Weekly Assessment

What is this article mostly about?

• It is useful to have a pencil and paper during interviews

• You should always test your questions before an interview

• It is important to preserve your family’s stories.

How do the headings in the article help readers?

• The headings state the main steps story detectives should take

• The headings state reasons people should become story detectives.

• The headings tell the questions story detectives should ask.

What cause-and-effect connection does the author point out in paragraph 2?

Read the sentence from paragraph 4 of the article.

Rewrite any questions that could be answered with a simple yes or no.

Think about the prefix re-. What is the meaning of rewrite above?

• write alone

• write again

• write together

What is the central idea of the part of the article called “The Interview: Solving

the Mystery”?

• Bring paper and pencil to use during the interview.

• Talk about other countries during the interview

• Learn as much as possible during the interview.

Read the sentence from paragraph 12 of the article.

By preserving these memories, you’ve protected the past and helped bring

history to life.

What is the meaning of preserving as it is used above?

• asking

• saving

• wanting

The author wrote this article in sequence. Why?

• to inform readers how to solve a mystery

• to explain the order in which you should learn and share your

  family’s history

• to compare and contrast life in the past with life today

Read sentence 2.

Movie night will be on Septem 28th.

What is the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence?

• Se.

• Sept.

• Sept

• Septem.

Read sentence 5.

Salmar Park is at 6806 Bradley Street.

What is the correct way to write the underlined word as an abbreviation?

• St.

• ST.

• Str.

• STR.

Read sentence 7.

If there is rain, movie night will be moved to Saturday.

What is the correct way to write the underlined word as an abbreviation?

• S.

• Sa.

• Sat.

• Satur.