Lesson 9

W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 1
Name Date

How Chipmunk Got

His Stripes
Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Synonyms 10 8

Comprehension: Understanding Characters, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Base Words and Endings -ed, -ing 10 8

Phonics: CV Words 10 8

Language Arts: Verbs in the Present 10 8

TOTAL 50 40

Total Student Score × 2.0 = %

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Test Record Form 35 Grade 2, Unit 2: Nature Watch

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 Lesson 9
W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 2
Name Date

How Chipmunk Got

Target Vocabulary, His Stripes
Vocabulary

Synonyms
Use what you know about the target vocabulary and synonyms to answer
questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What does the word healed 3 What does the word height
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
Meg could not walk on her The height of the flagpole is
broken leg until it healed. over ten feet.

Got better How old something is

Had a cast How tall something is
Grew longer How heavy something is

2 What does the word toward 4 What does the word tease
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
The captain turned the boat Fran doesn’t like when her
toward shore and returned to brothers tease her.
the dock.
Watch
To Make fun of
Over Give advice to
Away from

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W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 3
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How Chipmunk Got

His Stripes
Vocabulary

5 What does the word tunnel 7 Which word means about

mean in the sentence below? the same as enormous in
The workers dug a tunnel this sentence?
through the hill. It took three men to lift the
enormous rock.
A long hole
A steep road Soft
A small bridge Huge
Dirty
6 Which word means about
the same as autumn in this 8 Which word means about
sentence? the same as crumbs in this
Autumn comes after summer sentence?
and before winter.
There were only a few tiny
Spring crumbs of bread left on his
plate.
Month
Fall Bits
Slices
Loaves

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W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 4
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How Chipmunk Got

His Stripes
Vocabulary

9 Which word means about 10 Which word means about

the same as delighted in this the same as timid in this
sentence? sentence?
Grandma was delighted to get Ray is so timid that he would
a letter from her grandson. rather hide than speak to a
group.
Tired
Quiet Shy
Happy Brave
Sneaky

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 Lesson 9
W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 5
Name Date

How Chipmunk Got

Understanding Characters, His Stripes
Comprehension

Selection Test
Think back to the selection “How Chipmunk Got His Stripes” to answer
questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What is the setting at the 3 What happens right after

beginning of this story? Bear tells the sun not to
An autumn day in the come up?
woods The sun sets.
A spring day in a little Clouds cover the sun.
village The sun moves higher in
A winter day in a the sky.
squirrel’s home
4 Why is Bear unhappy when
2 At the beginning of the the sun comes up?
story, Bear feels — He doesn’t like being
happy that he has a new teased.
friend to talk to He doesn’t like being
proud that he is better wrong.
than the other animals He doesn’t like being
angry that the other hungry.
animals think he is
strong

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W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 6
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How Chipmunk Got

His Stripes
Comprehension

5 Little Brown Squirrel forgets 7 What happens to little

what his grandmother told Brown Squirrel during the
him about teasing because — winter?
he is so happy The scratches on his
he is so scared back heal.
he is so young Bear sneaks into
the burrow and
6 Why does Bear want to eat frightens him.
little Brown Squirrel? His grandmother
To build up fat for punishes him by keeping
Bear’s long winter nap him underground.
To stop little Brown
Squirrel from ever 8 The reader can tell that
teasing again little Brown Squirrel is
To keep little Brown clever because he —
Squirrel from making tricks Bear into lifting
the sun rise his paw
finds a way to make the
sun come up
sleeps in his underground
home all winter

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W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 7
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How Chipmunk Got

His Stripes
Comprehension

9 Which sentence from the 10 The author wrote this story

story shows that Bear is as a fun way to tell why —
foolish? bears never sleep at
“No,” Bear answered. night
“The sun will not come the sun rises every
up!” morning
Bear stood up to his full chipmunks have stripes
height and spoke in a on their backs
loud voice.
Bear’s big paw came
down on little Brown
Squirrel, pinning him to
the ground.

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 Lesson 9
W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 8
Name Date

How Chipmunk Got

Base Words and Endings His Stripes
Phonics

-ed, -ing
Use what you know about base words and endings -ed, and -ing to answer
questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Which word BEST completes 3 Which word BEST completes

the sentence below? the sentence below?
Lion deeply for his little Ginger her clothes after
mouse friend. running.

card changd
cared changed
careed changeed

2 Which word BEST completes 4 Which word BEST completes

the sentence below? the sentence below?
Everyone is in the Arturo his books on the
streets. floor.

dancng piled
danceing pilled
dancing pilleed

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W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 9
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How Chipmunk Got

His Stripes
Phonics

5 Which word BEST completes 8 Which word BEST completes

the sentence below? the sentence below?
My friend Cassie is to The ball over my head.
another town.
bouncd
moving bounced
moveng bounceed
moveing
9 Which word BEST completes
6 Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
the sentence below? Jeb is thinking of the
Kelly the toy her brother kitten “Skeeter.”
made.
namng
lovd nameng
loved naming
loveed
10 Which word BEST completes
7 Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
the sentence below? The children at the man
The crow is the rabbit dressed as a chicken.
around the yard.
smiled
chasng smild
chaseing smileed
chasing 34/0

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W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 1 0
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How Chipmunk Got

CV Words His Stripes
Phonics

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

1 Which of these shows the 4 Which of these shows the

correct way to divide table correct way to divide decide
into syllables? into syllables?
ta•ble de•cide
tab•le dec•ide
tabl•e deci•de

2 Which of these shows the 5 Which of these shows the

correct way to divide because correct way to divide secret
into syllables? into syllables?
bec•ause sec•ret
be•cause se•cret
beca•use secr•et

3 Which of these shows the 6 Which of these shows the

correct way to divide paper correct way to divide return
into syllables? into syllables?
pap•er retu•rn
pape•r ret•urn
pa•per re•turn
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W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 1 1
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How Chipmunk Got

His Stripes
Phonics

7 Which of these shows the 9 Which of these shows the

correct way to divide believe correct way to divide notice
into syllables? into syllables?
be•lieve not•ice
bel•ieve no•tice
beli•eve noti•ce

8 Which of these shows the 10 Which of these shows the

correct way to divide today correct way to divide polite
into syllables? into syllables?
tod•ay pol•ite
to•day poli•te
toda•y po•lite

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W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 1 2
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How Chipmunk Got

Verbs in the Present His Stripes
Language Arts

Use what you know about verbs in the present to answer questions 1–10.
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What is the BEST way to 3 What is the BEST way to

change the sentence below? change the sentence below?
Jonah and Kim wants to visit Each night, Dana fix a bed for
the zoo today. the baby raccoon.

Change wants to want Change fix to fixs

Change wants to Change fix to fixes
wantes Change fix to fixing
Change wants to
wanting 4 What is the BEST way to
change the sentence below?
2 What is the BEST way to Uncle Jim telling funny stories
change the sentence below? about working with monkeys.
The sky often turn pink as Change telling to tell
night becomes day.
Change telling to tells
Change turn to turns Change telling to telles
Change turn to turnes
Change turn to
turning

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How Chipmunk Got

His Stripes
Language Arts

5 What is the BEST way to 7 What is the BEST way to

change the sentence below? change the sentence below?
On hot days, the animals The students asking many
swims in the river. questions about rain forests.

Change swims to swim Change asking to ask

Change swims to Change asking to asks
swimes Change asking to
Change swims to askes
swimming
8 What is the BEST way to
6 What is the BEST way to change the sentence below?
change the sentence below? Janine wish for snow this
My dog scratch on the door to winter.
be let outside.
Change wish to wishs
Change scratch to Change wish to wishes
scratchs Change wish to
Change scratch to wishing
scratches
Change scratch to
scratching

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W E E K LY T E S T S 9 . 1 4
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How Chipmunk Got

His Stripes
Language Arts

9 What is the BEST way to 10 What is the BEST way to

change the sentence below? change the sentence below?
Sometimes people gets careless My dogs misses me when I’m
if they hurry. at school.

Change gets to get Change misses to miss

Change gets to getts Change misses to
Change gets to getting missess
Change misses to
missing

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