Module 4, Week 3 Spelling Quiz

Choose the correct spelling of the past tense verb: rise

• rised

• risen

• rising

• risng

Choose the correct spelling of the past tense verb: trace

• trased

• trased

• traced

• trased

Choose the correct spelling of the past tense verb: Strip

• stripped

• strypped

• stryed

• striped

Choose the correct spelling of the past tense verb: Slam

• slammed

• slamed

• slamed

• slamed

Choose the correct spelling of the present participle verb: win

• winning

• wining

• wining

• wining

Choose the correct spelling of the present participle verb: snap

• snaping

• snaping

• snapping

• snapping

Choose the correct spelling of the present participle verb: brag

• bragging

• bragin

• braggng

• braging

Choose the correct spelling of the word with the suffix -ed: handle

• handeled

• handeled

• handeled

• handled

Choose the correct spelling of the word with the suffix -ed: Drip

• dripped

• dripped

• dripped

• dripped

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

(1) Can you imagine anything better than winning three gold medals in the Olympics? (2) Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee can. (3) Since retiring from competitive sports, Jackie has devoted her life to helping children become their own rising stars through education and athletics. (4) Jackie grew up in a poor community in East St. Louis. (5) She enjoyed dancing and participating in sports. (6) In high school, she racced on the track team and earned a scholarship to college. (7) Jackie participated in track and field events, earning a position on the U.S. Olympic Team for the first time in 1988. (8) Despite all of her Olympic medals, she is most proud of her work with the children of St. Louis.

Why do you think Jackie Joyner-Kersee treasures her work with children? Write two or three sentences explaining why her work is important to her. Use a spelling word in each sentence.