Lesson 10

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José! Born to Dance

Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Analogies 10 8

Comprehension: Author’s Purpose, Selection Test 10 8

Decoding: Vowel + /r/ Sound in Multi-Syllable Words 10 8

Language Arts: Pronouns 10 8

TOTAL 40 32

Total Student Score × 2.5 = %

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Target Vocabulary, José! Born to Dance

Vocabulary

Analogies
Use what you know about the target vocabulary and analogies to answer
questions 1–10. Fill in the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 What does the word border mean in the 4 What does the word toured mean in the
sentence below? sentence below?

We drove across the border into Canada. The family toured the city to see all
the sights.
A Barren area of land that no one uses
B Imaginary line that separates two F Liked
countries G Moved
C Concrete highway that connects two H Studied
places J Explored
D Large bridge that connects two
areas of land
5 What does the word mournful mean in
the sentence below?
2 What does the word permission mean in
The child’s mournful cry told us
the sentence below?
something was wrong.
The teacher gave David permission to
A Loud
go to the library.
B Playful
F Reason for doing something C Constant
G Request to do something unusual D Sorrowful
H Time to locate needed information
J Agreement to allow someone to do
something

3 What does the word debut mean in the

sentence below?

The artist had his debut at the art show.

A Art sale
B Art supplies
C First appearance
D Beginner lessons
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José! Born to Dance

Vocabulary

Identify the word that correctly completes each analogy to answer

questions 6–10.

6 Make is to destroy as danger — 9 Even is to odd as escape is to —

F clean A drive
G locate B avoid
H safety C capture
J wheel D number

7 Same is to different as rise is to — 10 Sea is to ocean as spin is to —

A up F yell
B fall G turn
C tiny H swim
D sing J water

8 Open is to unlock as jump is to —

F ask
G dog
H close
J bound

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Author’s Purpose, José! Born to Dance

Comprehension

Selection Test
Think back to the selection “José! Born to Dance” to answer questions 1–10.
Fill in the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 Why does the author tell about the pet 4 What is the main reason the author
canary that sang to José? uses Spanish words?

A To tell why José drew pictures F To make the text longer

B To explain why José always had a G To show José’s heritage
pet bird H To teach Spanish to the reader
C To show when music first touched J To make the text more interesting
José’s life
D To tell why José enjoyed going to
Grandmother’s house 5 José and his family moved to Nogales —

A to escape the civil war

B to find work for José’s father
2 José first saw dancers —
C to get medical care for José’s mother
F when Papa took him to the theater D to allow José to become a famous
G when he went to a museum in New dancer
York
H when he went to his Grandmother’s
house 6 What effect did the students’ teasing
J when he went with Charlotte to a have on José?
dance concert
F He was determined to learn English.
G He was afraid of learning how to
dance.
3 At the beginning of the story, why does
H He was able to quit school to become
the author describe different types of
an artist.
dancing?
J He was convinced his family would
A To teach about different cultures move back to Mexico.
B To compare bullfighting and dancing
C To show how José responded to
each dance 7 José goes to New York to —
D To explain how different dances
are performed A visit a friend
B learn to dance
C join his family
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Comprehension

8 When José says, “New York is a 10 The main purpose of the selection is —
cemetery,” he means —
F told by a character
F his mother died there G stated by the author
G he plans on dying there H implied by the author
H his dream of being an artist J identified in the last paragraph
ended there
J he does not like all the steel
buildings there

9 The author most likely wrote this

selection to —

A describe the history of dance

B tell about the life of a famous dancer
C make people want to become dancers
D tell about the different kinds
of dancing

Mark Student Reading Level:

____ Independent ____ Instructional ____ Listening

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Vowel + /r/ Sound in José! Born to Dance

Decoding

Multi-Syllable Words
Use what you know about vowels and the /r/ sound in multi-syllable words to
answer questions 1–10. Choose the correct way to stress the syllables in each
word. Fill in the correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 answer 5 artist
A AN • swer A AR • tist
B an • swer B ar • TIST
C AN • SWER C AR • TIST
D an • SWER D ar • tist

2 certain 6 clearly

F cer • TAIN F clear • LY

G CER • TAIN G CLEAR • LY
H cer • tain H clear • ly
J CER • tain J CLEAR • ly

3 orbit 7 remark

A OR • BIT A RE • MARK
B or • BIT B RE • mark
C OR • bit C re • mark
D or • bit D re • MARK

4 transport 8 yonder

F TRANS • port F yon • DER

G trans • PORT G YON • DER
H trans • port H yon • der
J TRANS • PORT J YON • der

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Decoding

9 turnip 10 diver

A TUR • NIP F di • VER

B tur • nip G DI • ver
C TUR • nip H DI • VER
D tur • NIP J di • ver

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Pronouns José! Born to Dance

Language Arts

Use what you know about pronouns to answer questions 1–10. Fill in the
correct answers on the Answer Document.

1 Which pronoun BEST completes the 3 Which pronoun BEST completes the
sentence below? sentence below?

When the team came on the court, the The fire fighters timed
crowd cheered for . during a fire drill.

A they A they
B their B them
C them C theyselves
D theirs D themselves

2 Which pronoun BEST completes the 4 Which pronoun BEST completes the
sentence below? sentence below?

When the teacher asked Kirby a After Chandler and Jake rode bikes,
question, knew the answer. went fishing.

F he F he
G his G she
H him H they
J they J themselves

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Language Arts

5 Which pronoun BEST completes the 7 What is the ANTECEDENT in the

sentence below? sentence below?

Marta told she would do While Eddie and Reba were at the
her best. library, they did research about Mexico.

A she A Eddie and Reba

B her B library
C herself C research
D sheself D Mexico

6 What is the ANTECEDENT in the 8 What is the BEST way to combine

sentence below? sentences 1 and 2?

The police officer helped Danny when he (1) Kathy won a writing contest. (2) The
could not find his mother. principal was proud of Kathy.

F police officer F She won a writing contest, and the

G Danny principal was proud of Kathy.
H he G Kathy won a writing contest, and
J mother the principal was proud of Kathy.
H When Kathy won a writing contest,
the principal was proud of her.
J When Kathy won a writing contest,
the principal was proud of she.

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Language Arts

9 What is the BEST way to combine 10 What is the BEST way to combine
sentences 1 and 2? sentences 1 and 2?

(1) The children raised money for the (1) Mr. Higgins had to leave the room.
animal shelter. (2) The newspaper (2) Mr. Higgins told the children to
reporter wrote an article about the keep working.
children.
F Mr. Higgins had to leave the room
A The children raised money for the him told the children to keep
animal shelter, so she wrote an working.
article about they. G When Mr. Higgins had to leave the
B Them raised money for the animal room, he told the children to keep
shelter, so her wrote an article about working.
the children. H When him had to leave the room,
C The children raised money for her, Mr. Higgins told the children to
so the newspaper reporter wrote an keep working.
article about the children. J Mr. Higgins had to leave the room
D The children raised money for the Mr. Higgins told the children to
animal shelter, so the newspaper keep working.
reporter wrote an article about
them.

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