Vinton County Local School District

Language Arts

First Quarter

1st Grade Assessment

Student Test Booklet

Student Name_______________________________Date________

October

RL: 1.4 1. Look at what is happening in the picture.

How did the little girl feel when she got a flat tire? A. happy B. sad C. funny

Teacher reads story "Bats" to class and asks following questions.

RI: 1.1 2. Why are people afraid of bats? A. They are blue. B. They look scary. C. They fly at night.

RI: 1.3 3. What is one way a mother bat takes care of her baby? A. by feeding and keeping it warm B. by letting the baby fly C. taking the baby to the store

RI: 1.3 4. What sense do bats use most? A. hearing B. touch C. smell

RI: 1.8 5. What would happen if we didn't have bats? A. there would be too many snakes B. there would be no birds C. there would be too many bugs

RI: 1.2 6. What is the main idea of the story? A. cows B. bats C. dogs

L: 1.5a

7. Teacher will instruct students to cut apart the word cards and paste them into the appropriate categories of numbers and colors. Scoring Guideline: 4 points All correct 3 points 8 to 11 correct 2 points 5 to 7 correct 1 point 4 to 6 correct 0 points 3 or less correct

W: 1.1/1.8 8. Teacher and student will develop a fall word wall. Student will write an opinion and provide reason for opinion. Student will gather information from experience to answer a specific question. On a fall day, I like to ___________________________________________________________ Scoring Guideline: 4 points holistic, content, organization, conventions

L: 1.1a 9. Student will write the upper- and lower-case letters. Scoring Guideline: 5 points Student writes all 52 letters correctly 4 points 45 to 51 3 points 38 to 44 2 points 31 to 37 1 point 24 to 30 0 points 23 or less

LANG: 1.2

See the list of words below. Add, delete, or change sounds (letters) in the words to create a new or rhyming word. Circle the letter that will make the new word. The first one is done for you.

Scoring Guideline: 1 point each = Total Possible 6

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RF: 1.2d

Scoring Guideline: 1 point each = Total Possible 3

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RF: 1.2c 19. Follow the directions below.

Scoring Guideline: 1 point each = Total Possible 10

SL: - 1.1a

20. Student will initiate and participate in conversations with peers and adults and follow agreed- upon rules for discussions. Teacher Observation: 1 point

SL: - 1.1b 21. Student will respond to the comments of others through multiple exchanges. Teacher Observation: 1 point

SL: - 1.1c 22. Student will ask questions to clear up confusion. Teacher Observation: 1 point

SL: - 1.3 23. Student will ask questions to get information, clarify something and gather additional information. Teacher Observation: 1 point

SL: - 1.4 24. Student will describe familiar people, places and things and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. Teacher Observation: 1 point

SL: - 1.6 25. Student will produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation, using correct verb tenses to convey a sense of past, present and future. Teacher Observation: 1 point Use checklists

L: 1.2a

26. Student will capitalize names, places and dates. Teacher Observation: 1 point

L: 1.2b 27. Student will use end punctuation for sentences, including periods, question marks, and exclamation points. Teacher Observation: 1 point

L: 1.2c 28. Student will use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series. Teacher Observation: 1 point

L: 1.2d 29. Student will use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for common irregular words. Teacher Observation: 1 point

L: 1.2e 30. Student will use phonetic spelling for untaught words, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions. Teacher Observation: 1 point Use checklists