Weekly Skill Assessment 3/1

Write the genre from the box next to its definition.

_______ stories with kings, queens, princesses, magic, and other mythical creatures.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Write the genre from the box next to its definition.

_______ stories handed down by tradition from earlier times and accepted as historical.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Write the genre from the box next to its definition.
_______ exaggerated and humorous stories in which the main character is superhuman or larger than life.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Write the genre from the box next to its definition.

_______ stories with human-like animals that teach a moral or lesson.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Write the genre from the box next to its definition.

_______ stories from different cultures that explain natural phenomena.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which genre is demonstrated in the above text? Choose the best answer for each question.

• fairy tale

• legend

• tall tale

• fable

• myth

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which pairs of words are synonyms?

• discretion, judgment

• stifle, prevent

• inept, capable

• siege, blockade

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

Which of the following best describes the text structure?

• compare and contrast

• problem and solution

• cause and effect

• chronological order

• description

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Rewrite the misspelled word correctly.

The bookstore employees attempted to orrganise a line for the fans waiting for the author's autograph.

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

Which word is spelled correctly?

• kritizise

• kritikize

• critisize

• criticize

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CCSS.L.3.2F