# Name Seal Surfer Reading Assessment Word Analysis, Vocabulary, and Fluency Directions: Read each sentence below. Choose the word that best replaces the underlined words. 1. Teenagers tried to ride on waves in the shallow water near the shore. a. basked c. horizon b. surf d. swooped 2. Soon the sun set below the line where earth and sky seem to meet, but its light still covered the sky. a. buffeted c. horizon b. quay d. swell 3. How different the scene looked in winter, when strong winds and huge waves struck powerfully the empty beach. a. surf c. swell b. basked d. buffeted 4. Seagulls flew overhead or moved down swiftly to the beach and landed. a. swooped c. horizon b. quay d. buffeted 5. Each June, sunbathers rested in warmth on beach towels in the warm sun. a. swell c. basked b. horizon d. swooped 6. Rubber floats bobbed up and down over each ocean long, rolling wave. a. horizon c. basked b. buffeted d. swell
7. Small boats loaded with fishnets were tied to a long stone dock. a. swell c. buffeted b. quay d. horizon Directions: Use this dictionary entry to answer the following questions. 8. Read this sentence. We enjoyed watching the seals bask on the rocks at the beach. Which dictionary entry gives the BEST meaning for the word seal as it is used in the sentence in the box? a. A design used as an official mark. b. A very tight closing, as on a jar. c. To close or fasten with a seal. d. A sea mammal that lives in cold regions and has soft, thick fur and flippers.
9. Read this sentence. The President put his official seal on the letter. Which dictionary entry gives the BEST meaning for the word seal as it is used in the sentence in the box? a. A design used as an official mark. b. A very tight closing, as on a jar. c. To close or fasten with a seal. d. A sea mammal that lives in cold regions and has soft, thick fur and flippers. 10. What is the meaning of seal in this sentence? Please seal the envelopes before you mail them. a. A design used as an official mark. b. A very tight closing, as on a jar. c. To close or fasten with a seal. d. A sea mammal that lives in cold regions and has soft, thick fur and flippers. Reading Comprehension Directions: Read each question. Choose the best answer. 1. Which of the following events happens first? a. The seals listen to music with Ben and Granddad. b. The seal pup learns to swim. c. Ben brings his own grandchildren to watch the seals. d. The seal pup saves Ben s life.
2. When did Ben first see the seal pup and her mother? a. Tuesday afternoon b. on Christmas Day c. one day in early spring d. the Fourth of July 3. Which of the following did NOT happen when the seal pup first learned to swim? a. Ben jumped in to swim with the seal pup. b. The mother seal pushed the seal pup off the rocks and into the sea. c. The shock of the cold water made the seal pup panic. d. She pushed upward with her tail and flippers until she came to the surface. 4. What music does Granddad listen to in the story? a. Multiplication Songs b. Beethoven c. Mozart d. School House Rock 5. When there is no sign of the young seal, what does Ben think happened to her? a. She moved to another beach. b. She doesn t like him anymore. c. She is afraid of humans now. d. She died in the winter storms. 6. What does Ben do every Saturday during the summer? a. He attends summer school. b. He goes to the park with his friends. c. He goes to Surf School. d. He cleans his room. 7. Which is true about both Granddad and the mother seal? a. They both have whiskery faces. b. They both dislike the ocean. c. They each have a brother in the story. d. All of the above.
8. How are Ben and the seal pup different? a. Only the seal enjoys playing in the ocean waves. b. Only Ben enjoys the ocean with someone in his family. c. Only the seal is a mammal. d. Only Ben uses a surfboard to surf the waves. 9. How are Ben and the seal pup alike? a. They are the same age. b. They both love to surf and play in the waves. c. They both use surfboards to surf. d. They both stay close to their mother. 10. What does the seal do that Ben does not? a. Listen to Beethoven with Granddad. b. Use a surfboard to ride the waves. c. Sleep while floating in the ocean. d. None of the above. Literary Response and Analysis Directions: Read each question. Choose the best answer. 1. This story is BEST described as a. realistic fiction c. biography b. nonfiction d. fantasy 2. Where does this story take place? a. Iceland c. a rocky beach b. Covina d. the mountains 3. Which of the following is NOT a character in the story? a. Ben b. Halla c. Granddad d. Seals 4. Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between Ben and his granddad? a. They are family. b. They enjoy nature together. c. They are very close. d. All of the above
5. Which statement best describes the author s viewpoint in this story? a. Seals are terrible animals. b. Nature is interesting to watch, but dangerous too. c. It s better to stay inside than to go outside. d. None of the above Written Language Conventions Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. 1. She to the park ten times this month. a. have been c. has been b. been d. have went 2. I a wonderful story about a boy and a seal. a. has read c. readed b. have read d. reading 3. Read this part of a sentence. The students learning about puffins and seals. What is the correct way to write the missing part of the sentence? a. have enjoyed b. has enjoyed c. have enjoying d. none of the above
4. Read this sentence. The teacher have played Beethoven for the students. What is the correct way to write the underlined words. a. having played b. has playing c. has played d. all of the above Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the base word and ending for each underlined word. 5. The child cried when he fell on the playground. a. cri + ed c. cry + ed b. cry + ied d. cr + ied 6. She was smiling when she received the award. a. smil + ing c. smill + ing b. sm + iling d. smile + ing 7. The students were running in the hall. a. run + ing c. runn + ing b. run + ning d. runni + ng 8. Read this sentence. The seal flipped Ben onto his surfboard. How should flipped be spelled in this sentence? a. fliped b. fliiped c. flipedd d. leave as is
9. Read this sentence. Ben enjoyed surffing with the seals. How should surffing be spelled in this sentence? a. surfin b. surfing c. surfying d. leave as is 10. Read this sentence. The water was forceing Ben deeper into the water. How should forceing be spelled in this sentence? a. forcing b. forsing c. forcying d. leave as is