Second Grade English Language ArtsUnit: Junie B. Jones

Selected Response Assessment

Clear purpose: This is a formative assessment covering Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus. This assessment will help the teacher determine the student’s comprehension of the story, and it will assist in determining the student’s readiness to advance onto writing their own personal narrative. This test will use multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching and true/false questions. Upon completing this test, the student will answer a self evaluation.

Content Expectations: W.GN.02.01 write a narrative piece such as a personal narrative depicting major story events, using illustrations to match mood, and containing setting, problem/solution, and sequenced events. W.PR.02.04 write in first and third person based on genre type and purpose.

R.CM.02.02 retell in sequence the major idea(s) and relevant details of grade-level narrative and informational text.

W.GN.03.01 write a cohesive personal narrative using personification, setting, actions and thoughts that reveal important character traits.

Learning Targets KnowledgeQuestions

ReasoningQuestions

I can identify the main events of the story. 2, 3, 4, 10, 9, 11, 18I can use pictures to help determine the character’s mood. 6, 15 16, 20, 21, 22I can find the problem and solution in the story. 13, 14I can tell when the author is writing in first person. 7I can point out characteristics of a personal narrative. 19I can tell the order of events in the story. 1, 5, 8, 17 12I can recognize the setting of the story. 2, 5,

Directions:(Teacher Read Aloud) When you receive this test, please place your name on the line

labeled NAME. On this test there are multiple choice, matching, true or false and fill-in-the-blank questions. These questions will tell me how well you remember Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus, and it will tell me how much you learned about personal narratives. Each question is worth one point. There are 22 questions on this test. Read the directions carefully. After you have answered each question, please circle sure or unsure to indicate how you feel about your answer. You will have 30 minutes to take this test, do not hurry to finish. If you do not complete this test before lunch, you will have time later. If you have a question during the test, raise your hand and I will come to you. When you finish the test, place it in the basket on my desk. After you have turned in your completed test, you may read quietly at your desk until everyone has finished. GOOD LUCK!

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Junie B. JonesReading Quiz

Fill in the Blank (1 point each)Use the words in the box complete sentences 1-6. Write the correct word on the blank.

1) The first place Junie B. hides from the bus is ________________.

2) Junie B.’s favorite place in the school was the ________________.

3) Lucille took Junie B.’s ________________ chair.

4) Junie B. hates ________________ most of all.

5) In the nurse’s office, Junie B. uses all of the ________________.

6) When someone calls Junie B. ________________, she knows she is in trouble.

True or False (1 point each)For questions 7 - 13 read the given statement. Decide whether it is true or false and circle your answer.

7) TRUE or FALSE. Junie B. Jones is written in the first person.

8) TRUE or FALSE. Jim was Junie B’s first friend.

9) TRUE or FALSE. Junie B. called 911 because she could not find her mother.

10)TRUE or FALSE. The man with the can would not help Junie B. with the emergency.

11)TRUE or FALSE. The fire department and police came to the school.

12)TRUE or FALSE. Junie B. will never ride the bus again.

Media Center red Band-Aids Missy yellow under the desk

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Multiple Choice (1 point each)For numbers 13 – 19, read the question carefully. After reading the question, circle the letter before the correct answer.

13)What was the problem in the Junie B. Jones story we read?A. Junie B. does not want to ride the bus. B. Junie B. hates recess. C. Junie B. wants to go home.

14) Junie B. solves her problem byA. watching a movie instead of going outside.B. hiding in the supply closet. C. calling her mom.

15)How did Junie B. feel about the bus?A. excitedB. scaredC. embarrassedD. mad

16) In the picture to the right, Junie B. Jones looksA. happyB. sadC. angryD. scared

17)The last place Junie B. hides is in A. the cafeteria.B. the Media Center.C. the supply closet.D. the Nurse’s Office.

18)What animal does Junie B. find in the Media Center?

A. a rabbitB. a mouseC. a fishD. a hamster

19) Junie B. Jones is a personal narrative because itA. focuses on one experience.B. is written in first personC. has dialogue.D. all of the above

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Matching (1 point each)For numbers 20 - 22 use the picture shown on the belowt. Match the correct mood with the character. Write the letter on the blank after the character’s name.

20)Principal __

21) Junie B. Jones __

22)Mother__

Student Evaluation

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A. confused

B. disappointed

C. happy

D. scared

E. very angry

The following questions are not part of the test. They will not be graded. For 1 and 2 just put the number of the question for your answer; you can put more than one number.

1) Which question was the hardest?

2) Which question was the easiest?

Questions 3 and 4 are your opinion, answer the questions the best you can. These will not be graded.

3) What was your favorite part of the book?

4) Why was that part your favorite?

Circle your answer.

5) How many questions do you think you answered correctly out of 22?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Answer Key

1) The first place Junie B. hides from the bus is under the desk.2) Junie B.’s favorite place in the school was the Media Center.3) Lucille took Junie B.’s red chair.

4) Junie B. hates yellow most of all. 5) In the nurse’s office, Junie B. uses all of the band-aids. 6) When someone calls Junie B. Missy, she knows she is in trouble.

7) TRUE8) FALSE9) FALSE10)FALSE11)TRUE12)FALSE

13)A. Junie B. does not want to ride the bus14)B. hiding in the supply closet. 15)B. scared16)C. angry17)D. the nurse’s office18)C. a fish19)D. all of the above

20)Principal B. disappointed21) Junie B. Jones A. confused22)Mother E. very angry