Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

FIFTH GRADE

READINGCOMMON ASSESSMENT

SECOND QUARTER

1

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

2

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

1 Which detail(s) from the selection supports the summary statement below ldquoFor most of his life Lincoln was too poor to afford nice clothesrdquo

a He was very slender and tall ldquolean as a fence railrdquob He split 1400 fence rails to pay for one pair of trousersc When he was nominated for president he was given a stovepipe hatd Because he grew so fast Lincolnrsquos clothes were always too small on him

2 The selection says ldquoJones and four other men from Gentryville came to Washington to see Lincoln inauguratedrdquo What do you infer inaugurated means

a held up to public ridiculeb married with ceremonyc put in office with ceremonyd given a medal in public

3 In Lincolnrsquos life which of these events happened last

a A hat manufacturer sent him a stovepipe hatb He saw a pair of shoes he liked in Jonesrsquo Storec He became Presidentd He worked for Nancy Miller to get a pair of trousers

3

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

4 Which phrase could replace the phrase ldquodecent clothesrdquo in the sentence below

ldquoWhen he was elected to the Illinois State Legislature he had no decent clothes to wearrdquo

a luxurious clothesb indecent clothes c unsuitable clothesd appropriate clothes

5 If Lincoln wanted to be better dressed what he might he have done to accomplish thisUse evidence from the text to supportyour answer

______________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

6 This question is not related to the passage Please read and answer the question The suffix ldquowardrdquo in the word ldquohomewardrdquomeans-

a to stayb specifies originc to resided specifies direction

4

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

7 What is another good title for this article

a ldquoSaving the Evergladesrdquo b ldquoFollowing the Riverrdquoc ldquoRare Plants and Animalsrdquo d ldquoCanals Dams and Lakesrdquo

8 What is the main source of problems in the Everglades

a The rainy season is too shortb There are too many plants and animalsc Water is no longer allowed to flow freelyd Water spills out of Lake Okeechobee

6

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 Give an example of how things that happen outside the Everglades National Park affect the plants and animals within it

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

10 How do you think the author of this article feels about the ways people have changed the Everglades Tell why you think so

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

11 Choose the sentence that is an opinion

a Water pollution is one of the reasons plants and animals are disappearingb The tall Sawgrass that once grew in the Everglades River is being replaced by cattailsc Canals have been built to drain most of the shallow riverd People should work together to save the Everglades

12 Write a summary of the article ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

13 What are two ways humans can help save the Everglades Use evidence from the text

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

7

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

12 Using information from ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo fill in the cause and effect chart below

Cause Effect Fertilizers are used on crops

Plants and animals are in danger of disappearing forever

8

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

FIFTH GRADE

WRITING AND GRAMMAR COMMON ASSESSMENT

SECOND QUARTER

HABITS

9

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

A habit is a sticky thingMuch good or evil it can bringIt binds a victim holds him fastAnd keeps him in a vise-like grasp

Bad habits grow with extra speedMuch like a healthy growing weedThe roots grow deep the stem grows stout Howdifficult to pull it out

Good habits are a little slowThey need a lot of care to growIf tended well they grow more fairThan any bloom a plant can bear

Good habits help us all through lifeBad habits bring us pain and strifeOur habits whether right or wrongEach day will grow more firm and strong

10

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

11

Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

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12

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

2

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

1 Which detail(s) from the selection supports the summary statement below ldquoFor most of his life Lincoln was too poor to afford nice clothesrdquo

a He was very slender and tall ldquolean as a fence railrdquob He split 1400 fence rails to pay for one pair of trousersc When he was nominated for president he was given a stovepipe hatd Because he grew so fast Lincolnrsquos clothes were always too small on him

2 The selection says ldquoJones and four other men from Gentryville came to Washington to see Lincoln inauguratedrdquo What do you infer inaugurated means

a held up to public ridiculeb married with ceremonyc put in office with ceremonyd given a medal in public

3 In Lincolnrsquos life which of these events happened last

a A hat manufacturer sent him a stovepipe hatb He saw a pair of shoes he liked in Jonesrsquo Storec He became Presidentd He worked for Nancy Miller to get a pair of trousers

3

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

4 Which phrase could replace the phrase ldquodecent clothesrdquo in the sentence below

ldquoWhen he was elected to the Illinois State Legislature he had no decent clothes to wearrdquo

a luxurious clothesb indecent clothes c unsuitable clothesd appropriate clothes

5 If Lincoln wanted to be better dressed what he might he have done to accomplish thisUse evidence from the text to supportyour answer

______________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

6 This question is not related to the passage Please read and answer the question The suffix ldquowardrdquo in the word ldquohomewardrdquomeans-

a to stayb specifies originc to resided specifies direction

4

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

7 What is another good title for this article

a ldquoSaving the Evergladesrdquo b ldquoFollowing the Riverrdquoc ldquoRare Plants and Animalsrdquo d ldquoCanals Dams and Lakesrdquo

8 What is the main source of problems in the Everglades

a The rainy season is too shortb There are too many plants and animalsc Water is no longer allowed to flow freelyd Water spills out of Lake Okeechobee

6

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 Give an example of how things that happen outside the Everglades National Park affect the plants and animals within it

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

10 How do you think the author of this article feels about the ways people have changed the Everglades Tell why you think so

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

11 Choose the sentence that is an opinion

a Water pollution is one of the reasons plants and animals are disappearingb The tall Sawgrass that once grew in the Everglades River is being replaced by cattailsc Canals have been built to drain most of the shallow riverd People should work together to save the Everglades

12 Write a summary of the article ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

13 What are two ways humans can help save the Everglades Use evidence from the text

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

7

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

12 Using information from ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo fill in the cause and effect chart below

Cause Effect Fertilizers are used on crops

Plants and animals are in danger of disappearing forever

8

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

FIFTH GRADE

WRITING AND GRAMMAR COMMON ASSESSMENT

SECOND QUARTER

HABITS

9

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

A habit is a sticky thingMuch good or evil it can bringIt binds a victim holds him fastAnd keeps him in a vise-like grasp

Bad habits grow with extra speedMuch like a healthy growing weedThe roots grow deep the stem grows stout Howdifficult to pull it out

Good habits are a little slowThey need a lot of care to growIf tended well they grow more fairThan any bloom a plant can bear

Good habits help us all through lifeBad habits bring us pain and strifeOur habits whether right or wrongEach day will grow more firm and strong

10

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

11

Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

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12

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

1 Which detail(s) from the selection supports the summary statement below ldquoFor most of his life Lincoln was too poor to afford nice clothesrdquo

a He was very slender and tall ldquolean as a fence railrdquob He split 1400 fence rails to pay for one pair of trousersc When he was nominated for president he was given a stovepipe hatd Because he grew so fast Lincolnrsquos clothes were always too small on him

2 The selection says ldquoJones and four other men from Gentryville came to Washington to see Lincoln inauguratedrdquo What do you infer inaugurated means

a held up to public ridiculeb married with ceremonyc put in office with ceremonyd given a medal in public

3 In Lincolnrsquos life which of these events happened last

a A hat manufacturer sent him a stovepipe hatb He saw a pair of shoes he liked in Jonesrsquo Storec He became Presidentd He worked for Nancy Miller to get a pair of trousers

3

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

4 Which phrase could replace the phrase ldquodecent clothesrdquo in the sentence below

ldquoWhen he was elected to the Illinois State Legislature he had no decent clothes to wearrdquo

a luxurious clothesb indecent clothes c unsuitable clothesd appropriate clothes

5 If Lincoln wanted to be better dressed what he might he have done to accomplish thisUse evidence from the text to supportyour answer

______________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

6 This question is not related to the passage Please read and answer the question The suffix ldquowardrdquo in the word ldquohomewardrdquomeans-

a to stayb specifies originc to resided specifies direction

4

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

7 What is another good title for this article

a ldquoSaving the Evergladesrdquo b ldquoFollowing the Riverrdquoc ldquoRare Plants and Animalsrdquo d ldquoCanals Dams and Lakesrdquo

8 What is the main source of problems in the Everglades

a The rainy season is too shortb There are too many plants and animalsc Water is no longer allowed to flow freelyd Water spills out of Lake Okeechobee

6

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 Give an example of how things that happen outside the Everglades National Park affect the plants and animals within it

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

10 How do you think the author of this article feels about the ways people have changed the Everglades Tell why you think so

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

11 Choose the sentence that is an opinion

a Water pollution is one of the reasons plants and animals are disappearingb The tall Sawgrass that once grew in the Everglades River is being replaced by cattailsc Canals have been built to drain most of the shallow riverd People should work together to save the Everglades

12 Write a summary of the article ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

13 What are two ways humans can help save the Everglades Use evidence from the text

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

7

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

12 Using information from ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo fill in the cause and effect chart below

Cause Effect Fertilizers are used on crops

Plants and animals are in danger of disappearing forever

8

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

FIFTH GRADE

WRITING AND GRAMMAR COMMON ASSESSMENT

SECOND QUARTER

HABITS

9

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

A habit is a sticky thingMuch good or evil it can bringIt binds a victim holds him fastAnd keeps him in a vise-like grasp

Bad habits grow with extra speedMuch like a healthy growing weedThe roots grow deep the stem grows stout Howdifficult to pull it out

Good habits are a little slowThey need a lot of care to growIf tended well they grow more fairThan any bloom a plant can bear

Good habits help us all through lifeBad habits bring us pain and strifeOur habits whether right or wrongEach day will grow more firm and strong

10

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

11

Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

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12

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

4 Which phrase could replace the phrase ldquodecent clothesrdquo in the sentence below

ldquoWhen he was elected to the Illinois State Legislature he had no decent clothes to wearrdquo

a luxurious clothesb indecent clothes c unsuitable clothesd appropriate clothes

5 If Lincoln wanted to be better dressed what he might he have done to accomplish thisUse evidence from the text to supportyour answer

______________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

6 This question is not related to the passage Please read and answer the question The suffix ldquowardrdquo in the word ldquohomewardrdquomeans-

a to stayb specifies originc to resided specifies direction

4

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

7 What is another good title for this article

a ldquoSaving the Evergladesrdquo b ldquoFollowing the Riverrdquoc ldquoRare Plants and Animalsrdquo d ldquoCanals Dams and Lakesrdquo

8 What is the main source of problems in the Everglades

a The rainy season is too shortb There are too many plants and animalsc Water is no longer allowed to flow freelyd Water spills out of Lake Okeechobee

6

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 Give an example of how things that happen outside the Everglades National Park affect the plants and animals within it

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

10 How do you think the author of this article feels about the ways people have changed the Everglades Tell why you think so

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

11 Choose the sentence that is an opinion

a Water pollution is one of the reasons plants and animals are disappearingb The tall Sawgrass that once grew in the Everglades River is being replaced by cattailsc Canals have been built to drain most of the shallow riverd People should work together to save the Everglades

12 Write a summary of the article ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

13 What are two ways humans can help save the Everglades Use evidence from the text

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

7

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

12 Using information from ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo fill in the cause and effect chart below

Cause Effect Fertilizers are used on crops

Plants and animals are in danger of disappearing forever

8

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

FIFTH GRADE

WRITING AND GRAMMAR COMMON ASSESSMENT

SECOND QUARTER

HABITS

9

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

A habit is a sticky thingMuch good or evil it can bringIt binds a victim holds him fastAnd keeps him in a vise-like grasp

Bad habits grow with extra speedMuch like a healthy growing weedThe roots grow deep the stem grows stout Howdifficult to pull it out

Good habits are a little slowThey need a lot of care to growIf tended well they grow more fairThan any bloom a plant can bear

Good habits help us all through lifeBad habits bring us pain and strifeOur habits whether right or wrongEach day will grow more firm and strong

10

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

11

Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

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12

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

7 What is another good title for this article

a ldquoSaving the Evergladesrdquo b ldquoFollowing the Riverrdquoc ldquoRare Plants and Animalsrdquo d ldquoCanals Dams and Lakesrdquo

8 What is the main source of problems in the Everglades

a The rainy season is too shortb There are too many plants and animalsc Water is no longer allowed to flow freelyd Water spills out of Lake Okeechobee

6

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 Give an example of how things that happen outside the Everglades National Park affect the plants and animals within it

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

10 How do you think the author of this article feels about the ways people have changed the Everglades Tell why you think so

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

11 Choose the sentence that is an opinion

a Water pollution is one of the reasons plants and animals are disappearingb The tall Sawgrass that once grew in the Everglades River is being replaced by cattailsc Canals have been built to drain most of the shallow riverd People should work together to save the Everglades

12 Write a summary of the article ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

13 What are two ways humans can help save the Everglades Use evidence from the text

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

7

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

12 Using information from ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo fill in the cause and effect chart below

Cause Effect Fertilizers are used on crops

Plants and animals are in danger of disappearing forever

8

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

FIFTH GRADE

WRITING AND GRAMMAR COMMON ASSESSMENT

SECOND QUARTER

HABITS

9

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

A habit is a sticky thingMuch good or evil it can bringIt binds a victim holds him fastAnd keeps him in a vise-like grasp

Bad habits grow with extra speedMuch like a healthy growing weedThe roots grow deep the stem grows stout Howdifficult to pull it out

Good habits are a little slowThey need a lot of care to growIf tended well they grow more fairThan any bloom a plant can bear

Good habits help us all through lifeBad habits bring us pain and strifeOur habits whether right or wrongEach day will grow more firm and strong

10

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

11

Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

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12

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

7 What is another good title for this article

a ldquoSaving the Evergladesrdquo b ldquoFollowing the Riverrdquoc ldquoRare Plants and Animalsrdquo d ldquoCanals Dams and Lakesrdquo

8 What is the main source of problems in the Everglades

a The rainy season is too shortb There are too many plants and animalsc Water is no longer allowed to flow freelyd Water spills out of Lake Okeechobee

6

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 Give an example of how things that happen outside the Everglades National Park affect the plants and animals within it

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

10 How do you think the author of this article feels about the ways people have changed the Everglades Tell why you think so

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

11 Choose the sentence that is an opinion

a Water pollution is one of the reasons plants and animals are disappearingb The tall Sawgrass that once grew in the Everglades River is being replaced by cattailsc Canals have been built to drain most of the shallow riverd People should work together to save the Everglades

12 Write a summary of the article ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

13 What are two ways humans can help save the Everglades Use evidence from the text

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

7

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

12 Using information from ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo fill in the cause and effect chart below

Cause Effect Fertilizers are used on crops

Plants and animals are in danger of disappearing forever

8

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

FIFTH GRADE

WRITING AND GRAMMAR COMMON ASSESSMENT

SECOND QUARTER

HABITS

9

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

A habit is a sticky thingMuch good or evil it can bringIt binds a victim holds him fastAnd keeps him in a vise-like grasp

Bad habits grow with extra speedMuch like a healthy growing weedThe roots grow deep the stem grows stout Howdifficult to pull it out

Good habits are a little slowThey need a lot of care to growIf tended well they grow more fairThan any bloom a plant can bear

Good habits help us all through lifeBad habits bring us pain and strifeOur habits whether right or wrongEach day will grow more firm and strong

10

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

11

Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

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12

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 Give an example of how things that happen outside the Everglades National Park affect the plants and animals within it

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

10 How do you think the author of this article feels about the ways people have changed the Everglades Tell why you think so

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

11 Choose the sentence that is an opinion

a Water pollution is one of the reasons plants and animals are disappearingb The tall Sawgrass that once grew in the Everglades River is being replaced by cattailsc Canals have been built to drain most of the shallow riverd People should work together to save the Everglades

12 Write a summary of the article ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

13 What are two ways humans can help save the Everglades Use evidence from the text

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

7

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

12 Using information from ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo fill in the cause and effect chart below

Cause Effect Fertilizers are used on crops

Plants and animals are in danger of disappearing forever

8

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

FIFTH GRADE

WRITING AND GRAMMAR COMMON ASSESSMENT

SECOND QUARTER

HABITS

9

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

A habit is a sticky thingMuch good or evil it can bringIt binds a victim holds him fastAnd keeps him in a vise-like grasp

Bad habits grow with extra speedMuch like a healthy growing weedThe roots grow deep the stem grows stout Howdifficult to pull it out

Good habits are a little slowThey need a lot of care to growIf tended well they grow more fairThan any bloom a plant can bear

Good habits help us all through lifeBad habits bring us pain and strifeOur habits whether right or wrongEach day will grow more firm and strong

10

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

11

Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

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12

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

12 Using information from ldquoA Park in Dangerrdquo fill in the cause and effect chart below

Cause Effect Fertilizers are used on crops

Plants and animals are in danger of disappearing forever

8

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

FIFTH GRADE

WRITING AND GRAMMAR COMMON ASSESSMENT

SECOND QUARTER

HABITS

9

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

A habit is a sticky thingMuch good or evil it can bringIt binds a victim holds him fastAnd keeps him in a vise-like grasp

Bad habits grow with extra speedMuch like a healthy growing weedThe roots grow deep the stem grows stout Howdifficult to pull it out

Good habits are a little slowThey need a lot of care to growIf tended well they grow more fairThan any bloom a plant can bear

Good habits help us all through lifeBad habits bring us pain and strifeOur habits whether right or wrongEach day will grow more firm and strong

10

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

11

Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

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12

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

FIFTH GRADE

WRITING AND GRAMMAR COMMON ASSESSMENT

SECOND QUARTER

HABITS

9

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

A habit is a sticky thingMuch good or evil it can bringIt binds a victim holds him fastAnd keeps him in a vise-like grasp

Bad habits grow with extra speedMuch like a healthy growing weedThe roots grow deep the stem grows stout Howdifficult to pull it out

Good habits are a little slowThey need a lot of care to growIf tended well they grow more fairThan any bloom a plant can bear

Good habits help us all through lifeBad habits bring us pain and strifeOur habits whether right or wrongEach day will grow more firm and strong

10

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

11

Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

_____________________________________________________________________________

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12

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

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A habit is a sticky thingMuch good or evil it can bringIt binds a victim holds him fastAnd keeps him in a vise-like grasp

Bad habits grow with extra speedMuch like a healthy growing weedThe roots grow deep the stem grows stout Howdifficult to pull it out

Good habits are a little slowThey need a lot of care to growIf tended well they grow more fairThan any bloom a plant can bear

Good habits help us all through lifeBad habits bring us pain and strifeOur habits whether right or wrongEach day will grow more firm and strong

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PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

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Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

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Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

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Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

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9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

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Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

PLANNING

Use this page to plan your writing to help you organize your writing You will receive credit for planning your writing

11

Directions We all have good and bad habits On the next page write a well-developed paragraph describing how your habits good or bad have affected your performance at school

Use this portion for your planning

Writerrsquos ChecklistDoes your writing have all of the following

1048709 words that are capitalized correctly1048709 paragraphs that are indented1048709 words that make your writing interesting and fun to read1048709 words that are spelled correctly1048709 punctuation marks that are used correctly1048709 subjects and verbs that agree1048709 modifiers that are used correctly

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Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

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Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

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Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

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Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

Answer the following questions

1 A pronoun is

a is a word used in place of a nounb is a word used to describe a nounc is another name for a nound should not be used very often

2 Which of the following sentences show a correct possessive pronoun

a I am going to Jacobrsquos performanceb Those are the housesrsquos balconies c Mariahsrsquo cats are cuddlyd Susans skatesrsquo are hanging in the closet

3 Read the following sentence

Beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life Choose the correct way to revise this sentence fragment

a Ward who began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifeb For Ward to begin to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifec So Ward beginning to learn as much as she could about the settlers and their way of lifed Ward began learning as much as she could about the settlers and their way of life

4 Read these sentences

Conflicts between the settlers and the Cherokee people started happening moreoften Ward was wanting to make peace between these two groups

Choose the correct verb or verb phrase to replace the underlined words

a wantsb wantedc has wantedd had wanted

13

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

5 Read the following sentences

The planet was named by an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 The girlrsquos name wasVenetia BurneyChoose the best way to combine the two sentences

a In 1930 an eleven-year-old girl named Venetia Burney named the planetb In 1930 Venetia Burney named the planet she was eleven years oldc The planet was named in 1930 the girlrsquos name was Venetia Burney and she was elevend Venetia Burney was an eleven-year-old girl in 1930 and she named the planet

6 Read the following sentence

Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meChoose the best way to correct this run-on sentence

a Irsquove talked with many of my friends they agree with meb Irsquove talked with many of my friends which they agree with mec Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with med Irsquove talked with many of my friends and they agree with me

7 Read this sentence from Paragraph 2

It takes less than a minute for the vehicle to transform from an airplane to a carBased on the prefix trans- what does the underlined word mean

a aboveb changec betweend move

8 Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement

a You was not there for meb This news is quite shocking for us allc Only one of the brothers are riding in the raced Their mother and father has been the nicest people

14

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15

Name_____________________________ Second Quarter

9 The suffix - en in the words silken and woolen means

a smallb withoutc close tod made of

10 Where should a comma be added to the sentence belowAs soon as we get home Irsquom going to brush my teeth wash my face and go to bed

a after soonb after goingc after teethd after and

11 Which spelling change should be made in the sentence belowI think my cat gets lonesom for me because he is so excited to see me whenI arrive home

a Change lonesom to lonesomeb Change because to becuz c Change excited to exitedd Change arrive to arive

12 Which sentence has a punctuation error

a Frank learned to play ice hockey by playing on frozen pondsb Frank hopes to try out for the ice hockey team in high schoolc Does Frank have friends who are good at ice hockeyd I think Frank skates better than anyone else I have seen

13 Which sentence is correctly written

a In the spring buds on tree branches turn into leavesb The green leaves stay on the trees all summurc Leaves begin to change colour in the falld All the leaves fall off buy winter

15