The Spelling Test - 3rd Drama Formative Assessment (4th Grade)

What lesson does Herbie learn in this play?

• Finding humor in a difficult task makes it more enjoyable.

• Depending on help from others is often challenging.

• Performing well all the time is impossible.

• Success is possible through hard work.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Annabelle asks Miss Pinkham about the grades immediately after the test because Annabelle -

• thinks everyone in the class should know she did well on the test.

• believes that she made a perfect score on the test.

• wants Miss Pinkham to recognize how much she studied for the test.

• knows that her address is the most difficult to spell.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The word cinch in paragraph 25 referes to something that is -

• easy.

• unusual.

• similar.

• interesting.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The stage directions in paragraphs 42 and 43 are included to help -

• make the play humerous.

• create suspense.

• show a new problem.

• introduce a new character.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Herbie's reaction when he learns about Olivia's study method shows that he is -

• certain that Olivia is making fun of the way he studies.

• jealous that Olivia always makes better grades than he does.

• surprised to learn that the plan is very simple.

• eager to demonstrate some of his own study habits.

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Why does the playwright include a narrator in this play?

• To make the main character’s conflict seem more suspenseful.

• To help the audience understand what the characters are thinking.

• To assist the main characters in figuring out how to solve a problem.

• To give the audience details about the characters’ actions in the scene.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Read the dictionary entry for the word keep.

Which definition best fits the way the word keeping is used in paragraph 31?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The narrator’s lines in paragraph 9 are important to the play because they —

• show that Herbie is serious about studying for his spelling test.

• describe Herbie’s favorite method of studying for spelling tests.

• explain why Olivia is surprised to see Herbie studying for a spelling test.

• show that Olivia wants to help Herbie do well on his spelling test.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7