English Mid-Year Assessment

Use what you know about prefixes, suffixes, and root words to match the words and meanings:

• view before

• hopeless

• without hope

• hopeful

• view again

• preview

• full of hope

• review

The woman was bent over, frail, and leaning on a walker. What do you think frail means?

• cold

• weak

• uncomfortable

No Bones for You

Whenever Toby the sheepdog got a new bone, he buried it in the backyard. One day his buddy Baxter the boxer hopped over the fence to play. Toby crowed about how many bones he had. One by one he dug them up to show Baxter. Who is Toby?

• a boxer

• a poodle

• a sheepdog

No Bones for You

Whenever Toby the sheepdog got a new bone, he buried it in the backyard. One day his buddy Baxter the boxer hopped over the fence to play. Toby crowed about how many bones he had. One by one he dug them up to show Baxter. Who was Baxter?

• a boxer

• a poodle

• a sheepdog

No Bones for You

Whenever Toby the sheepdog got a new bone, he buried it in the backyard. One day his buddy Baxter the boxer hopped over the fence to play. Toby crowed about how many bones he had. One by one he dug them up to show Baxter. Where were Toby and Baxter?

• the backyard

• the vet

• the playground

No Bones for You

Whenever Toby the sheepdog got a new bone, he buried it in the backyard. One day his buddy Baxter the boxer hopped over the fence to play. Toby crowed about how many bones he had. One by one he dug them up to show Baxter. What do you think crowed means?

• bragged

• lied

• screamed

No Bones for You

Whenever Toby the sheepdog got a new bone, he buried it in the backyard. One day his buddy Baxter the boxer hopped over the fence to play. Toby crowed about how many bones he had. One by one he dug them up to show Baxter. What did Toby do when he got a new bone?

• dug it up one by one

• bury it in the backyard

• showed Baxter

No Bones for You

Whenever Toby the sheepdog got a new bone, he buried it in the backyard. One day his buddy Baxter the boxer hopped over the fence to play. Toby crowed about how many bones he had. One by one he dug them up to show Baxter. Which text features do you see?

• italics

• bold print

• underline

No Bones for You

Whenever Toby the sheepdog got a new bone, he buried it in the backyard. One day his buddy Baxter the boxer hopped over the fence to play. Toby crowed about how many bones he had. One by one he dug them up to show Baxter. What is the author's purpose of this text?

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

Match the resources with their uses.

• synonyms and antonyms

• glossary

• definitions and meanings of words

• dictionary

• explains words in book (i.e.-textbook)

• thesaurus