Name three instruments students can try playing to be in the band
flute, drums, trumpet, horns
100
Why did the author write A School Band?
To show readers what it is like to be in a school band
100
What is the verb in this sentence?
Students meet with a teacher.
meet
100
What does the word unable mean?
not able (the prefix un- means not)
100
Which words have the same vowel sound as meet?
seat, tell, rent, read
seat and read
200
What happens during band lessons? (A School Band)
Students learn to play their instruments
200
What is paragraph 2 in "A School Band" mainly about?
how students try different instruments before picking one
200
If children cannot remember what to say, a teacher will help them practice their lines.
What word is the opposite of remember?
forget
200
What is the meaning of the word displeased?
Not pleased (the prefix dis- means not)
200
Which words from the passage have a long vowel sound?
twice, small, play, each, help
twice, play, each
300
Why do children practice for the school play?
So they know what to say and do
300
What is the main idea of paragraph 3 in A School Play?
Children who do not act can do other jobs.
300
What does the word replay mean?
To play again (the prefix re- means again! :))
300
People act on stage and pretend to be other people or animals.
Name the two verbs from this sentence.
act and pretend
300
Which words have a long a sound?
cap, cape, tail, pan, pay
cape, tail, pay
400
What is paragraph 5 in A School Play mainly about?
how family members can help put on a play
400
What is most likely the reason the author wrote "A School Play"?
to explain how children can put on a school play
400
Family members might make clothes for the children to wear.
Name 2 nouns from this sentence.
family, clothes, children
400
Name the adjective in this sentence:
Students sit with their small groups.
small
400
Which words have a short vowel sound?
day, making, feeling, brother, dinner
making, brother, dinner
500
What is the main idea of "A School Play"?
Everyone has fun when they help with a play.
500
What is the main idea of the first passage? (A School Band)
Children in a school band learn to play instruments and read music.
500
Which pronoun belongs in this sentence?
The children should be proud of _________ after putting on the school play.
himself, herself, themselves, myself
themselves
500
What pronoun belongs in this sentence?
The boy played his trumpet by ___________.
herself, himself, themselves, myself
himself
500
Which words have a long vowel sound?
cheese, chess, please, plate, sister, shaker