10 points

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

1.
Where and when does the story take place?
(2 pts)
2.
How does Marisol feel while she waits for her turn? Copy one body clue from the story that shows it.
(2 pts)
3.
Copy two time-order words or phrases from the story.
(2 pts)
4.
What is Marisol's problem? How is it solved?
(2 pts)
5.
Which sentence tells the climax, the biggest moment of the story?
(1 pt)
○ The forest animals march onto the stage.○ Marisol takes a slow breath and calls out her line.○ Marisol finds Devon by the snack table.
6.
Copy one detail from the story that helps you hear something.
(1 pt)

Part 2: Poetry, Two Texts & Research Notes

6 points

Read the poem and the two fact cards. Then answer the questions.

7.
Use letters to write the rhyme scheme of the poem.
(1 pt)
8.
"The wind keeps knocking at the door." Is this literal or nonliteral? What does it really mean?
(2 pts)
9.
Write one fact that is on both fact cards. Then write one fact that is only on Fact Card B.
(2 pts)
10.
Read this sentence from Fact Card A: The wide feet keep it from sinking in deep snow. Write it as a short note in your own words. A note is a few key words, not a full sentence.
(1 pt)

Part 3: Revising, Editing & Word Study

12 points

Read each item by yourself. Follow the directions.

11.
Revise the sentence. Replace walked with a stronger, more exact verb. The fox walked through the tall grass.
(1 pt)
12.
Circle the verb that agrees with the subject in each sentence. The actors (wait / waits) behind the curtain. My sister (sing / sings) in the play.
(2 pts)
13.
Rewrite the sentence with the right capital letters and end mark. can uncle david come to the play on friday
(2 pts)
14.
Copy the sentence. Add the missing marks. You did it cheered Devon
(2 pts)
15.
Add the ending. Use the spelling rules. clap + ing = ____ taste + ed = ____
(2 pts)
16.
Add a prefix or a suffix to make one word that means: not lucky → ____ full of hope → ____ in a loud way → ____
(3 pts)

Part 4: Writing: A Short Narrative

4 points

Write a short story on your own paper or in the box.

17.
Write a short story about a time someone tried something for the first time. It can be real or made up. Include an opening that shows the setting and the characters, a problem or a hard moment, time-order words, at least one line of dialogue, and an ending that shows how it turned out.
(4 pts)