Character A person or animal in a story Solution The answer to a problem. Inference A conclusion based on reasoning

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1 Second Grade ELA Test Second Nine- Week Study Guide 2017 This study guide will help you review the second nine-week English Language Arts skills with your child. Students will read selections and answer multiple-choice type questions, and open-ended questions (written responses.) Students will read a fictional, non-fictional and poetry selection. Students will also read and answer questions using a glossary and index. Important Vocabulary Genre Type of reading Problem Something that must be solved by the end of the story Sequence The order in which a story takes place Compound word Compound words are made up of two small words. When these words are put together they have a new meaning. Plot The events that happen in a story Rhyme Words that have the same ending sound Proper noun A specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns begin with capital letters. Graphic organizer A visual chart Character A person or animal in a story Solution The answer to a problem Inference A conclusion based on reasoning Text features Elements that enhance a story (bold print, italics, numbered lists, etc.) Irregular Plural forms Students need to know and understand plural/irregular nouns. Examples: box- boxes; tooth teeth; goose- geese, bunny- bunnies, deer- deer, fly-flies Repetition Words or phrases repeated in a passage or poem Verb Action words Words in Context Using words or sentences around the unknown word to figure out the meaning of the word. Setting Where and when a story takes place Words in context Using words from the story to figure out the meaning of a word Main idea The most important part of a story, text, or paragraph Plural More than one- Examples: dog-dogs Alliteration (used in poetry) The repetition of beginning sounds- Mary made milk malts Common noun Word that names a person, place, thing or idea Narrator The person telling the story Diagram A picture with labels

2 Shoot and Score! Emily s older sister, Morgan, plays soccer. Morgan started playing soccer when she was seven years old. Now she is 15 years old. One day after school, Emily asks Morgan if they can play soccer together. The two girls change into comfortable clothes. Emily puts on purple shorts, and Morgan puts on her soccer jersey. Then, Morgan puts on her soccer cleats, special shoes for soccer. They have spikes on the bottom so soccer players don t slip on the grass. They run out the back door. Morgan is carrying a soccer ball. Be careful girls! their mother calls out. Both sisters smile and hold up a thumbs -up sign. First we can pass the ball to each other, Morgan says. She drops the ball on the soft, green, grass. She lifts her right foot and kicks the ball toward Emily. It flies past Emily and zooms into their neighbor s front yard. You kicked it too hard! Emily shouts. Morgan giggles and says sorry. She runs into the yard to get the ball back. Okay, I ll try again, Morgan, says. This time, she kicks it more softly. Her foot pushes it straight to Emily. Emily holds out her foot to stop the ball. Perfect! Emily says, excited. Now kick it back! Morgan shouts. Emily lifts her foot and kicks the ball. But instead of going to Morgan, the ball flies to the left, near the garage. Emily is sad. Why didn t the ball go straight to you? she asks her sister. Don t be sad! Morgan says. You have to aim. She tells Emily that she can change the direction of the ball with her feet. She can push the ball towards the right or the left. She can also block the ball by stopping it with her foot. That way, players on the same team can pass the ball to each other and then shoot the ball into the goalpost. Morgan says it takes a lot of practice to become good at soccer. Don t worry. We ll try again tomorrow, Morgan tells Emily. Their mom opens the front door. Dinner, girls! she calls out. Morgan picks up the ball, and they both run inside. Emily is tired, but she she s excited to learn more tomorrow! Picture of a soccer goal: Width-7.32 m Height-2.44m Soccer Net

3 Examples of questions based on a fictional selection. 1. What is the problem in the story? A. Morgan does not know how to play soccer and wants to learn. B. Emily is having a hard time learning to play soccer. C. Emily is sad when she goes back into the house. D. Morgan is teaching Emily to play soccer. 2. Who is a character in the story? A. Megan B. The Neighbor C. Emily D. Dad 3. When Morgan first kicked the ball, why did it go in the neighbor s front yard? A. She kicked it to soft. C. She kicked it too hard. B. She kicked it to the left. D. She threw the ball hard. 4. Why is it important to push the ball to the left and right? A. It will help to block the ball. B. It will help to pass the ball to players on the same team. C. It helps to block the ball. D. It helps to kick the ball. 5. When Emily kicked the ball back to Morgan, why did Emily become sad? A. She scored a goal. C. It did not go straight back to her sister. B. It went into the neighbors yard. D. She had to go inside the house. 6. How did Emily feel at the END of the story? A. excited B. mad C. sad D. angry 7. Look at the graphic organizer below. Emily and Morgan run out the Okay, I ll try again, Morgan door. says. This time, she kicks it more softly. What sentence goes into the empty box to tell what happens next? A. The two girls change into comfortable clothes B. Emily asks Morgan if they can play soccer together. C. First, we can pass the ball to each other, Morgan says. D. Emily lifts her foot and kicks the ball. 8. What is the plural of the word fly? A. flys B. flies C. flyes D. fleyes

4 9. Read the sentence from the story. It flies past Emily and zooms into their neighbor s front yard. What does the word zooms most likely mean? A. to travel quickly B. to travel slowly C. to ride D. to fall (Several questions on the test will be asked about words in context) 10. What is the setting of the story? A. in the backyard B. at school C. at the zoo D. in the park 11. Why do cleats have spikes on the bottom of them? A. The spikes help the players run slower. B. The spikes help the players run faster. C. The spikes help the players not to slip on the grass. D. The spikes help to kick the ball further. 12. What word in the story is a compound word? A. goalpost B. soccer C. garage D. carrying 13. Which word is a common noun? A. Emily B. Morgan C. soccer D. shoot 14. What word in the story is a verb? A. soccer B. giggles C. garage D. cleats 15. Which word is a proper noun? A. Emily B. zooms C. soccer D. kicks 16. Morgan is older then Emily? True or False 17. Look at the diagram. What is the height of the soccer net? A. soccer net B m C m D cm 18. What is the character s problem in the story? How is the problem solved? Use part of the story in your answer. Problem How is the problem solved

5 19. Tell the story in your own words. Write the beginning, middle and end. Beginning Middle End Reading a Glossary and an Index- Students will have an excerpt from a glossary and an excerpt from an index. They will use these tools to answer questions. Glossary Index Tt Caring for dogs, 6, Tree a plant having a single stem or trunk growing to large heights. Branches grow out of the tree. There are many birds in the tree. /tre/ noun Tree house structure built in a tree. My friends and I built a tree house in the large tree. /tre, hous/ noun plural tree houses Crates, Dog breeds, 3, 11, 20 Feeding dogs, 28, Puppies, 4-5 Training dogs, Tricks for dogs, 35, 42 Veterinarians, Examples of questions: 20. Which of the following pages could you read about feeding dogs? 21. What does the word tree mean? 22. Using the index, which pages can you read about dog breeds? 23. Using the index, what would you read about on page 28? 24. If you wanted to teach a dog a new trick, which pages would you read? 25. What part of speech is the word tree? 26. What is the plural of tree house?

6 Answers to questions 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. true 17. B 18. What is the character s problem in the story? How is the problem solved? Use part of the story in your answer. Problem How is the problem solved Emily wants to learn how to play soccer. Emily tried to kick and shoot the ball. She still had She has a hard time learning the first day. a difficult time. She is excited to practice again tomorrow. 19. Tell the story in your own words. Write the beginning, middle and end. Beginning Middle End Morgan takes her sister Emily outside to teach her how to play soccer. Morgan and Emily practice kicking and passing the ball to each other. Emily still has a hard time passing and kicking the ball. Emily and Morgan finish practicing for the day. They had a good time and will practice again tomorrow , a plant having a single stem or trunk growing to large heights. Branches grow out of the tree , 11, feeding dogs , noun 26. tree houses

St Margaret College Half Yearly Examinations Name: Class: Reading Comprehension Read the following passage carefully.

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