Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
12 SCHOLASTIC NEWS Edition 1 • April 2010
Directions: reading skills Practice testsTwo Reading Skills Practice Tests can be found on pages 13-16 of this Teacher’s Edition. You can photocopy them and use them all at once, or have students do just two pages at a time. Directions for giving the tests and the answer key are below.
OBJECTIVES: To expose students to a standardized-test format; to assess students’ skills.
Reading Skills Practice Test #1A. Phonics: ConsonantsThis section checks a student’s knowledge of consonant sounds, including blends.
Say: We will write a letter or letters on each line to finish the word. Look at the picture in the sample. (Point to the sample.) What is it? (a tree) If you write tr on the line, the word is tree. Now, write the missing letter or letters on the lines for 1-5.
B. Phonics: VowelsThis section checks a student’s knowledge of short and long vowel sounds.
Say: We will write a letter or letters on each line to finish the word. Look at the picture in the sample. (Point to the sample.) What is it? (a bat) If you write a on the blank line, the word is bat. Now, write the missing letter or letters on the blank lines for 1-5.
C. High-Frequency Words Say: I will read aloud one word in the sample. Circle the word I read aloud: an. Say: Each column has three words. I will read one of them aloud. Listen carefully. Circle the word. 1. when 2. has 3. then 4. please 5. once
D. Vocabulary: Picture-Word Match This section checks a student’s ability to attach meaning to print and to identify decodeable words.
Say: Look at the sample. Read each word under the picture. Which word goes with the picture? (cat) Fill in the bubble next to cat. Now, fill in the bubbles next to the words that go with the pictures for 1-5.
Practice test #1
A. Phonics: ConsonantsSAMPLE: tr1. gr 2. fr 3. dr 4. ck 5. sk B. Phonics: VowelsSAMPLE: a1. ee 2. a, e 3. i, e 4. oa 5. a, eC. High-Frequency WordsSAMPLE: an1. when 2. has 3. then 4. please 5. onceD. Vocabulary: Picture-Word MatchSAMPLE: cat1. children 2. house 3. eye 4. shirt 5. sing
Practice test #2
A. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics1. He 2. Mr. Gray 3. I 4. going 5. plays6. Florida. 7. swim 8. black and white.9. ran 10. his B. Article Comprehension1. zebras 2. a group of zebras 3. grass 4. Some possible answers: •Zebrashaveblackstripesandwhitestripes. •Zebrasarealotlikehorses. •WildzebrasliveinAfrica. •Zebraswatchoutforlions.
Answer Keys
Reading Skills Practice Test #2A. Grammar, Usage, and MechanicsThis section checks a student’s ability to use capitalization, subject-verb agreement, and punctuation.
Say: Choose the correct word or words for each sentence. Fill in the bubble next to each correct answer.
B. Article ComprehensionThis section checks a student’s ability to comprehend short nonfiction.
Say: Read the article. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer to each question. After that, write a sentence about what you read.
13 SCHOLASTIC NEWS Edition 1•April 2010
©20
10 b
y Sc
hola
stic
Inc.
Teac
hers
may
mak
e co
pies
of t
his
page
to d
istri
bute
to th
eir s
tude
nts.
Name: ®
ILLU
STR
ATED
BY
RIT
A LA
SC
ARO
TO THE TEACHER: Answers and directions for administering the test are on page 12 of this Teacher’s Edition.
A. Phonics: Consonants and Consonant Blends
Look at each picture. Write the missing letter or letters on the line.
B. Phonics: Short and Long Vowels
Look at each picture. Write the missing letter or letters on the lines.
Reading Skills Practice Test #1Grade 1
ee apes og
neess
1. 2.
3. 4. 5.
Sample
ma
1. 2.
3. 4. 5.
Sample
b t b
nn w v
t p
c t
14 SCHOLASTIC NEWS Edition 1•April 2010
©20
10 b
y Sc
hola
stic
Inc.
Teac
hers
may
mak
e co
pies
of t
his
page
to d
istri
bute
to th
eir s
tude
nts.
1. 2.
3. 4. 5.
C. High-Frequency Words
Fill in the bubble next to the word your teacher says out loud.
D. Vocabulary: Picture-Word Match
Fill in the bubble next to the word that names each picture.
Sample
O catO kiteO kit
O childO childrenO change
O hoseO horseO house
O shortO shirtO shoe
O singO signO sew
O eyeO IO ear
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
O asO ask O an
O whenO what O walk
O himO his O has
O thankO think O then
O pleaseO pretty O put
O wasO once O over
Sample
15 SCHOLASTIC NEWS Edition 1•April 2010
©20
10 b
y Sc
hola
stic
Inc.
Teac
hers
may
mak
e co
pies
of t
his
page
to d
istri
bute
to th
eir s
tude
nts.
A. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
Read each sentence. Fill in the bubble next to the choice that best completes each sentence.
®Name:TO THE TEACHER: Answers and directions for administering the test are on page 12 of this Teacher’s Edition.
Reading Skills Practice Test #2Grade 1
1. ______ loves dogs. O He O he O HE
6. My friend lives in ________ O florida O Florida. O Florida?
2. ________ is Sam’s dad. O mr gray O mr. gray O Mr. Gray
7. They ________. O swimming O swim O swims
3. Emily and _______ dance. O I O i O me
8. The soccer ball is ________ O black and white, O black and white. O black and white
4. Are you __________ there? O will go O going O go
9. Sara ________ to school. O run O rans O ran
5. She ________. O plays O play O playing
10. That is ________ book. O his O him O he
16 SCHOLASTIC NEWS Edition 1•April 2010
©20
10 b
y Sc
hola
stic
Inc.
Teac
hers
may
mak
e co
pies
of t
his
page
to d
istri
bute
to th
eir s
tude
nts.
1. What animal is this story about?
O lions O zebras O horses2. What is a herd?
O a group of zebras O one zebra O a kind of grass3. What is one thing zebras eat?
O lions O chicken O grass4. Write a sentence that tells one fact about zebras.
B. Article Comprehension
Read the story. Then answer each question. Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
©TO
P-PI
CS
TB
K/A
LAM
Y
Can you name this animal? It’s a zebra! Zebras have black and white stripes. They live in groups called herds.Zebras eat grass, bark, and leaves. They watch out for lions. Lions like to eat zebras! Wild zebras live in Africa.
