Cold Hill Elementary (Week 11)

Skill: Article Model SPAT Technique, Model Article, Mechanics, and Conventions

WritingGrade 5

This test section contains EIGHT multiple-choice. Pleasemark your answers for the multiple-choice questions in the spaces provided on your Student Response Page. Mark only one answer for each question. If you do not know the answer, make your best guess.

THE POWER OF LIGHTNING

1One day, Ben Franklin received a package. 2 In it was an electricity tube from

friend. 3 He had never seen anything like it. 4 He rubbed it on his clothes and

hair. 5 It Created sparks and make his hair stand on end. 6 Franklin were

fascinated. 7 He did experiments with the tube and wanted to know more about

how electricity worked. 8 He had an idea.

9 Ben Franklin believed that lightning was an electric current. 10 He wanted to

see whether lightning would pass through metal. 11 How would he do it?

12 He tieda metal key to the end of a kite that had a pointed wire at the top.

13 _____during a thunderstorm, Franklin flew the kite. 14 The wire at the top of

the kite attracted electricity, ____ the charge traveled down the string to the key.

15 When Franklin reached for the key, he saw a spark. 16 He beleived this

proved that lightning was a large electric spark.

17 ______

18 The rods would attract lightning and run it down the side of a

house into the ground, diverting it from directly hitting ht house. 19 They became

known as lightning rods. 20 He also invented lightning bells that started to jingle

when lightning was in the air. 21 More important, this discovery by Ben

Franklin led to many more inventions by other inventors.

1. / Where would be the correct place to place the following sentence:
It created sparks and made his hair stand on end.
O / A. / After sentence 2
O / B. / After sentence 3
O / C. / After sentence 4
O / D. / After sentence 5
2. / How would you correct sentence 6?
O / A. / Change were to is.
O / B. / Change were to was
O / C. / Change were to is not
O / D. / Change were to was not
3. / Which word would be the best transition word for sentence 13?
O / A. / Then
O / B. / Before
O / C. / After
O / D. / While
4. / Which word would BEST connect the two independent clauses in the sentence?
O / A. / But
O / B. / Or
O / C. / Nor
O / D. / And

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5. / Which sentence is the BEST topic sentence for line 17 which begins the last paragraph?
O / A. / During this experiment, Ben Franklin loved to work outside during the summer months.
O / B. / After this experiment, Ben Franklin became a famous legislature and congressman.
O / C. / From this experiment, Ben Franklin invented iron rods that could be put on a house.
O / D. / Due to this experiment, Ben Franklin moved to many new location.
6. / What is the simple subject of sentence 14?
O / A. / Wire
O / B. / Kite
O / C. / Electricity.
O / D. / String
7. / Which is the best way to capitalize and punctuate sentence 1?
O / A. / One day Ben franklin received a package.
O / B. / One day, Ben Franklin received a package.
O / C. / One day, Ben Franklin received a package?
O / D. / One day ben Franklin received a package.
8. / Which word is spelled incorrectly in sentence 16?
O / A. / proved
O / B. / lightning
O / C. / Electric
O / D. / beleived

Essential Vocabulary: Verb tenses, Proper nouns, topic sentence, transitions, conjunctions, capitalization, punctuation.

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Grade 5–Language/Grammar
Question / First
A.E. / First CC / Second A.E. / Second CC / DOK
Level of MC Question / Answer
Key / Rational/Annotation for MC Questions
1 / WR-E-3.5.0 Language: Students will exemplify effective language choices by:
Applying correct grammar and usage
Applying concise use of language
Incorporating strong verbs, precise nouns, concrete details, and sensory details
Applying language appropriate to the content, purpose, and audience / DOK Ceiling Level
2 / DOK Ceiling Level / 2 / C / Students will consider effectiveness of language usage and sentences to communicate ideas when revising.
2 / WR-E-3.5.0 / DOK Ceiling Level
2 / DOK Ceiling Level / 1 / B / Students will apply knowledge of present, past, and future verb tenses.
3 / WR-E-3.5.0 / DOK Ceiling Level
2 / DOK Ceiling Level / 2 / A / Students will identify the word “then” as the most effective transition word.
4 / WR-E-3.5.0 / DOK Ceiling Level
2 / DOK Ceiling Level / 2 / D / Students will choose the conjunction “and” as the most specific word to use in the sentence.
5 / WR-05- 4.10.4
Students will identify the topic sentence / main idea of a paragraph. / DOK Ceiling Level
2 / DOK Ceiling Level / 2 / C / Students will correctly identify the topic sentence as choice “C” for paragraph 3.
6 / WR-E-3.5.0 / DOK Ceiling Level
2 / DOK Ceiling Level / 1 / A / Students will correctly identify “ wire” as the simple subject of the sentence.
7 / WR-E-3.5.0 e / DOK Ceiling Level
2 / DOK Ceiling Level / 1 / B / Students will correctly choose choice “B” as the correct capitalization and punctuation.
8 / WR-E-3.5.0, / DOK Ceiling Level
2 / DOK Ceiling Level / 1 / D / Students will correctly choose choice “D” as the word spelled incorrectly.

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