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Name_______________________

Theme 8, Week 1: Skills Assessment

1. What happens at the beginning of the story The Forest?The students draw pictures of trees.

The students go on a field trip to the forest.

The students plant trees.

2. What do the words pine, spruce, and oak describe?trees

mushrooms

bugs

3. What did the students do first to plant a tree?They watered it.

They dug a hole.

They tied stakes to keep it straight.

4. What do trees in the forest give us?homes

fires

mushrooms

5. Which word ends with a long e vowel sound?cry

make

baby

6. Which word ends with a long e vowel sound?city

bone

him

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7. What is the root word in the word pu l l i n g?ing

pull

pulling

8. What is the root word in the word f l o a t e d?float

floated

ed

9. Which word is a verb (action word)?dog

runs

blue

10. Which word is a verb (action word)?money

leaf

hop

Comprehension Skill: Categorize and ClassifyCategorize each word in the box by writing it in the correct column.

Parts of Trees Things Made From Trees

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