Lesson 24

W E E K LY T E S T S 2 4 . 1
Name Date

A Butterfly Grows
Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: High-Frequency Words, Multiple-Meaning Words 10 8

Comprehension: Sequence of Events, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Vowel Digraphs/Spelling Patterns oo, ou, ew, ue, u, u_e 10 8

TOTAL 30 24

Total Student Score × 3.33 = %

Test Record Form 32 Grade 1, Unit 5: Watch Us Grow

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 4 . 2
Name Date

High-Frequency Words,
A Butterfly Grows
Vocabulary

Multiple-Meaning Words
Read
Together

Read each sentence. Then mark the space for the

word that best completes the sentence.

1 “It is quite outside today,”

Mom said.
want
warm
wash

2 “It is the of day I like best,” said Josh.

kid
kind
know

3 “I am to take a rest,” Mom said.

read
ready
right

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Together To the teacher: Read the directions with children.
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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 4 . 3
Name Date

A Butterfly Grows
Vocabulary

4 “Let’s sit this bench,”

Mom said.
under
until
upon

5 “That red is pretty,” Josh said.

find
flower
funny

6 “Those yellow flowers are nice,” said

Mom.
about
after
also

7 “This is one of the best I have seen!”

Josh said.
papers
places
pulls

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 4 . 4
Name Date

A Butterfly Grows
Vocabulary

Read
Together

Read each question. Then mark the space for the

best answer to the question.

8 What does the word fall mean in the sentence?

“It is a nice fall day,” said Jess.

to come down
to take place
a time of year

9 What does the word park mean in the sentence?

“Let’s go to the park,” said Beth.

to go on a path
to stop a car in a spot
land with trees and a playground

10 What does the word ducks mean in the sentence?

“We can feed the ducks,” said Jess.

to hide under
kinds of animals
to get away from
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Vocabulary 35 Grade 1, Unit 5: Watch Us Grow
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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 4 . 5
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Sequence of Events,
A Butterfly Grows
Comprehension

Selection Test
Read
Together

Think about the story “A Butterfly Grows.” Then

read each question. Mark the space for the best
answer to each question.

1 What takes place at the START of the story?

A caterpillar walks on a leaf.
It begins to rain on the caterpillar.
A caterpillar is hatching out of an egg.

2 At first, the caterpillar grew in —

milk
a leaf
an egg

3 Why does the caterpillar hang on a branch?

The wind blows it.
The rain drops on it.
An animal wants to eat it.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 4 . 6
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A Butterfly Grows
Comprehension

4 What takes place right AFTER it rains?

The caterpillar swims.
The caterpillar flies away.
The caterpillar sips water.

5 What is milkweed?
a kind of plant
a kind of drink
a kind of caterpillar

6 Why does the skin of a caterpillar get snug?

It eats and eats.
It is ready to hatch.
It is growing wings.

7 What takes place right BEFORE the

caterpillar becomes a chrysalis?
It lays eggs.
It finds a place to rest.
It flies to a warm place.

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 4 . 7
Name Date

A Butterfly Grows
Comprehension

8 How long does the chrysalis last?

two days
ten days
ten years

9 What takes place AFTER the caterpillar

becomes a chrysalis?
It eats milkweed.
It grows in an egg.
It becomes a butterfly.

10 How is a caterpillar different from a butterfly?

A butterfly has legs.
A butterfly has wings.
A butterfly gets food from plants.

Mark Student Reading Level:

____ Independent ____ Instructional ____ Listening

Comprehension 38 Grade 1, Unit 5: Watch Us Grow

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 4 . 8
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Vowel Digraphs/
A Butterfly Grows
Phonics

Spelling Patterns
oo, ou, ew, ue, u, u_e
Read
Together

Read each sentence. Mark the space for the word

that best completes the sentence.

1 Our class went to the last week.

flute
true
zoo

2 Miss Blane we would see a lot of

animals.
boot
knew
tune
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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 4 . 9
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A Butterfly Grows
Phonics

3 We stayed past .
new
noon
now

4 We looked all parts of the zoo.

due
stew
through

5 We pictures of the animals.

drew
flute
moon

6 Jan had the .

flu
mood
tube

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 4 . 1 0
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A Butterfly Grows
Phonics

7 She stayed in her .

chew
due
room

8 It was her mom’s .

dune
flute
rule

9 “I hope you feel better ,” Jan’s mom

said.
crew
noon
soon

10 Jan would like it to be .

clue
true
tube

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