Phonics And Word Study Skills Assessments

Phonics and Word Study Skills Assessments

Directions: Look at the sample inside the box. Think of the sound of the underlined letters. Look at the three words in the row below the box. Which word has the same sound as the underlined letters? Fill in the bubble below the correct word.

Sample foot zoom should mountain ○ ○ ○

1. could brook flour floor ○ ○ ○

2. childhood zoom would four ○ ○ ○

3. photo grasp through laugh ○ ○ ○

4. tough telephone thought threw ○ ○ ○

5. stair chart scare train ○ ○ ○

6. careful gain start unfair ○ ○ ○

7. soup ouch should youth ○ ○ ○

8. through young group cough ○ ○ ○

9. lawn caught warn outside ○ ○ ○

10. taught crowd tight seesaw ○ ○ ○

Phonics and Word Study Skills

Directions: Read each sentence and choose the best answer.

Sample I am the ______of the three children in our family. oldest old olds ○ ○ ○

11. My room is the ______room in the house. clean cleans cleanest ○ ○ ○

12. This nail is ______than that one. longer longing longest ○ ○ ○

13. This cake tastes the ______of the three cakes. sweet sweetest sweeter ○ ○ ○

14. If your key will ______the door, we can go inside. locked unlock overlock ○ ○ ○

15. Why don’t you ______the dog so he can run free. leashing leashed unleash ○ ○ ○

16. Our team won first prize because we were ______in every game. unbeaten beating overbeat ○ ○ ○

17. The tub will ______if I forget and leave the water running. flowed unflow overflow ○ ○ ○

Vocabulary and Word Study – Homophones

Sample: Which sentence is wrong. A. The bear growled. B. She has two pets. C. Mom put flower in the cake. D. Would you like a ripe pear to eat?

18. A. Can you hear me? B. I will write to you. C. Read me a fairy tail. D. We ate pizza last night.

19. A. Wood you play with me? B. I want to go, too. C. Here are your books. D. The sand is in the pail.

20. A. Dad will chop the wood. B. Sit over hear by me. C. The toys are on sale. D. Do you see that star?

Comprehension Skills Assessment – Summarize Directions: Choose the best summary for each story.

Sample Digger the Dog woke up from a deep sleep. He got up and began to dig a hole. Before long, he had dug up a bone. He chewed on the bone, but he wanted more to eat. Soon his owner, Kim, came and gave Digger some dog food.

Which is the best retelling of this story? A. Digger the Dog woke up from a deep sleep and chewed on his bone. B. Digger the Dog got up from a deep sleep, ate some dog food, and chewed on his bone. C. Digger the Dog woke up, dug up a bone, chewed on it, and then got some dog food from his owner. D. Digger the Dog woke up and chewed on a bone, but he wanted more to eat.

Sam and Jen went to the park. First, they watched some ducks swim in the lake. Next, Sam and Jen went for a long walk. After their walk, the children sat on a blanket and ate a picnic lunch.

21. Which is the best retelling of this story? A. Sam and Jen went to the park, watched ducks swim, went for a walk, and then ate a picnic lunch. B. Sam and Jen watched some ducks swim in the lake at the park. C. Sam and Jen went for a long walk, sat on blanket and ate a picnic lunch. D. After their swim, the children sat on a blanket and ate a picnic lunch.

There are many people who work each day to help you. Doctors are ready to help you get well if you get sick. Firefighters stand by in case they are needed to put out a fire. There are even people who make sure you have clean water to drink.

22. Which is the best retelling of this story? A. Many people work each day to help you. B. There are people that make sure you have clean water to drink and doctors are ready to help. C. Firefighters are always standing by in case they are needed to put out a fire. D. Doctors, firefighters, and people who make sure you have clean water, work each day to help you.

Ann decided to have a costume parade. She invited all the children on her street. She told everyone to meet at five o’clock on Saturday. When Saturday came, the children put on their costumes. Then they walked down the sidewalk to the park. At the park, Ann’s parents served cake and ice cream.

23. Which is the best retelling? A. Ann invited all the children on her street and served them cake and ice cream. B. The children on Ann’s street put on costumes, walked to the park, and had cake and ice cream. C. Ann told everyone to meet at five o’clock on Saturday for a costume parade. D. The children walked down the sidewalk in their costumes to the park.

Comprehension Skills Assessment – Main Idea/Details

Directions: Read questions 24 - 26 for this passage. Then read the passage and choose the best answer.

Frogs lay eggs in different places. Some frogs lay their eggs deep in the water where they will not freeze. Other frogs lay their eggs near the top of the water. Some frogs lay their eggs in wet leaves or moss. Frog eggs hatch about four to fifteen days after they are laid. A little tadpole hatches from an egg. Different kinds of frogs lay different colors of eggs and have different kinds of tadpoles. Frogs may lay hundreds or thousands of eggs at one time. Not all frogs grow up, though, because many frog eggs get eaten by fish, by insects, and by other water animals.

24. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? A. Some frogs lay their eggs in wet leaves. B. Frogs lay eggs in different places. C. Some frogs lay their eggs in deep water. D. Some frogs lay their eggs near the top of the water.

25. Why do some frogs lay their eggs deep in the water? A. to keep the eggs away from insects B. so that the eggs will not dry out C. so that the eggs will not freeze D. to keep water animals from seeing the eggs

26. Why don’t all frog eggs become grown-up frogs? A. Most of the eggs will never hatch. B. Some tadpoles will not learn to swim. C. Fish, insects, or other water animals eat many of the eggs. D. Some eggs are not as strong as others.

Comprehension Skills Assessment – Locating Information

Directions: Read each question and choose the best answer. snug tame snug [snug] Warm and comfortable. The children were snug in their warm beds that winter night. syn. cozy

spark ling [spär’ kling] Shining in the light as a jewel does: The dew on the grass was sparkling in the sunlight. Sparkle, sparkled syn. glittering

sprout [sprout] Begin to grow: When the seeds sprout, tiny plants will push up through the ground. Sprouted, sprouting

sur vive [sər vīv’] To stay alive: Desert plants and animals can survive without much water. Survived, surviving

tame [tām] To make something less wild: You should not try to tame a wild animal by petting it. tamed, taming

27. Here is part of a glossary page. Which word means almost the same as sparkling? A. cozy B. glittering C. useful D. ruined

28. What is the meaning of sprout? A. to begin to grow B. to hold close C. to stay alive D. to make something less wild

Language Skills

Directions: Choose the best answer for each question.

29. Which verb best completes this sentence? The brownies ______great! A. am B. is C. are

30. Which verb best completes this sentence? The little pup ______barking. A. was B. were C. be

31. Which verb best completes this sentence? Yesterday you ______a different lunch. A. has B. have C. had

32. Which word is the helping verb in this sentence? My friend ______eaten all his carrots. A. has B. friend C. my

33. Which word is the helping verb in this sentence? All the children ______won prizes. A. All B. have C. won

Language Skills

Directions: Choose the correct form of each verb.

Sample Yesterday we give the dog a bath. A. gives B. gave C. correct as is

34. Now he do his homework. A. did B. does C. correct as is

35. Yesterday I sees some ducks on the lake. A. see B. saw C. correct as is

36. Last week my sister go to a play. A. went B. goes C. correct as is

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