rskills Test 2a, page 1 NAME: DATE: rskills Progress Monitoring Test 2a DIRECTIONS: This is a reading test. Follow the directions for each part of the test, and choose the best answer to each question. SAMPLE QUESTIONS Sample A. Sample B. Which word is an antonym for excited? angry lazy cold calm Which sentence has correct capitalization? My uncle lives in ohio. He grew up near Toledo. His home is on Lake erie. We visit him every Summer. See Answer Key at end of test. Go on to the next page to begin the test.
rskills Test 2a, page 2 Comprehension Read the following life science text. Then answer questions 1 5. A Worldwide Flu Flu is short for influenza. The flu is a common illness. A flu patient often feels sick for a week or more before getting better. Many people get yearly flu shots to stay healthy. Not that long ago, the flu was a dangerous disease. In fact, the flu killed more people in one year than the Black Plague did in the 1300s. There are many different kinds of flu. The Spanish Flu was one very deadly strain. In 1918 and 1919, the Spanish Flu killed more than 20 million people around the world. Many were between the ages of 20 and 40. The flu struck first in Spain. War helped to spread the disease. Soldiers carried it across Europe during World War I. The Spanish Flu began with a high fever, coughing, and sneezing. Then victims became very weak. Their lungs filled with fluid. They could not breathe. Many victims died within three days. During World War I, the Spanish Flu killed more than 40,000 American soldiers. That is nearly as many as the number of troops killed in action. Some of the soldiers who returned to the United States brought the disease back with them. Soon people throughout the country were getting sick. At the time, no one knew what made the flu spread. Luckily, the Spanish Flu died out after 18 months. Since 1918, scientists have learned how the flu spreads. Vaccines now help to prevent many strains of flu. However, new forms of this disease still occur.
rskills Test 2a, page 3 to prevent many strains of flu. However, new forms of this disease still occur. 1. What is this passage mostly about? a dangerous disease a great war the Black Plague American soldiers 2. Which of these events happened first? American soldiers brought the flu back from Europe. The flu struck in Spain. Scientists learned how the flu spread. The flu spread across Europe.
rskills Test 2a, page 4 3. A flu victim came down with fever, sneezing, and coughing. What happened next? The victim got healthy again. The victim died. The victim became weak. The victim got the Black Plague. 4. Which of these events happened last? World War I began. The Black Plague struck Europe. A flu started in Spain. The Spanish Flu died out. 5. Look at the chart. Which country had the most deaths from the Spanish Flu? India United States Mexico Great Britain
rskills Test 2a, page 5 Read the following life science text. Then answer questions 6 10. A Medical Mystery What makes people sick? In 1848, in London, England, many people were getting sick. They caught a disease called cholera. Many people also died. Back then, no one knew what caused cholera. Also, there was no medicine to stop it. A scientist named John Snow had an idea. He used a map of the city of London. He marked the address of each person who died. Some streets on the map showed many deaths. Other streets showed few deaths. On one side of one London street, 500 people had died in just 10 days. How did that happen? The map helped Snow discover the answer. People on the side of the street where so many had died got water from a pump. The other side of the street got water from a different pump. John Snow turned off the water pump for the sick side of the street. The cholera came to an end. Snow learned that cholera comes from germs in water. Today, there are many scientists who work to find out where a disease comes from. They try to prevent people from getting sick. These scientists are called epidemiologists. A picture of the pump John Snow found is their symbol. 6. What is this passage mostly about? John Snow lived in London, England, in 1848. London is a very dangerous city. John Snow found the source of cholera in 1848. Some streets in London had many deaths.
rskills Test 2a, page 6 7. What fact about cholera was described first in the text? No one knew where cholera came from. People in London became sick with cholera. No one had medicine to treat cholera. John Snow decided to map cases of cholera. 8. What did John Snow do just after he found a street where 500 people had died in 10 days? He drew a map of London. He drank water in someone s house. He turned off a water pump. He became an epidemiologist. 9. How did cholera spread through London in 1848? People drank water with cholera germs. People lived in the same house as someone who was sick. People touched a water pump handle and got sick. By accident, John Snow spread the disease. 10. Which event happened last? John Snow made a map of cholera cases in London. The city of London was destroyed by a disease. John Snow found the cause of cholera. The water pump became a symbol for epidemiologists.
rskills Test 2a, page 7 Vocabulary/Word Study Read each question and decide which is the best answer. Fill in the circle next to the answer you have chosen. 11. That was a mighty storm. It knocked down five trees. Which word is a synonym for mighty? weak angry strong happy 12. Maya blended yellow and blue paint. She wanted to create a new color. Which word has the same meaning as blended? shook separated mixed poured 13. They could not prevent the disease from spreading. Which word is a synonym for prevent? help stop observe cause
rskills Test 2a, page 8 14. Next week my science project will be on exhibit at the Science Fair. Which word has the same meaning as exhibit? display museum painting award 15. The train will depart at 4:30. Which word means the opposite of depart? start leave continue arrive 16. Stanley has a minor problem. It is nothing to worry about. Which word means the opposite of minor? difficult silly small major
rskills Test 2a, page 9 17. The old house was vacant. No one had lived there for years. Which word means the opposite of vacant? empty full colorful built 18. Lindsey gave a brief report in class. It lasted only two minutes. Which word is an antonym for brief? lengthy tiny short oral
rskills Test 2a, page 10 Conventions Read each question and decide which is the best answer. Fill in the circle next to the answer you have chosen. 19. What is the best way to correct the sentence? Soon after the storm ended, Seth With snow soon after the storm was Seth. Soon after the storm, Seth and the snow. Soon after the storm ended, Seth shoveled the snow. Soon after Seth ended the storm, snow and shovel. 20. What is the best way to correct the sentence? Going to see an old village. We are going to see an old village. Going to see an old village in England. An old village is going to see. To see an old village, sometimes going. 21. What is the best way to rewrite these fragments as one complete sentence? Because of the virus, the computer. To be fixed To be fixed because of the virus, the computer. Because of the virus, the computer to be fixed correctly. The computer needed to be fixed because of the virus. To be fixed quickly needed because the computer, a virus.
rskills Test 2a, page 11 22. What is the best way to rewrite these fragments as one complete sentence? The coach s best friend. Tried out Tried out the coach s best friend on the team. The coach s best friend tried out for the team. On the team tried out the coach s best friend. For the team, the coach s tried out friend. 23. Which sentence has correct capitalization? Roy took a train to carson city. I saw a movie filmed in paris, France. Where were You when the lights went out? The Rio Grande River runs through Texas. 24. Which sentence has correct capitalization? tourists flock to the coast of California. Shari can speak English and Japanese. How many whales live in the Gulf of mexico? They named their team the chicago wildcats. 25. Which sentence has correct capitalization? The desert in arizona is colorful in the spring. the population of China is over one billion. There s a lot to do when you live in a City. Many people in Germany speak two languages.
rskills Test 2a, page 12 Open Response Write your answer in your own words on the lines below or on the answer document. Use complete sentences. 26. Review the texts A Worldwide Flu and A Medical Mystery. Why were diseases like flu and cholera so deadly in the past? Write one or two sentences to explain.
rskills Test 2a, page 13 Open Response Write your answer in your own words on the lines below or on the answer document. Use complete sentences. 27. Review the texts A Worldwide Flu and A Medical Mystery. What did the Spanish flu of 1918 1919 and cholera in 1848 have in common? Write two or three sentences to explain.
rskills Test 2a, page 14 Writing Prompt Read the prompt. Write your response below or on the answer document. If you need more space, continue writing on a separate paper. 28. Write a narrative paragraph that tells about a time you had to see a doctor or nurse. Remember to state the topic in the introductory sentence, list events in time order, using vivid details, connect ideas with transition/linking words, summarize the topic with a concluding sentence, and use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
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rskills Test 2a, page 16 Test 2a Answer Key Sample Questions A. B. Comprehension 1. Main Idea and Details 2. Sequence of Events 3. Sequence of Events 4. Sequence of Events 5. Main Idea and Details 6. Main Idea and Details 7. Sequence of Events 8. Sequence of Events 9. Main Idea and Details 10. Sequence of Events Vocabulary/Word Study 11. Synonyms 12. Synonyms 13. Synonyms 14. Synonyms 15. Antonyms 16. Antonyms 17. Antonyms 18. Antonyms Conventions 19. Correcting Sentence Fragments 20. Correcting Sentence Fragments 21. Correcting Sentence Fragments 22. Correcting Sentence Fragments 23. Using Capitals 24. Using Capitals 25. Using Capitals
rskills Test 2a, page 17 Test 2a Answer Key Open Response (sample answers): 26. In the past, people did not know what caused diseases like the flu and cholera. The diseases spread rapidly and killed many people. (2 points: Synthesize) 27. Both were diseases that spread fast and killed many people. At the time, no one knew how the diseases spread. Until recently there were no cures. (4 points: Synthesize) Writing Prompt: 28. Answers will vary. Use the rubrics from the SAM Portfolio tab to assess student responses.
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