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Selection Comprehension

Choose the best answer for each question.

1. How can readers tell that “Charlotte’s Web” is a fantasy?

It has a plot that teaches a lesson.

The events could not happen in real life.

The story tells about real people from history.

It gives facts and information about a subject.

2. Why does Wilbur want to spin a web?

He wants to teach Charlotte to weave.

He wants to make a gift for Fern.

He knows that he is good at it.

He thinks it will be fun.

3. What can readers tell about Wilbur?

He does not give up easily.

He saves string to use for webs.

He worries about where to get food.

He has always wanted to spin a web.

4. How are Charlotte and Fern ALIKE?

Both are spiders.

Both can weave.

Both live in the barn.

Both are fond of Wilbur.

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5. How does Wilbur MOST LIKELY feel after he crashes with a thud for the second time?

lucky

proud

foolish

curious

6. Charlotte can BEST be described as

selfish.

lively.

loud.

wise.

7. Which sentence BEST tells the lesson Wilbur learns in the story?

Everyone has different talents.

A true friend never leaves.

Practice brings success.

Trust is hard to earn.

8. What is MOST LIKELY to happen next?

Wilbur will try to spin a web again.

Wilbur and Charlotte will keep talking.

Wilbur will visit the Queensborough Bridge.

Wilbur will borrow more string from Templeton.

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READTHINKEXPLAIN Written Response (worth two points)

9. Do you think Charlotte did the right thing when she encouraged Wilbur to spin a web? Use information and details from “Charlotte’s Web” to help you explain why or why not.

Sample two-point response: Yes, I think Charlotte did the

right thing. She knew Wilbur couldn’t spin a web, but he

would keep thinking he could unless she made him try

it. That proved it was something spiders can do but pigs

can’t.

TOTAL SCORE: /8 + /2

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Lesson 26Phonics/Spelling: Suffixes -tion, -sion

Read each sentence. Use the suffix to help choose the word that belongs in each sentence.

1. My sister is proud of her of seashells.

collection

collecsion

collectest

collectly

2. I think I made the right .

decition

decider

decidly

decision

3. We will spend our at the lake.

vacater

vacation

vacasion

vacatest

4. Use when riding your bike.

cautest

cautly

caution

causion

TOTAL SCORE: /4

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Lesson 26Focus Skill: Make Inferences

Read the passage. Then choose the best answer for each question.

As Billy walked home from school on Friday, he noticed the

piles of leaves forming in his neighbors’ yards. He knew that he

would be raking the leaves in his own yard the next day.

On Saturday morning, Billy gathered everything he needed.

He found gloves, a rake, a broom, and a box of leaf bags. When

he opened the leaf bags, he saw that they were decorated with

eyes, noses, and big crooked smiles. Billy worked for two hours,

until the yard was perfectly cleared.

He looked at his work and saw that he had filled eight leaf

bags. He carried them to the curb. He looked at the pile of

stuffed bags. He laughed at how much they looked like huge

pumpkins.

As Billy was picking up his tools, one of the neighbors

walked over. The neighbor looked at Billy’s yard, and then he

said he wished Billy would rake his yard, too.

1. In which season does this story take place?

summer

fall

spring

winter

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Lesson 262. What do you already know about this season?

Trees have green leaves.

Snow covers tree branches.

Leaves fall from the trees.

Trees grow many new leaves.

3. What color were the leaf bags?

orange

brown

black

gray

4. Why did the neighbor want Billy to rake his leaves?

The neighbor hated raking.

The neighbor thought that Billy had done a good job.

The neighbor thought that Billy needed the exercise.

The neighbor felt sorry for Billy.

TOTAL SCORE: /4

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Lesson 26Multiple-Meaning Words

Read each sentence. Choose the best definition of the word as used in the sentence.

1. I swung the bat as hard as I could, but I missed the ball.

a small, flying animal

to strike something

a stick used to hit a ball

to wink or flutter

2. I have to use my ruler in math class.

someone who rules a country

a group that makes decisions and laws

a flat piece of wood, plastic, or metal used for measuring

a principle set to guide behavior and action

3. I hurt my elbow when I fell on the hard ground.

slowly and with difficulty

very firm and solid

with a great deal of force

involving a great deal of labor

4. Sara got a new dress to wear to the ball.

a round object

to make round

to throw

a large dance

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Lesson 265. There was a just a bit of pie left in the pan.

a small amount of something

a metal bar in a horse’s mouth, attached to reins

a tiny amount of computer information

the piece on the end of a drill

6. The tiger had a thick, shiny coat.

an item of clothing

an animal’s fur

a thin layer

a protective cover

7. I borrowed a pen to sign my name.

a small fenced area for animals

an instrument used for writing

to keep something in an area

to write something

8. The shy calf hid behind its mother in the field.

a young whale

part of the leg

a very young cow

a large piece of ice

TOTAL SCORE: /8

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Lesson 26Robust Vocabulary

Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

1. I told Mom that my brother was being a .

presentation

nuisance

require

dreadful

2. My teacher was that we all follow his rules.

inevitable

sedentary

bristly

adamant

3. My dog’s coat felt after her haircut.

bristly

adamant

inevitable

sedentary

4. The huge sign started to in the wind.

oblige

sway

require

confuse

5. My cousin is always about how strong he is.

collaborating

inheriting

boasting

summoning

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Lesson 26 6. All of a sudden we heard a sound.

sedentary

confuse

bristly

dreadful

7. When I am sick, I like to be .

sway

sedentary

inevitable

adamant

8. The sound of the bell was us back to class.

boasting

mentioning

humoring

summoning

9. Will you please me by agreeing to come along?

oblige

sway

confuse

require

10. The day of the math test had come.

inevitable

adamant

bristly

sedentary

TOTAL SCORE: /10

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Lesson 26Grammar: Irregular Verbs

Read each sentence. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. Last week my mom me to soccer practice.

driven

drove

drived

drive

2. I had the ball into the hoop at least fifty times.

threw

throw

thrown

through

3. Because we were late, we down the hall.

run

ran

runned

ranned

4. The last time I peanut butter cookies to school, everyone enjoyed them.

brought

bring

brung

bringed

TOTAL SCORE: /4

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Lesson 26Oral Reading Fluency

Cam did not enjoy her weekend chores. She wanted to

help around the house as her brother and sister did. Still,

she dreaded every Saturday morning.

Her mother let Cam try different chores each week,

hoping to find one that Cam might enjoy. First, Cam tried

laundry. After she turned her father’s white work shirts

pink, her mother decided that Cam’s older brother Mark

should probably keep doing the laundry.

Next, Cam tried vacuuming. She got a pair of socks

stuck in the vacuum cleaner by accident. Cam’s sister,

Libby, took over after that.

Cam was sad. She felt that nothing she did helped her

family.

Then one Saturday morning, Cam’s mother had an

idea. “Cam, why don’t you help me weed the garden?”

Cam had never worked in the garden before, but she

liked being outside. She put on gardening gloves and

followed her mother outside.

After a few hours, Cam was still hard at work, but she

was enjoying herself.

“Cam, you did a great job!” her mother said happily.

“I think we have found the right chore for you.”

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