1st Quarter 2nd Grade Common Assessment ELA

What is the story mostly about?

• Daniel's mom makes pancakes.

• Daniel finds a bird that's hurt and takes care of it.

• Daniel's mom puts the bird in a shoebox.

• Daniel goes for a hike.

Read this sentence from the text.

"Daniel gobbled up his pancakes and rushed upstairs to get dressed. He put on a red t-shirt and jeans."

What does Daniel do next?

• He goes to a friend's house.

• He plays a game with his mom.

• He climbs a tree.

• He goes in the backyard to explore.

Why does Daniel's mom take a shoebox before she goes to take injured bird.

• She wants to be prepared to carry the injured bird.

• She wanted to change her shoes.

• She wants to throw out the shoebox on the way out.

• She wants to play a game with Daniel with the shoebox.

What is the author's purpose for writing "Chirping Chirp"?

• The author is persuading the reader to like birds.

• The author is informing the reader how birds live.

• The author is entertaining the reader with a fun story.

• The author is explaining facts about birds.

How would this story most likely be different if Daniel lived in an apartment building in a big city?

• He would not be able to hike to his house.

• There would not be as many tall trees.

• Daniel would not have his own backyard.

• All of the above.

What is Dave like in the story?

• helpful

• friendly

• caring

• all of the above

Why did Dave most likely think the cat food would make Hannah's cat come down the tree?

• Dave knew that the Tiger loved cat food.

• Dave used cat food to get his own cat to come down the tree.

• Tiger looked hungry.

• Tiger looked very scared.

Make a prediction. How will Dave and Hannah get the cat down?

• They will scare the cat out of the tree.

• The cat will jump down on his own.

• They will get an adult to help get the cat down.

• They will get Tiger more cat food.

Which BEST describes the way the author organized the text?

• The author described all types of whales.

• The author compared and contrasted the killer whale and the blue whale.

• The author put the events of a whale's life cycle ini order.

• The author tells how the blue whale has a problem eating without any teeth.

Whales live in the ocean but they need to come up from the water to breathe. Based on this information, where would you find whales most of the time?

• on land

• underwater

• in the sky

• in the mud