Wonders 3rd Grade Weekly Assessment Unit 2 Week 1

Which of these is the BEST summary of the story?

• a. Tariq wants to write a new play. He wants to tell

  everyone that he is thankful for snowy days.

• b. Ms. Cook is concerned about the Thanksgiving play. Julie tells her she no longer wants to be in the play.

• c. Mark decides he does not want to be a pilgrim in the play. He decides he wants a more exciting part in the play.

• d. Mrs. Cook’s third graders do not want to do the Thanksgiving play. They decide they will work together and put on their own play.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

2. Read this sentence from the story.
   They also worked together designing the stage for

   the play.

   Which meaning of the word play is the SAME one used in the sentence above?

• 0. f. games

• 0. g. performance

• 0. h. recreation

• 0. I. sport

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

2. The lesson of this story is
   

• 2. a. you cannot please everybody.
     

• 2. b. be thankful for what you have.
     

• 2. c. there is always someone worse off than yourself.

• 2. d. a problem can be solved when people work together.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

4. Read this sentence from the story.

5. 
   Even Fran, who was usually the happiest person in

   class, had a scowl on her face.

7. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word scowl as used in the sentence above?

• 0. f. frown

• 0. g. grin

• 0. h. scratch

• 0. I. spot

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

4. The class works together to solve their problem. Which of the following details would BEST support this idea?

• 0. a. Tariq suggests that they write a new play.

• 0. b. Mark says he does not want to be a Pilgrim.

• 0. c. Lana asks why they have to do the Thanksgiving play.

• 0. d. Julie says she does not want to play the role of the mother.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

4. Read the following sentence from the story.

5. 
   “We can play characters in the present time and write

   our own lines.”

6. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word present as used in the sentence above?

• f. brief
  

• g. current

• h. modern

• I. past

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

7. Read this sentence from the story.

8. 
   “That’s a fantastic idea!” shouted Karen.

9. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word fantastic as used in the sentence above?

• 0. a. awful
     

• 0. b. different

• 0. c. scary
     

• 0. d. surprising

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

7. What happens AFTER Mark asks if the class can still have the Thanksgiving feast?

• 0. f. Mrs. Cook tells the class they have to work together.

• 0. g. Julie says she does not want to play the role of the

• 0. h. The students work together to design a stage for the play.

• 0. I. Tariq tells the class they should write their own Thanksgiving play.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

7. Which words from the story are most OPPOSITE in meaning?

• 0. a. feast, meal

• 0. b. calm, nervous

• 0. c. angrily, crossly

• 0. d. covered, placed

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

7. What text evidence would BEST support the story’s lesson?

• 0. f. “I don’t want to be a Pilgrim!”

• 0. g. “You did a terrific job working together.”

• 0. h. “Why can’t I have a more exciting part in the play?”

• 0. I. “Everyone’s heard the Thanksgiving story a million times.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9