Lesson 2

W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 1
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Compound Words 10 8

Comprehension: Conclusions, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Long a, e, i, o, u 10 8

Phonics: Words with the VCe pattern 10 8

Language Arts: Kinds of Sentences 10 8

TOTAL 50 40

Total Student Score × 2 = %

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 Lesson 2
W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 2
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Target Vocabulary, Vocabulary

Compound Words
Use what you know about the target vocabulary and compound words to answer
questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What does the word convinced 3 What does the word trial
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
The crowd was convinced that The judge banged his gavel
the show would be worth the once during the trial.
wait.
Test
Sure Experiment
Happy A look at the facts
Excited in court
Clapping A look at the facts in
a school
2 What does the word honest
mean in the sentence below? 4 What does the word guilty
I counted on Tim’s word mean in the sentence below?
because he was honest. Mark thought that Sally
was guilty of eating the last
Smart
cupcake.
Funny
True Full
Lying Excited about
Worried about
Responsible for

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 3
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Vocabulary

5 What does the word murmur 7 What does the word

mean in the sentence below? handshake mean in the
When Paul was not sure about sentence below?
the answer, he would murmur. Butch had a firm handshake.

Speak loudly Secret club

Speak quietly Special wave
Talk too much Gripping of hands to
Talk too little greet someone
Gripping of hands to tell
someone a secret
6 What does the word
newspaper mean in the
sentence below? 8 What does the word ladybug
Tom read the newspaper to mean in the sentence below?
find out what was happening It is good luck when a ladybug
in the world. lands on you.

Book Female bug

Magazine Female spider
Collection of maps A type of airplane
A paper with articles A red bug with spots

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 4
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Vocabulary

9 What does the word pigtail 10 What does the word sandpaper
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
George always pulls on Sally’s Lisa used sandpaper to smooth
pigtail. the wood.

Little finger Smooth paper

The tail of a pig Paper found on the ground
The end of a book Paper for gathering sand
A hairstyle Rough paper

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 5
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Conclusions, Selection Test Comprehension

Think back to the story “The Trial of Cardigan Jones” to answer questions 1–10.
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 At the beginning of the story, 4 Which conclusion can the

the other animals did not reader draw about the animals
know what Cardigan was up in the story?
to because — They wanted a new judge.
he was a moose They wanted to hear all
he was new in town the facts.
he was mean to people They wanted Cardigan to
he was always in trouble go to jail.
They wanted to let
Cardigan go free.
2 Why did the police arrest
Cardigan?
He tried to run away. 5 How do you know that
They saw him steal the pie. Cardigan’s antlers were big?
They thought he stole He was outside
the pie. Mrs. Brown’s window.
They did what the judge He crossed the courtroom
said. to get to the stand.
He stood up when the
goat said to lock him up.
3 Which word tells about
He knocked over a statue
the judge?
when he was on the stand.
Fair
Silly
Lonely
Greedy
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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 6
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Comprehension

6 Why was Cardigan upset during 9 In this story —

the trial? the judge is an old man
He got sick from the pie. the milkman stole the pie
The police were mean the animals act like
to him. people
He felt like no one the events take place in a
believed him. large city
Mrs. Brown would not
give him any pie.
10 The next time there is a trial,
the animals will probably —
7 Cardigan can be described bake enough pies for
as — everyone
wise listen to all the facts in
loving the case
faithful think the person on trial
clumsy is guilty
have the police set the
person free
8 What did Cardigan do to make
everyone think he stole the pie?
He said he loved pies.
He had taken other pies.
He took a bite out of the pie.
He stopped to smell the pie.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 7
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Long a, e, i, o, u Phonics

Use what you know about long vowels to answer questions 1–10. Mark the
space for the best answer to each question.

1 The word amuse has the same 4 The word brave has the same
sound for u as — sound for a as —
use have
tub gave
soon hasn’t
mouse ladder

2 The word shape has the same 5 The word prefix has the same
sound for a as — sound for e as —
hat tree
chat prize
date head
happy fence

3 The word tide has the same 6 The word wake has the same
sound for i as — sound for a as —
mile sack
trip tack
flip bakery
silly animal

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 8
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Phonics

7 The word vote has the same 9 The word grade has the same
sound for o as — sound for a as —
cook cave
dock have
clock carve
explode cannot

8 The word sale has the same 10 The word drive has the same
sound for a as — sound for i as —
wall hike
fallen hint
whale mint
anchor sister

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 9
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Words with the VCe Pattern Phonics

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

1 What is the last syllable in the 4 What is the last syllable in the
word package? word exercise?
ge e
age se
kage ise
ckage cise

2 What is the last syllable in the 5 What is the last syllable in the
word welcome? word decide?
e de
me ide
ome dec
come cide

3 What is the last syllable in the 6 What is the last syllable in the
word became? word machine?
me ine
ame hine
came chine
ecame machine

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Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Phonics

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

word landscape? the word spaceship?
ape spa
cape space
scape spaces
dscape spacesh

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

word rewrite? the word wakeboard?
te wak
ite wake
rit wakeb
write board

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 1 1
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Kinds of Sentences Language Arts

Use what you know about kinds of sentences to answer questions 1–10.
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Which kind of sentence is the 3 Which kind of sentence is the

following? following?
Is anybody going home after Wash your hands before dinner.
school?
Question
Question Command
Command Statement
Statement Exclamation
Exclamation

4 Which kind of sentence is the

2 Which kind of sentence is the following?
following?
I can see that you have been
Give me a piece of pie. laughing a lot.

Question Question
Command Command
Statement Statement
Exclamation Exclamation

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 . 1 2
Name Date
The Trial of
Cardigan Jones
Language Arts

5 Which kind of sentence is the 8 Which of the following

following? sentences is an exclamation?
Watch out for the ball! Let’s go home.
What a great idea that is!
Question The fish swam in the big
Command tank.
Statement Do you know where the
Exclamation high school is?

6 Which of the following 9 Which of the following

sentences is a statement? sentences is a question?
Get on the bike and try it. How old is that tree?
Is that a bicycle for two? Tommy won the race.
I have never had so much Pick up the bottles over
fun! there.
Mary Jane is skating on The leaves fell from the
the sidewalk. tree to the ground.

7 Which of the following 10 Which of the following

sentences is a command? sentences is a question?
I can’t wait! Get back to work.
Has Ina mailed her letter? Where did the firefly go?
Look at the fluffy clouds The stars shine in the
in the sky. night sky.
Birds are animals that That is the best picture
have feathers. I’ve ever seen!

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