Lesson 28

W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1
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The Kite
Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Skills in Context: Story Structure, High-Frequency Words 10 8

Vocabulary: High-Frequency Words, Homographs 10 8

Comprehension: Story Structure, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Long i Spelling Patterns igh, y, ie 10 8

Phonics: Base Words/Inflections -ed, -ing, -er, -est, -es 10 8

TOTAL 50 40

Total Student Score × 2.0 = %

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 2
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Story Structure,
The Kite
Skills in Context

High-Frequency Words
Read
Together

Read the story

Direction Line “A Big Hit.” Then read each
question. Mark the space for the best answer to
each question.

A Big Hit
Jeff went to see his grandmother.
He had something to tell her.

“I wanted to play baseball,” Jeff said.

“Dad got a bat and ball for me.
We went out to play that night.
I tried, but I could not hit the ball.”

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 3
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The Kite
Skills in Context

“Did that make you sad?” asked

Grandmother.

“Yes,” said Jeff.

“Dad told me to keep trying.
He helped me every day.
I still kept missing the ball!”

“Today was different,” said Jeff.

“When I swung the bat, I heard a loud
CRACK!”
“I hit the ball!” cried Jeff.
“It flew across our fence.”

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 4
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The Kite
Skills in Context

1 Where does the story take place?

on a baseball field
in Jeff’s back yard
at Grandmother’s house

2 Read this sentence from the story.

“Dad got a bat and ball for me.”

What does ball mean?

a round toy
to have fun
to go around

3 Why does Dad give Jeff a bat and ball?

It was Jeff’s birthday.
Jeff wanted to play baseball.
Dad did not want them any more.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 5
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The Kite
Skills in Context

4 What takes place right AFTER Jeff gets the

bat and ball?
Jeff and Dad play ball.
Jeff joins a baseball team.
Jeff talks to his grandmother.

5 How did Jeff feel when he could not hit

the ball?
glad
sad
surprised

6 Why does Jeff keep trying to hit the ball?

His dad tells him to.
He thinks the game is played that way.
He wants to show Grandma what he can do.

7 What takes place right AFTER Jeff swings

the bat?
He cracks it.
He hits the ball.
He plays in a ball game

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 6
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The Kite
Skills in Context

8 Read this sentence from the story.

“It flew across our fence.”

Which word means about the SAME as across?

flew
over
fence

9 Which word BEST tells about Jeff at the end

of the story?
proud
rude
spoiled

10 Which of these tells the MOST about

“A Big Hit”?
Jeff keeps trying to hit the ball.
Jeff likes to talk to his grandmother.
Jeff is sad that he cannot hit the ball.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 7
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High-Frequency Words,
The Kite
Vocabulary

Homographs
Read
Together

Read each sentence. Then mark the space for the

word that best completes the sentence.

1 Duck was the player to bat.

second
sing
starts

2 He put a helmet on his .

head
high
house

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 8
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The Kite
Vocabulary

3 Duck looked around the field.

left
large
learn

4 “I hit the ball far,” thought Duck.

should
some
surprised

5 Duck the bat strike the ball.

hand
have
heard

6 “I hit it!” Duck.

carry
city
cried

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 9
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The Kite
Vocabulary

Read
Together

Read each question. Then mark the space for the

best answer to each question.

7 What does the word close mean in this

sentence?

Troy and his dog Jazz were close to the park.

far
near
shut

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1 0
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The Kite
Vocabulary

8 What does the word dove mean in this

sentence?

Jazz starts to bark when he sees a dove.

did dive
to have fun
a kind of bird

9 What does the word back mean in this

sentence?

Troy pulls Jazz back.

away
ahead
a body part

10 What does the word wind mean in this

sentence?

He will wind the leash around his hand

to hold Jazz.

to twist
a breeze
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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1 1
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Story Structure,
The Kite
Comprehension

Selection Test
Read
Together

Think about the story “The Kite.” Then read each

question. Mark the space for the best answer to
each question.

1 Who is the story about?

Frog and Toad
Frog and Robin
Robin and Toad

2 Where does the story take place?

in a tree
by a lake
in a meadow

3 When does the story take place?

at night
at sunrise
in the daytime

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1 2
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The Kite
Comprehension

4 What takes place at the START of the story?

The robins talk to Toad.
Toad waves a kite over his head.
Frog and Toad go out to fly a kite.

5 Why do the robins laugh?

Frog told a joke.
Toad runs funny.
The kite will not fly.

6 How does Toad feel when the robins laugh?

proud
sad
silly

7 What does Frog do when the kite does not fly?

He gets a new kite.
He tells Toad to try again.
He asks the robins for help.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1 3
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The Kite
Comprehension

8 How do Frog and Toad solve their problem?

They get a different kite.
They chase the robins away.
The wind blows the kite to make it fly.

9 What takes place right at the END of

the story?
Frog and Toad watch the kite.
Toad waves the kite over his head.
Toad wants to put the kite in the trash can.

10 Which of these tells MOST about the story

“The Kite”?
Robins laugh at Frog and Toad.
Toad does not want to fly a kite.
Frog and Toad keep trying until their kite flies.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1 4
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Long i Spelling Patterns

The Kite
Phonics

igh, y, ie
Read
Together

Direction
Read eachLine
sentence. Mark the space for the word
that best completes the sentence.

1 It was a spring day.

bright
pie
why

2 Jay went out to his kite.

fly
might
thigh
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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1 5
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The Kite
Phonics

3 First, he had to the string to the kite.

light
shy
tie

4 As soon as Jay felt the wind, he let the kite go

up to the .
light
sky
sigh

5 Jay was happy to see it go so .

why
high
sight

6 Josh went to the store

to get a .
fight
pie
sky

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1 6
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The Kite
Phonics

7 He saw five that he wanted to .

shy
flight
try

8 “I think family will like the apple one

best,” said Josh.
lie
my
night

9 The box was very and not hard

to carry.
fry
light
sly

10 Josh took one bite. “This is the best treat

ever,” he said with a .
dry
might
sigh

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1 7
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Base Words/Inflections
The Kite
Phonics

-ed, -ing, -er, -est, -es

Read
Together

Read each sentence. Mark the space for the word

that best completes the sentence.

1 I like with my two dogs.

driving
playing
stepping

2 I got them when they were .

fries
pages
puppies

3 We got two for their food.

dishes
flies
trying

4 We used two for their beds.

bossed
boxes
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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1 8
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The Kite
Phonics

5 Mom to teach the dogs tricks.

liked
reaches
sliding

6 Many people like to have

birthday .
dresses
parties
riding

7 It is one of the days of the year.

funnier
happiest
spies

8 People make when they blow

out candles.
flying
slides
wishes

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 8 . 1 9
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The Kite
Phonics

9 The boxes have the biggest gifts.

frying
largest
slower

10 It is to open the little boxes.

easier
glasses
tried

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