(This is not meant to be printed off and given as a test…this document is to give you ideas of how this standard might be assessed. Please use these as an example when you are developing your own formative assessments. Remember formative assessments are to be given throughout the teaching of a standard to help you guide your instruction based on students needs. A good formative assessment should have a mix of multiple choice as well as open ended.)
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1. Which word below is NOT a signal word that shows transition or sequence in text?- First
- b. Next
- c. Before
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2. Read the topic sentence below.
** Washing your hands is a good way to avoid catching a cold.
Which sentence is a detail that best supports the topic sentence above?
- Many Americans get the flu every year.
- b. When you wash your hands, you get rid of germs.
- c. Some people carry tissues with them.
- If you catch a cold, you'll likely get a stuffy nose.
3. Which sentence contains complete descriptive details?
- He cracked open the shell and found a pearl in it.
- b. When he picked up the shell and cracked it open, a nice pearl was inside it.
- c. He cracked the dull, gray oyster shell open and found a large, white pearl inside.
- When he picked up the shell and opened it, he found a pearl there.
4. Which of the following sentences uses specific details and descriptive language?
- The animal took a piece of beautiful fruit from the top of the nice table.
- b. The little animal got some delicious, yellow fruit off the very pretty table.
- c. The pesky monkey snatched the large, ripe banana from the kitchen table.
- The cute monkey grabbed a good banana from the table in the front room.
5. Joe is writing an essay about school uniforms. Read the sentences below.
(1)School uniforms can cost more money than regular clothes.
(2)But school uniforms make it easier to get dressed in the morning because you know exactly what to wear.
(3)There are both good and bad things about school uniforms.
(4)School uniforms make everyone look the same, but they help students focus on school.
Which sentence will be the topic sentence when these sentences are rearranged into a paragraph?
- Sentence
- Sentence 2
- Sentence 3
d. Sentence 4
6. Which of the following sentences uses specific descriptive details?
- The girl moved through the cafeteria quietly holding her bright red tray.
- The girl walked inside the cafeteria carefully carrying her tray.
- The girl went very slowly inside the really big cafeteria and held her tray while she walked.
- The girl weaved her way through the crowded cafeteria balancing her red tray in both hands.
Above each underlined verb, write a verb that shows more action. The first is done as
an example.
sprints
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7. Jeannie goes to the finish line and wins the race.
8. Dwight goes slowly down the hall.
9. Jan goes, “It’s your turn to wash the dishes!”
10. Liz angrily took her diary from her brother.
11. Oscar carefully took his newborn baby to his proud wife.
12. Sam took his mother to her birthday party.
13. Ron said into Steve’s ear, “Don’t tell her!”
14. “Shut the door!” said the angry child.
15. “I’m so happy,” the winner said as she held up her trophy.
16. Sally makes her own clothes from her own patterns.
17. This oven makes a perfect cake all the time.
Above each underlined adjective, write another adjective that gives more information.
The first is done as an example.
loyal
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18. The good fans cheered the winning team.
19. The produce market is selling nice tomatoes today.
20. The good salesperson won a good prize for having a good sales record.
21. The bad driver made a bad decision when he went the wrong way.
22. In the last few seconds, the good basketball player made a good shot.
23. Ms. Pleasac would like a good job in a good office.
24. Jay looked cool because he was wearing his neat jacket.
25. It was a nice semester for Tom because he earned nice grades – all Bs and Cs.
26. Voyager II made a nice discovery about Neptune’s rings.
27. Roy took Janet out for a nice dinner for their anniversary.
28. The choir sang a good song during their concert.
29. The two friends had a bad argument and didn’t talk to each other for weeks.
30. The babysitter got a bad headache from taking care of the bad children.
→Use your own vocabulary to replace each underlined word with a more precise synonym.
31. We had such a (nice) ______time in the mountains.
32. Everyone admired her (cute) ______dress.
33. She was such a (good) ______worker that she had many job offers.
34. Those children are so (bad)______that baby‐sitters never return.
35. He (said) ______to the operator that the house was on fire.
36. Seeing the car accident was a(bad)______experience.
37. We were (happy) ______to see the gifts under the Christmas tree.
38. His parents were (sad) ______to see the poor report card.
39. We had a really (great) ______party in the park.
40. The (pretty) ______sunset made us very happy.
41. The children (went) ______into the house to see the new puppy.
42. My father liked my (nice) ______idea very much.
43. The ice cream was so (good) ______that we asked for more.
44. The man (said) ______that he was very upset.
45. The muddy dog (came) ______through the open door.
46. The bride looked (pretty) ______in her wedding dress.
47. The man (ran) ______to the burning house as fast as he could to see if anyone
was in the house.16. The7. We were (happy) ______to see the gifts under the Christmas tree.13. The babysitter got a bad headache from taking care of the bad children.12. Rio makes himself run two miles every day.Bottom of Form