2. Unit 3 Week 4 Progress Check-up

In the past, American Indians survived by using natural resources, such as wood and animal skins. Based upon context clues, the word natural means

• created at festivals

• produced by nature

• from towns and cities

• produced by man

We gave a speech about how sports can be important in society. Which word is a synonym for the word society?

• nature

• health

• community

• automobile

I pick up trash in the forest to show respect for the Earth. What word is an antonym for respect?

• honor

• quiet

• loud

• disrespect

My grandmother's cure for a bad cold is to eat chicken soup and get plenty of rest. Using context clues, a cure is

• medicine

• thought

• use

• job

I will tell you all about my new dog. Which word has the same sound as the /ou/ in about?

• blow

• clown

• toy

• down

My baby brother likes toys that are round. Which word has the same sound as the /ou/ in round? ​ ​ (a)  

• power
• grow
• oil
• mow

Sort the words by the following sounds.

Groups:

(a) (ou)= sound

,

(b) (oi) = spoil

• ground
• oil
• foil
• boil
• shout
• brown

• found
• cloud
• coil
• round
• toil
• mouse
• broil
• spoil
• house
• recoil

The main purpose of this selection is to

• tell people how to make an American Indian drum

• explain a story about nature and American Indians

• describe why drums are important to American Indians

​ ​ The author includes the headings in bold print to

• organize the information for the reader
• talk about the history of the American Indian drum

• show a history of how the drums were used

Why does the author include the picture in the selection?

• To show what one of the drums looks like.

• To show how a person learns to play the drum.

• To give an example of what an American Indian drum sounds like.