Lesson 5

W E E K LY T E S T S 5 . 1
Name Date

Elisa’s Diary
Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Suffixes -ly, -ful 10 8

Comprehension: Theme, Selection Test 10 8

Decoding: Stressed and Unstressed Syllables 10 8

Language Arts: Singular and Plural Nouns 10 8

TOTAL 40 32

Total Student Score × 2.5 = %

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 Lesson 5
W E E K LY T E S T S 5 . 2
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Target Vocabulary, Elisa’s Diary

Vocabulary

Suffixes -ly, -ful

Use what you know about the target vocabulary and suffixes to answer
questions 1–10. Fill in the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 What does the word opponents mean in 4 What does the word brutal mean in the
the sentence below? sentence below?

The Eagles wondered how hard it would Polar bears are used to brutal weather
be to beat their opponents. conditions.

A Rivals F Crisp
B Bosses G Harsh
C Servants H Rainy
D Messengers J Warm

2 What does the word embarrassed mean 5 What does the word obvious mean in
in the sentence below? the sentence below?

The clown acted embarrassed when his Nathan knew there had to be an
hair turned blue. obvious answer to the mystery.

F Brilliant A Deeply buried

G Crushed B Amazingly clever
H Ashamed C Easily discovered
J Reasonable D Surprisingly famous

3 What does the word typically mean in 6 What does the word obediently mean in
the sentence below? the sentence below?

These butterflies typically live in The dog obediently followed his owner.
warmer climates.
F Jumping up
A Usually G Taking time
B Scarcely H Being faithful
C Desperately J Looking ahead
D Independently

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W E E K LY T E S T S 5 . 3
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Elisa’s Diary
Vocabulary

7 What does the word cheerful mean in 9 What does the word sincerely mean in
the sentence below? the sentence below?

The students were cheerful when their Aunt Martha was sincerely sorry for
team won the championship. breaking our new lamp.

A Upset A With fear

B Happy B With shame
C Moody C With honesty
D Jealous D With concern

8 What does the word recently mean in 10 What does the word cowardly mean in
the sentence below? the sentence below?

Carla recently went to the dentist to The story was about a cowardly lion
have her teeth cleaned. that learned how to be brave.

F Not long ago F In danger

G Never before G Full of fear
H With concern H Lacking friends
J In the afternoon J With little strength

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 Lesson 5
W E E K LY T E S T S 5 . 4
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Theme, Selection Test Elisa’s Diary

Comprehension

Think back to the selection “Elisa’s Diary” to answer questions 1–10.

Fill in the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 Which of these best completes the 3 Why does Francisco suggest that Elisa
graphic organizer? watch television?

Detail: Detail: Detail: A To learn English

B To learn about football
Elisa is sad. Elisa used Elisa C To learn about America
to live in does not D To learn how to care for a pet
Puerto Rico. understand
a lot of
English. 4 How are José and Elisa alike?

F They both like to draw pictures.

Theme:
G They both like watching squirrels.
H They are both from another country.
A It can be fun to learn new things. J They both live with their
B It is important to be loyal to friends. grandmother.
C It can be helpful to work with
other people.
D It is difficult to adjust to living in a 5 What happened when José told
new place. about the customs and traditions of
his country?

2 What is different about Elisa staying A The students clapped.

with her grandmother this time? B Elisa felt embarrassed.
C The students mocked him.
F She is staying by herself with her D Elisa volunteered to go next.
grandmother.
G She is helping her grandmother
move to a new home.
H She is living with her grandmother
rather than visiting her.
J She is learning how to take care of
the squirrels from her grandmother.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 5 . 5
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Elisa’s Diary
Comprehension

6 What was the theme of Elisa‘s 9 What did Elisa learn from José?
composition?
A It takes a special talent to be
F Maya an artist.
G America B Everyone has strengths and
H Guatemala weaknesses.
J Puerto Rico C People who speak only one language
are dumb.
D It is important for people to laugh
7 With whom did Elisa share her at themselves.
composition grade?

A José 10 What is Elisa at the end of the story?

B Francisco
C Her grandmother F a tourist
D Her other teachers G a teacher
H a grandmother
J a high school student
8 What deal did José and Elisa make?

F To be friends forever
G To learn how to play sports
H To help each other with their
English skills
J To visit Puerto Rico and Guatemala
together

Mark Student Reading Level:

____ Independent ____ Instructional ____ Listening

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W E E K LY T E S T S 5 . 6
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Stressed and Unstressed Elisa’s Diary

Decoding

Syllables
Use what you know about stressed and unstressed syllables to read
sentences 1–10. Choose the answer that correctly shows which syllable or
syllables of the underlined word are stressed. Fill in the correct answers
on the Answer Document.

1 You should be loyal to your family. 4 Rudolf bought three paintings at

the auction.
A loy • al
B loy • AL F auc • tion
C LOY • al G AU • ction
D LOY • AL H AUC • tion
J au • CTION

2 The symbol on that bottle means it

contains poison. 5 The royal family includes three dogs.

F poi • son A RO • yal

G POI • son B ro • YAL
H poi • SON C ROY • al
J POI • SON D ROY • AL

3 It was 65 degrees in August! 6 The boy looked at the ground, waiting

for the awkward moment to pass.
A Au • gust
B AU • gust F awk • ward
C Au • GUST G AW • kward
D AU • GUST H AWK • ward
J AWKW • ard

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W E E K LY T E S T S 5 . 7
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Elisa’s Diary
Decoding

7 The leaky faucet kept Mother up 9 Bert was the first person to get to the
all night. top of the tower.

A fau • cet A tow • ER

B FA • ucet B TO • wer
C FAU • cet C to • WER
D FAUC • et D TOW • er

8 In the play, the boy played the part of 10 We will announce our arrival with a
an amusing coward. loud honk of the car horn.

F cow • ard F A • nnounce

G CO • ward G AN • nounce
H COW • ard H an • NOUNCE
J co • WARD J AN • NOUNCE

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W E E K LY T E S T S 5 . 8
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Singular and Plural Elisa’s Diary

Language Arts

Nouns
Use what you know about singular and plural nouns to answer
questions 1–10. Fill in the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 Which of the underlined words in this 4 Which of the underlined words in this
sentence is a SINGULAR noun? sentence is a SINGULAR noun?

When the twin volcanoes erupted, The stories in the newspaper were about
they threw ashes into the sky and onto our brave firefighters and police officers.
the plants.
F stories
A sky G officers
B ashes H newspaper
C plants J firefighters
D volcanoes

5 Which of the underlined words in this

2 Which of the underlined words in this sentence is a SINGULAR noun?
sentence is a SINGULAR noun?
The men and women in the camp
The boss took her notes into all of the worked together to put up the tents.
meetings she attended on Wednesdays.
A men
F boss B tents
G notes C camp
H meetings D women
J Wednesdays

6 Which of the underlined words in this

3 Which of the underlined words in this sentence is a PLURAL noun?
sentence is a SINGULAR noun?
In the spring, the shepherd took his
There were five deer grazing near sheep up the hill to a large field.
the trees when they heard voices by
F hill
the river.
G field
A deer H sheep
B trees J shepherd
C river
D voices
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W E E K LY T E S T S 5 . 9
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Elisa’s Diary
Language Arts

7 Which of the underlined words in this 9 Which of the underlined words in this
sentence is a PLURAL noun? sentence is a PLURAL noun?

Some people came to the school and left The mice enjoyed eating the cheese as
a donation box by the front door. their snack for the day.

A box A day
B door B mice
C school C snack
D people D cheese

8 Which of the underlined words in this 10 Which of the underlined words in this
sentence is a PLURAL noun? sentence is a PLURAL noun?

The city’s lights shone brightly on the Tess tried to collect different colored
horizon last night. leaves for her project, but she did not
have any luck.
F city’s
G lights F luck
H night G Tess
J horizon H leaves
J project

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