Lucky Birdwatchers

52 Pages·2011·0.48 MB·English

Grade 4 • Unit 4 • Week 1
Weekly Assessment
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Read the story “Lucky Birdwatchers” and then answer
Numbers 1 through 3.
Lucky Birdwatchers
1 “I told you this wasn’t a good idea,” Dale muttered to
Jenna as they sat in a field next to the river.
2 Half an hour ago they had come downstream on a raft,
following the river’s current. The raft was so cluttered with
all their supplies that there was barely room for Dale, Jenna,
and Lucky, her dog. Jenna had promised that Lucky would
behave, and he did. He lay so still that several times Jenna
looked at him to see if he had fallen asleep. Even so, Dale
wouldn’t admit that Lucky had not been a problem.
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4 “Want to know why we’re not seeing any birds?” Dale
asked. “Lucky is scaring them away.”
5 “That isn’t true,” Jenna replied. “He’s at the other end of
the field.”
6 “Then why haven’t we seen any birds?”
7 “Give it a little time. I know it feels like we’ve been sitting
here all day. But the truth is, we haven’t really been waiting
that long. You didn’t expect to see them as soon as you got
here, did you?”
8 “I always see herons when I come here. It has to be
because of the dog. I knew we shouldn’t have brought him.”
9 “There was no way I was going to leave Lucky home,”
Jenna said. “He loves being out here.”
10 As if he knew they were talking about him, Lucky came
racing over. His wagging tail brushed against Dale’s cheek.
Dale let out a loud sigh to show how much this bothered him.
Then Lucky licked Jenna’s face and lay down next to her.
11 Lucky was quiet for a minute. Then he sat up and whined
twice. Jenna felt his big wet nose in her palm as he began to
nuzzle her hand.
12 “This is great!” Dale grumbled. “Now he’ll scare them
away for sure!”
13 Lucky’s deep bark echoed through the woods.
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16 “They were there all the time,” Jenna said. “You just didn’t
know it. Good thing we have Lucky with us! We make quite a
team, don’t we?”
17 Dale had to admit that they did. He smiled at Jenna and
then he rubbed Lucky’s head.
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(cid:18) Read this sentence from (cid:19) What is the setting of the story?
the story.
A the middle of a river
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B the peak of a mountain
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C a campsite in the woods
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D a field alongside a river
What information in paragraph 2
(cid:20) Based on the story outcome,
helps you figure out the meaning
best
which statement describes
of the word cluttered?
the theme?
A Lucky had not been a problem.
A Winner takes all.
B Jenna promised that Lucky
B Patience is a virtue.
would behave.
C Steady wins the race.
C The crowded raft had barely
enough room. D Ideas don’t produce results.
D They came down the river half
an hour ago.
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Grade 4 – Unit 4, Week 1
Read the story “What Did She Want?” and then answer
Numbers 4 through 6.
What Did She Want?
1 Dan studied the tracks on the ground. For the third night in
a row, the adult bear had returned. Was she here because she
was just looking for an easy meal? Or was she here because
of the cub locked in the pen? If that was the reason, what did
she want with the cub?
2 Dan thought about the cub. He knew there was a lot the
cub could learn from an adult bear. He did not want to disturb
or interfere with the bears getting to know each other. But
the cub had been brought in injured.As the cub’s guardian,
Dan had a responsibility to make sure that the cub was safe.
Perhaps he had been hurt by this very bear. On the other
hand, what if the adult was friendly? She could teach the cub
things he had to learn if he were to live in the wilderness. Dan
decided it was worth taking a chance. He would let the adult
bear near the cub. But he would be ready for trouble, if this
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turned out to be a mistake. (cid:88)(cid:14)
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3 That night, Dan waited in the shadows near the pen. In (cid:46)(cid:68)
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his hand was a big flashlight. If the adult bear tried to hurt (cid:78)(cid:74)(cid:77)(cid:77)(cid:66)
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the cub, he would try to scare her off with the light. He had a (cid:66)
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loud horn with him in case that did not work. He thought that
the sudden noise from the horn would drive her away.
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4 Dan did not have to wait very long. Soon there was a
rustling in the woods. Then the adult proclaimed her presence
with a low growl and emerged from behind a tree. She was
agile and healthy. Dan hoped she would scare easily.
5 As soon as the cub heard her growl, he perked up and
started toward the fence in an awkward run. When the two
bears met at the fence, the adult stood and put her front paws
against it. The cub tried to do the same, but tottered and fell
forward. The adult bear snorted. Dan was not sure what the
snort meant. Then the cub stuck his nose through the fence
in a friendly greeting. How would the adult respond? Dan’s
heart raced. He raised the flashlight and the horn, ready to act.
6 The adult leaned forward and gently rubbed her nose
against the cub. Dan lowered the flashlight. Everything was
going to be fine
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4 Read this sentence from 6 Why does the author use a
the story. question as the title of
the story?
Then the adult pprrooccllaaiimmeedd her
presence with a low growl and A to get an answer from
emerged from behind a tree. the reader
B to see if the reader is
What word means about the
paying attention
same
as pprrooccllaaiimmeedd?
C to create suspense before the
A hid
story begins
B waited
D to tell the reader that the end of
C escaped
the story is uncertain
D announced
5 In paragraph 4, the author
mentions that the bear is
healthy and that Dan hopes
the bear will scare easily. Why
does the author include
these details?
A to make it clear that Dan
is brave
B to hint that Dan fears that his
plan might fail
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Linda wrote this story. It contains errors. Read the story
and then answer Numbers 7 through 9.
A Day at the Museum
(1) Bill’s father took Bill to the museum. (2) Bill liked
looking at the dinosaurs because they were him favorite animals.
(3) After looking at the dinosaurs, they had a picnic lunch in
the museum courtyard. (4) Then, them went to look at rocks
and gems. (5) Bill liked that almost as much as his liked the
dinosaurs. (7) When Bill got tired, his father took him home.
(8) Bill said he wanted to go back to the museum next month.
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7 Read this sentence from 9 Read this sentence from
the story. the story.
Bill liked looking at the Bill liked that almost as much
dinosaurs because they were as his liked the dinosaurs.
hhiimm favorite animals.
What is the correct way to write
What is the correct way to write the sentence?
the underlined word in
A Bill liked that almost as much
the sentence?
as he liked the dinosaurs.
A he
B Bill liked that almost as much
B his as she liked the dinosaurs.
C them C Bill liked that almost as much
as him liked the dinosaurs.
D their
D Bill liked that almost as much
8 Read this sentence from
as they liked the dinosaurs.
the story.
Then, them went to look at
rocks and gems.
What is the correct way to write
the sentence?
A Then, I went to look at rocks
and gems.
B Then, we went to look at rocks
and gems.
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The following questions are not
12 Read this sentence.
about a passage. Read and answer
each question. We thought we had ssaavveedd time
by sskkiippiinngg a step and ffoorrcciinngg
10 Which word is not the tent into the bag, but the
spelled correctly? bag rriippppeedd as soon as we
were finished.
A cared
B flaged Which underlined word from the
not
sentence is spelled correctly?
C saving
A saved
D tasting
B skiping
11 Which word is not
C forcing
spelled correctly?
D ripped
A careing

B flipping
C tapped
D tasted
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