U3-W2 Weekly Test

Read the paragraph from the story: It was a bright, sunny afternoon. Max and Eddie looked at the sky from their home in the branches. Their tails moved softly in the wind. Which word from the paragraph is a compound word?

• sunny

• afternoon

• branches

• softly

What happens in the beginning of the story?

• Max and Eddie watch the sky.

• Max and Eddie see rain fall.
• Max and Eddie make a plan.

Pick TWO words that are compound words.

• Waited

• Sunlight

• Covered

• Everything

• Started

What happens in the story right after it starts to rain?

• Max and Eddie watch the sky.

• Max and Eddie go inside.

• Max and Eddie get wet.

• Eddie drops an acorn.

Part A: What happens at the end of the story?

• Max and Eddie are very confused.

• Max and Eddie watch the sky all morning.

• Max and Eddie watch the clouds get bigger.

• Max and Eddie learn that clouds fall as rain.

Part B: Which sentence from the story tells that clouds fall as rain?

• "Oh, it looks like it might rain."

• They got wetter and wetter as they watched.

• "So clouds are made of rain!" cried Eddie.

• A rainbow came out, and Max and Eddie smiled.

Read the paragraph from the story: "We are going to the beach," Alex called to his grandparents. Alex and Kate walked along the trail and soon, they stepped onto the sandy beach. Which word from the paragraph is a compound word?

• going

• grandparents

• stepped

• sandy

What problem does Alex have at the beginning of the story?

• He lives in the city.

• He wants to go on a hike.

• He has to clean up from dinner.

• He needs to find something for his sister to do.

What are the TWO compound words in this sentence? Alex said, “Sunsets are everywhere, but we do not see them in the city with all the buildings.”

• Them

• City

• Sunsets

• Buildings

• Everywhere

Choose two things that happen after the last bit of sun disappears.

• Alex and Kate walk back to the tents.

• Alex and Kate sit together on the sand.

• The sun moves toward the edge of the lake.

• Kate tells her grandparents about the sunset.

• Kate asks if there are sunsets where they live.