Name VOCABULARY co irections Find the word or words with the same meaning as the underlined word. Mark the answer that means the same as the underlined word. |, ‘Tyler fetched some wood. O got © stacked © bumed © cat ‘Mama was mending a shirt. O cleaning © folding O hanging O fixing I took the dirty clothes to the laundry. © orders to be filled © mail to be read © aplace where clothes are washed and ironed © food to be cooked ‘The jar was filled with coins. O money O soap O nuts © berries Beth lifted the heavy skillet water pail metal box glass bow! ooo0°o frying pan Selection Test Unit 1 Week 4 1[B]_ Eduardo put the pick in the shed. sharp tool ‘watering can flower seeds donkey cart oco0o°o (Z]_— We sat and talked a spell. © very loudly © fora while © onthe phone © teach other COMPREHENSION irections Read each question. Mark the space for the answer, (© Why did Amanda’s father go to California? to build a log cabin to sell Amanda’s pies to start a new town o000 to search for gold {Bl why didn’t Pa stay at the cabin during the week? ‘The oven made the cabin too hot for him. He did not want to get in Amanda's way. ‘There were not enough beds in the cabin. The cabin was too far from the gold fields. C000 HIB] Whatis one reason Amanda decided to bake a pie? O Her sister Betsy liked pie © She was very bored. © Her brothers were hungry. © She wanted to help her mother. — GOON Selection Test Unit 1 Week 1Name Selection Test Unit 1 Week 1 Which of these could not really happen? Baby Betsy learned to walk. Ted picked berries. Amanda made a magic pic. Billy built a shelf. Ooo000 Which word best describes Amanda? O clever O funny O grumpy O lazy ‘The most important thing about Amanda’s bu: © gave food to the hungry miners. O made her father proud of her. © earned money for the family. © _ showed she was a good cook. Both Cowboy Charlie and Peddler Pete © sold things from a cart. O worked in the gold fields. © helped Amanda bake pies. © settled down in the town. ‘Mr. Hooper told Amanda, “This is getting to be a boom town.” What did he mean? © The new people in the town were too loud. © The town was growing and doing well. © People came from all over to buy Amanda’s pies. O Miners blew up the fields to find gold. Which of these happened last? © The people built a school © Amanda started a business. © Pa quit panning for gold. © Ma found a log cabin.[1% — Which of these would be another good title for the story? Amanda's Big Day The Money Jar Trappers, Traders, and Travelers A New California Town e000 jirections . Read each question and think about an answer. Write your answers. HB 1s Boom Town a realistic story or a fantasy? How do you know? WS How did Amanda’s feelings about California change during the story? [26 When does this story take place? How do you know? 4 Selection Test Unit 1 Week 4