Open Up - Grade 3 - ELA - Module 2 - Mid Unit 1 Assessment

Part A: In this poem, what does “We steal your sleep” mean? (RL.3.4, L.3.4a)

• Burglars come in at night.
• The frogs sing only at night.
• The frogs croak so loudly, no one can sleep.
• The frogs sleep all night.

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RL.3.4

L.3.4.a

Part B: Which lines from the poem support your answer in Part A? (RL.3.1)

• “We sing / To bring”
• “And make you stay / Awake too late.”
• “Beneath our chin’s / A thin balloon”
• “To help our song / From March till June”

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RL.3.1

List three pairs of rhyming words in this poem. (RL.3.5)

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RL.3.5

According to the poem, how do the spring peepers use the “thin balloon” beneath their chins? (RL3.1, RL.3.4)

• to hold water when they swim
• to help them sleep
• to sing
• to eat

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RL.3.4

RL.3.1

Choose the correct dictionary definition of the word score as it is used in this poem. (RL.3.4, L.3.4d)

• /skor/: the record of the total points earned in a game or tes
• /skor/: the printed or written form of a musical piece
• /skor/: a group of 20
• /skor/: the making of a goal, run, or basket in sport
• /skor/: to give a grade to

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RL.3.4

L.3.4.d

Part A: What is the problem in the story? Underline the correct response. (RL.3.2)

• Frog is hungry and wants to catch a dragonfly.
• Frog needs to win a race against Snake.
• Snake is hungry and needs to eat.
• It is a very hot day, so Frog needs shade from a tree.

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RL.3.2

Part B: What details from the text best support your answer to Part A? Underline the correct response. (RL.3.1, RL.3.2)

• “One hot day before frogs could hop, Frog took a walk to sit in the shade of a tree next to the pond.”
• “Snake thought Frog looked tasty. This thought made Snake’s stomach rumble loudly!”
• “He was hoping to catch a delicious dragonfly for his lunch, so he sat very still.”
• “Race me across the pond,” Frog suggested. “You can eat me if you win. If I win, you let me go.”

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RL.3.2

How does the main character respond to the problem? Use details from the text to explain what he thought, did, said, or felt. (RL.3.2; RL.3.1)

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RL.3.1

RL.3.2

How is the problem in the story solved/resolved? Underline the correct response. (RL.3.2)

• Frog wins the race by swimming quicker than Snake.
• Snake wins the race and eats Frog.
• Frog wins the race by walking quickly around the pond.
• Frog wins the race by hopping across the leaves on the pond.

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RL.3.2

What is the purpose of this narrative? Use details from the text to explain your answer. (RL.3.2, RL.3.1)

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RL.3.1

RL.3.2