Grade 1 Unit 1 Assessment

Multiple Choice

When does this story begin?

• A.

  in spring

• B.

  in summer

• C.

  in fall

Multiple Choice

What does Kim plant in the pot?

• A.

  a bud

• B.

  a leaf

• C.

  a seed

Multiple Choice

What does Kim see when the bud opens?

• A.

  a leaf

• B.

  a flower

• C.

  a stem

Multiple Choice

How does Kim’s plant change?

• A.

  It grows taller.

• B.

  It has many flowers.

• C.

  It drops its leaves.

Multiple Choice

The passage says new flowers grew. What is one

question you could ask about this key detail?

• A.

  What is Kim wearing?

• B.

  What color are the flowers?

• C.

  When does the story take place?

Multiple Choice

In the story, Kim says, “The plant is bending.” Which of

these can bend?

• A.

  your teeth

• B.

  your eyes

• C.

  your neck

Multiple Choice

Where does the dragonfly lay eggs?

• A.

  in a tree

• B.

  in the air

• C.

  in the water

Multiple Choice

What is this passage mostly about?

• A.

  how a dragonfly grows

• B.

  places a dragonfly lives

• C.

  things a dragonfly eats

Multiple Choice

What does a mother dragonfly do first?

• A.

  finds a pond

• B.

  lays her eggs

• C.

  watches bugs

Multiple Choice

What comes out of a dragonfly egg?

• A.

  a shell

• B.

  a bug

• C.

  a plant

Multiple Choice

What happens just after the young bug climbs up a plant?

• A.

  Its egg hatches.

• B.

  The plant dies.

• C.

  Its shell opens.

Multiple Choice

What happens last?

• A.

  A little egg opens.

• B.

  A dragonfly flies away.

• C.

  A young bug swims.

Multiple Choice

What color is an adult dragonfly?

• A.

  green

• B.

  white

• C.

  brown

Multiple Choice

What detail from the passage goes with Picture 2?

• A.

  Then it moves into the air.

• B.

  They live in the water.

• C.

  The bug’s hard shell opens.

Multiple Choice

The bug climbs up a plant. What can you climb up?

• A.

  a hill

• B.

  a pond

• C.

  a shell