M2 W2: Weekly Reading Assessment

1. What is the passage mostly about?

• how Juanito learns to sing beautifully
• how Juanito teaches his friends to play music
• how Juanito’s father helps to find things to do
• how Juanito’s feelings change about where he lives

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

2. In the introduction, the reader learns that the author wrote this story about his own childhood. Why did his family move?

• so that he could go to school
• to be close to the mountains
• to help Mrs. Andasola
• to work in the fields

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

3. What does Juanito mean when he wonders if his tongue will turn into a rock?

• He does not want to laugh.
• He will not be able to speak.
• He will not be able to understand.
• He does not want his tongue to hurt.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4. Why does Juanito call himself the upside down boy?

• He jumps high at recess.
• He does not know how to swing.
• He does not know where he belongs.
• He has a lot of unusual ideas in art class.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

5. How does the author show that Juanito is feeling confident in his new life?

• Juanito feeds the chickens.
• Juanito finger-paints with bright colors.
• Juanito helps his mother make buñuelos.
• Juanito leads the choir on Open House Day.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

6. Why does the author most likely put . . . between the last few words of the sentence?

• to show that the characters are confused
• to make the reader pause between the words
• to make the reader worried about the characters
• to show that there are words missing from the sentence

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7. Think about the prefix dis-. What is the meaning of dismay above?

• excitement
• courage
• hunger
• alarm

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

8. What is the rhyme scheme in this stanza?

• ABBA
• ABAB
• AABB
• AAAB

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

9. Which word means the same as startled as it is used above?

• busy
• angry
• pleased
• surprised

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

10. Which part of the poem is an example of alliteration, or the same sound or letter at the beginning of words?

• caught himself a common cold
• teary eyes, nose bright red
• it swept the brooms
• sailed through the air

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5