Lesson 1

W E E K LY T E S T S 1 . 1
Name Date

A Fine, Fine School

Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Multiple-Meaning Words 10 8

Comprehension: Story Structure, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Short Vowels a, e, i, o, u 10 8

Phonics: Words with the VCCV pattern 10 8

Language Arts: Subjects and Predicates 10 8

TOTAL 50 40

Total Student Score × 2 = %

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 . 2
Name Date

A Fine, Fine School

Target Vocabulary, Vocabulary

Multiple-Meaning Words
Use what you know about the target vocabulary and multiple-meaning words to
answer questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What does the word strolled 3 What does the word proud
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
Mr. Yates strolled through the Timmy is proud of his little
hallways of our school. brother’s painting.

Ran Teasing
Stood Jealous
Walked slowly Angry about
Walked quickly Pleased with

2 What does the word worried 4 What does the word certainly
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
Mother was worried about I certainly will clean up the
Aunt Sue. house.

Upset Surely
Talking Never
Angry Somewhat
Writing Sometimes

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W E E K LY T E S T S 1 . 3
Name Date

A Fine, Fine School

Vocabulary

5 What does the word 7 What does the word fine mean
announced mean in the in the sentence below?
sentence below? Arthur thought it was a fine
Ms. Redler announced that day for a picnic.
she will play in the volleyball
Thin
game.
Healthy
Decided Excellent
Whispered Money paid when
Told nobody someone breaks the law
Told everybody

8 What does the word trip mean

6 What does the word watch in the sentence below?
mean in the sentence below?
Hector tried not to trip as
Gabby wanted to watch the he carried the box down the
ducks that were swimming in stairs.
the pond.
Skip
Care for Fall
Look at Journey
A small clock that a Make a mistake
person wears
A person or group that
guards something

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Name Date

A Fine, Fine School

Vocabulary

9 What does the word frame 10 What does the word sense
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
Jenny put a frame on the Dustin can sense when a
painting. storm is coming.

A word Feel
A person’s body Understand
A border around a picture Solve problems
A round of play in some See, hear, smell, taste or
games touch

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 Lesson 1
W E E K LY T E S T S 1 . 5
Name Date

A Fine, Fine School

Story Structure, Comprehension

Selection Test
Think back to the selection “A Fine, Fine School” to answer questions 1–10.
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Mr. Keene wanted to have more 3 The teachers and students did
days of school because he — not tell Mr. Keene that they
loved the school did not want school in the
was a mean principal summer because —
thought the students were they didn’t want to hurt
not learning enough Mr. Keene’s feelings
thought the teachers were they liked the idea of
not doing a good job of having school every day
teaching Tillie told them not to say
anything to Mr. Keene
Mr. Keene was the
2 What did Tillie do on the
principal, and it was his
weekends before Mr. Keene
decision
asked the students to come
to school on Saturdays and
Sundays?
Tillie was bored.
Tillie went to the grocery
store.
Tillie went to visit Mr.
Keene at school.
Tillie climbed a tree and
walked her dog.

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A Fine, Fine School

Comprehension

4 Why did Tillie go to Mr. Keene’s 6 Why were the teachers

office? and students worried when
Tillie was not learning Mr. Keene called them all
anything at school. together after his meeting
Tillie wanted her brother with Tillie?
to come to school, too. They did not like
Tillie wanted to tell Mr. Keene.
Mr. Keene that days off They liked to go to school
were important, too. in the summer.
Tillie wanted Mr. Keene They liked to go to school
to learn how to climb on the weekends.
trees, skip, and swing. They were afraid he
would add more school.
5 After Tillie talked to Mr. Keene
about what she was not learning, 7 Beans did not learn to jump
he — over a creek because —
wanted to go outside and Beans hated water
climb a tree Beans was too old
told the students to come Tillie was too busy to
to school in the summer teach him
understood that students Tillie’s brother was too
and teachers need days young to teach him
without school
told the students and
teachers to come to
school on Saturdays and
Sundays
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A Fine, Fine School

Comprehension

8 At the end of the story, who 10 Which of the following is

said “fine, fine, fine”? the best summary of the
Only Mr. Keene whole story?
The students and the The principal of a fine
teachers school loves his school so
Beans and Tillie’s little much that he makes the
brother students come in every day.
Only Mr. Keene and the The principal of a school
teachers loves his school so much
that he gets rid of days
off. A wise student
9 What lesson does Mr. Keene
teaches him that time off
learn at the end of the story?
from school is important.
A fine school must always The principal of a school
be open. loves his school so much
Dogs must learn to jump that he asks the students
over creeks. to bring in their pets and
Tillie was the smartest their younger sisters and
student at the school. brothers. He teaches them
Students learn important to climb trees.
things on days off from The principal of a fine
school. school makes the students
and the teachers worry
when he calls a meeting.
Tillie helps him understand
that he must be kind, and
he learns his lesson.

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____ Independent ____ Instructional ____ Listening

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Short Vowels Phonics

a, e, i, o, u
Use what you know about short vowels to answer questions 1–10. Mark the
space for the best answer to each question.

1 The word apple has the same 4 The word rubber has the same
sound for a as — sound for u as —
age cube
ants tube
stare unit
break puddle

2 The word basket has the same 5 The word simple has the same
sound for a as — sound for i as —
bad lie
bade light
bake flight
blade little

3 The word children has the 6 The word tender has the same
same sound for i as — sound for e as —
will eye
fine send
cider fleet
child please

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Phonics

7 The word number has the 9 The word us has the same
same sound for u as — sound for u as —
use true
union glue
Pluto plum
puppet prune

8 The word dress has the same 10 The word pocket has the same
sound for e as — sound for o as —
eel poor
eat pour
tree only
enter flock

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Words with the VCCV Pattern Phonics

Use what you know about words with the VCCV pattern to answer questions 1–10.
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What is the first syllable in 4 What is the first syllable in

the word journey? the word window?
jo wi
jou wid
jour win
journ wind

2 What is the first syllable in 5 What is the first syllable in

the word engine? the word wondering?
en won
eng wond
ngi wonde
ine wonder

3 What is the first syllable in 6 What is the first syllable in

the word distance? the word insect?
di i
dis in
dist ins
distan inse

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Phonics

7 What is the first syllable in 9 What is the first syllable in

the word borrow? the word company?
b c
bo co
bor com
borr comp

8 What is the first syllable in 10 What is the first syllable in

the word lesson? the word tunnel?
le tu
les tun
less tune
lesso tunn

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Subjects and Predicates Language Arts

Use what you know about subjects and predicates to answer questions 1–10.
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What is the COMPLETE 3 What is the COMPLETE

SUBJECT in the following SUBJECT in the following
sentence? sentence?
Penny walked a long, long way. The sisters couldn’t see
anything in the darkness.
walked
Penny see anything
a long couldn’t
long way The sisters
in the darkness

2 What is the COMPLETE

SUBJECT in the following 4 What is the COMPLETE
sentence? SUBJECT in the following
sentence?
The boy is a great soccer player.
Mr. Thomas Jackson is a nice
The boy man.
is
a great Mr. Thomas Jackson
soccer player is
a nice
man

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Language Arts

5 What is the COMPLETE 7 What is the COMPLETE

SUBJECT in the following PREDICATE in the following
sentence? sentence?
Jean’s daughter went outside Our chatty neighbor, Ms. Minks,
to play. sat on the orange chair.

to play sat on the orange chair

went Ms. Minks
outside neighbor
Jean’s daughter Our chatty

6 What is the COMPLETE 8 What is the COMPLETE

PREDICATE in the following PREDICATE in the following
sentence? sentence?
Yates, the big bad dog, barks My cousin, the famous Pearl
and growls loudly. Jones, writes children’s books.

Yates My cousin
the big bad writes children’s books
dog Pearl Jones
barks and growls loudly the famous

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Language Arts

9 What is the COMPLETE 10 What is the COMPLETE

PREDICATE in the following PREDICATE in the following
sentence? sentence?
The little gray mouse ran On the corner, the police
across the room. officer blew his whistle.

The little the police

gray On the corner
mouse blew his whistle
ran across the room officer

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