Lesson 4

W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 1
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Pop’s Bridge
Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Base Words and Endings

10 8
-s, -es, -ed, -ing

Comprehension: Compare and Contrast, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Long o spelled oa, ow 10 8

Language Arts: Common and Proper Nouns 10 8

TOTAL 40 32

Total Student Score × 2.5 = %

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 2
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Pop’s Bridge
Target Vocabulary, Vocabulary

Base Words and Endings

-s, -es, -ed, -ing
Use what you know about the target vocabulary and base words and endings to
answer questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What does the word 3 What does the word crew

disappears mean in the mean in the sentence below?
sentence below? Dena and her crew cleaned the
The moon disappears when it house.
passes behind the cloud.
team
gets brighter nation
looks dimmer tools
becomes unseen thoughts
increases in size
4 What does the word stretch
2 What does the word foggy mean in the sentence below?
mean in the sentence below? The rubber band will stretch if
The foggy weather made it you pull on it.
hard to see the road.
explode
greedy shrink
cloudy extend
happy disapppear
bright

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 3
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Vocabulary

5 What does the word 8 The base word of belonged is —

excitement mean in the be
sentence below? long
The baby in the swing laughed longed
and clapped with excitement. belong

anger
9 The base word of beaches is —
sadness
sleepiness bea
happiness each
aches
beach
6 The base word of bending is —
be
10 The base word of seated is —
bend
ding seat
ending eat
sea
ate
7 The base word of opens is —
o
pens
open
ope

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 Lesson 4
W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 4
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Pop’s Bridge
Compare and Contrast, Comprehension

Selection Test
Think back to the selection “Pop’s Bridge” to answer questions 1–10. Mark the
space for the best answer to each question.

1 What does Robert’s father 3 From the story, the reader can
wear that makes him look tell that —
different from the other no one worked on
workers? the bridge on windy
A blue coat days
A red kerchief a bay is a large piece
A swabbie hat of land between two
A pair of binoculars cities
binoculars make things
that are far away look
2 How are Charlie and Robert
larger
alike?
the boys never worried
They both watch the about their dads working
bridge go up. on the bridge
They both hide a piece of
the puzzle.
They both call the bridge
“Pop’s bridge.”
They both think painting
is not an important job.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 5
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Pop’s Bridge
Comprehension

4 How do Robert’s feelings 6 How does Charlie probably

change when there is fog? feel when he sees that Robert
He forgets that bridge has hidden the missing puzzle
building can be piece?
dangerous. Amused that Robert
He gets nervous because played a joke on him
he cannot see his father Sad that the fun of
easily. working the puzzle is over
He grows sad because the Thankful that the puzzle
sun does not sparkle on will finally be finished
the water. Annoyed that Robert
He becomes bored because was saving it for his own
he cannot see the bridge father
going up.
7 How does Robert change by
5 After the scaffolding accident, the end of the story?
the men are more — He understands that his
serious father’s job is not difficult.
angry He understands that his
playful friendship with Charlie is
curious over.
He understands that
building the bridge is a
team effort.
He understands that
Charlie’s father wants to
finish the puzzle.
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Comprehension

8 From the story, the reader can 10 Why does Robert cut the last
tell that — puzzle piece in half?
the bridge was easy for To let his mom put in the
the workers to build last piece
the men had to be careful To keep a hole in the
when working on the picture of the bridge
bridge To show both fathers that
skywalkers got paid a lot they are important
of money to work on the To share completing the
bridge puzzle with his friend
only a few men at a time
were allowed to work on
the bridge

9 How is Robert’s father

different from Charlie’s father?
Robert’s father almost
falls in the bay.
Robert’s father works
high above the water.
Robert’s father says the
bridge looks like a harp.
Robert’s father celebrates
after the bridge is built.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 7
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Long o spelled oa, ow Phonics

Use what you know about long o to answer questions 1–10. Mark the space for
the best answer to each question.

1 Emma put the ribbon around 4 For breakfast we will have

the box and tied it in a — fruit and —
bo oatmeal
boe otemeal
bow otmeal
boy omeal

2 The bus went down a bumpy — 5 Mom told a story about a

raode clever fox and a silly —
road cro
roed cra
rod crow
croe
3 Wherever the mother hen
goes, the chicks — 6 I learned the difference
follo between a frog and a —
folla toad
folloe tode
follow tod
twod

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Phonics

7 Water the plant so it will — 9 Hannah named the little

gro white kitten —
gra Snaball
grou Snoball
grow Snowball
Snoeball
8 Steve went to the pond to sail
his toy — 10 If it is cold outside, put on
bote your —
boat coat
bout coate
bot cout
cot

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W E E K LY T E S T S 4 . 9
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Common and Proper Nouns Language Arts

Use what you know about common and proper nouns to answer questions 1–10.
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Which word in the sentence 3 Which word in the sentence

below is a common noun? below is a common noun?
Angie and I like to work in the Greg wanted to help Dad
garden. make some cookies for Marty.

Angie Greg
I Dad
like cookies
garden Marty

2 Which word in the sentence 4 Which word in the sentence

below is a common noun? below is a common noun?
The Colorado River passes My cousins and I went to
through the city of Austin. Houston to visit Grandma in
June.
Colorado
River cousins
city Houston
Austin Grandma
June

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Language Arts

5 Which word in the sentence 7 Which word in the sentence

below is a proper noun? below is a proper noun?
Last summer, we took a trip to Pictures of dogs always make
Nevada. my friend Kim smile.

Last Pictures
summer dogs
trip friend
Nevada Kim

6 Which word in the sentence 8 Which word in the sentence

below is a proper noun? below is a proper noun?
Our state has some islands After playing football for the
along the coast, such as Cowboys, that man became
Galveston. a teacher.

state football
islands Cowboys
coast man
Galveston teacher

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Language Arts

9 Which word in the sentence 10 Which word in the sentence

below is a noun that names a below is a noun that names
person? a place?
The girl was looking for shells Todd and the captain flew to
on the beach. the moon in a rocket.

girl Todd
was captain
looking moon
shells rocket

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