Reading Foundations
Choose the word in this sentence that has a vowel team (VV) syllable pattern.
The cars could not race in the rain, so a new date was set.
A. cars
B. race
C. rain
D. date
What is C) rain?
Who’s chair does Goldilocks think is just right?
A. Baby Bear
B. Mama Bear
C. Papa Bear
D. None of them.
What is A. Baby Bear?
How does Baby Bear feel when he finds out his chair is broken?
A. Baby Bear is sad and cries.
B. Baby Bear is scared and runs away.
C. Baby Bear is angry and yells at Goldilocks.
D. Baby Bear is happy and throws the chair away.
What is A. Baby bear is sad and cries.
“Alice held her cat and began to cry again, for she felt very lonely and melancholy.”
Which word from the sentence helps the reader to know what melancholy means?
A. held
B. cat
C. very
D. cry
What is D. cry?
Choose the sentence with an underlined word that has a long vowel sound.
A. I called my mom.
B. She felt sick after lunch.
C. His feet hurt after the hike.
D. Hop to the fence and back.
What is C. His feet hurt after the hike?
Read Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
What is the setting?
Who is the main character?
Whose bed does Goldilocks sleep in?
How many bears are there?
What is cottage in the forest, Goldilocks, Baby bear's, and three?
Indicate which detail describes Momma Bear, Papa Bear, or Baby Bear.
A. Likes soft chairs
B. Likes big beds
C. Likes warm cereal
“Maddie adored her new puppy, showering him with hugs and kisses.” (paragraph 3)
What does the phrase “...showering him with hugs and kisses” tell the reader about the meaning of the word adored?
A. It means to collect something.
B. It means to dislike something.
C. It means to move something.
D. It means to love something.
What is D. It means to love something.?
Read the sentence.
The girls ran the race.
Which sentence has an underlined word with the same syllable pattern as race?
A. My hat blew away.
B. She danced in the rain.
C. They went on a hike.
D. He loves to swim.
What is C. They went on a hike.
Which two questions can be answered using the following textual evidence?
“She ran quickly out of the house, never looking back..”
A. What happens after the bears return home?
B. Where do the bears in the story live?
C. How does Goldilocks decide which chair she likes the best?
D. What is the resolution to the story?
What is A. What happens after the bears return home? and D. What is the resolution to the story?
Which two sentences from the passage suggest that the bears worried about the problem in the passage? Choose two.
A. "This one is too soft," she said
B. Finally, the bears went upstairs and saw what they had been fearing.
C. Baby Bear's eyes widened. "Someone's been eating my porridge... and they ate it all up!" he cried.
D. "Well, that was unexpected," Papa Bear said with a deep chuckle.
What is B. Finally, the bears went upstairs and saw what they had been fearing. AND C. Baby Bear's eyes widened. "Someone's been eating my porridge... and they ate it all up!" he cried.
Read the sentence from the passage.
“Butterfly wings seem to glide through the air as they fly gently.”
What does the word glide mean as it is used in this sentence?
A. Don’t move
B. Move quickly
C. Move roughly
D. Move smoothly
What is D. Move smoothly?
Which underlined words are spelled correctly? Choose two.
The girl is runing really fast.
I am dipping my toes in the water.
My sister is bakking a pie.
We are visiting grandma after school.
I like to go swiming in the summer.
What are dipping and visiting?
Select two sentences that show that the bears are not happy.
A. “Then the chair broke!”
B. Papa Bear frowned as he looked at his porridge.
C. The bears continued into the living room.
D. "Someone's been sleeping in my bed!" Papa Bear growled.”
What is B. Papa Bear frowned as he looked at his porridge. and D. “"Someone's been sleeping in my bed!" Papa Bear growled.?
Which sentence shows that Golldilock’s thoughts change from the beginning to the end of the story?
A. "Hello?" Goldilocks called as she stepped inside. "Is anyone home?"
B. "I'm so sorry!"
C. "This one is too soft," she sighed, sinking into the cushions and feeling like she might get stuck.
D."Yum! Porridge!" she said excitedly, reaching for the first bowl.
What is B. "I'm so sorry!"?
Part A
What is the meaning of the word sauntered as it is used in the paragraph?
After finishing the porridge, Goldilocks sauntered into the living room. Slowly walking in, she noticed three chairs that sat in a neat row. "These chairs look comfy!" she said, sitting down in the first one. She sat in Papa Bear's chair, but it was too big. "Oh no, I feel like I'm sinking in this one!" she said, standing up quickly.
A. cleaned up
B. waundered
C. remained
D. stayed
Part B
Choose the phrase in the paragraph that helps readers understand the meaning in Part A.
Part A
What is B. waundered?
Part B.
What is "slowly walking in"?
Which word best completes the sentence?
Apples are _________ favorite fruit.
A. Sam’s
B. Sams
C. Sams’
D. Sams’s
What is A. Sam's?
Part A
What do the bears see when they return home?
A. Goldilocks sleeping
B. Goldilocks eating
C. Goldilock sitting
D. Goldilocks reading
Part B
Select two sentences that support the answer in Part A.
A. “Then the chair broke!”
B. “When the bears returned to their house, they did not like what they saw.”
C. “‘Someone's been sleeping in my bed,’ said Papa Bear.”
D. "Goldilocks awoke with a start, her eyes wide when she saw the three bears staring at her."
E. “My porridge is all eaten.”
Part A. What is A. Goldilocks sleeping?
Part B. What is C. "Someone is sleeping in my bed," said Papa Bear." and D. Goldilocks awoke with a start, her eyes wide when she saw the three bears staring at her.
Read Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Which sentence best recounts the fable?
A. Goldilocks takes a walk in the forest and becomes friends with three bears.
B. Goldilocks only ate Baby Bear’s porridge, sat in Baby Bear’s chair, and slept in Baby Bear’s bed.
C. Goldilocks goes into the Bears’ house, eats their porridge, sits on their chairs, and sleeps on their beds until she is found and runs away.
D. Goldilocks considers moving to the forest, so she visits a house that is for sale and tries out each of the rooms, but the house gets sold to the bear family.
Part B
Which theme does the answer in Part A best develop?
A. No one is perfect.
B. Help can come from surprising places.
C. Think about how your actions impact others.
D. Good friends can come from the strangest places.
Part A
What is C. Goldilocks goes into the Bears’ house, eats their porridge, sits on their chairs, and sleeps on their beds until she is found and runs away?
Part B
What is C. Think about how your actions impact others.?
Part A
Select two ways that Goldilocks’ actions affect the plot.
A. Her curiosity helps her make new friends.
B. Her nosy behavior makes the bears angry.
C. Her decision to eat Baby Bear’s porridge leaves him hungry.
D. Her decision to sleep in Baby Bear’s bed helps her wake up on time.
E. Her reaction to being found causes the bears to lock their doors when they go out for a walk.
[Multiple Select]
Part B
Select the sentences that support your answer in Part A.
A. Mama Bear smiled. "I think we should lock the door from now on when we go out for a walk."
B. Baby Bear's eyes widened. "Someone's been eating my porridge... and they ate it all up!" he cried, his voice sad.
C. As they stepped outside, a curious little girl named Goldilocks wandered by the cottage and, noticing the door was slightly ajar, she entered.
D. Finally, she tried Baby Bear's bed. "Ahh, this bed is just right!" she sighed, snuggling under the blanket and falling fast asleep.
E. Finally, the bears went upstairs and saw what they had been fearing. "Someone's been sleeping in my bed!" Papa Bear growled.
Part A
What are B. Her nosy behavior makes the bears angry. AND C. Her decision to eat Baby Bear’s porridge leaves him hungry.?
Part B
What are B. Baby Bear's eyes widened. "Someone's been eating my porridge... and they ate it all up!" he cried, his voice sad. AND E. Finally, the bears went upstairs and saw what they had been fearing. "Someone's been sleeping in my bed!" Papa Bear growled.?
Read the dictionary entry.
(v) gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of; heap up
Part A
Choose the underlined word in the paragraph that most closely matches the definition provided.
The snow on the side of the road was really starting to accumulate. The grass was now a pure, sparkling white carpet. Only the tops of the fire hydrants were showing. A river of ice and water covered the road. Mom told me not to worry because the highway would soon be dry as we carefully drove up the narrow on-ramp to the interstate. The car windows were foggy, and Mom’s gloves held on tight to the steering wheel. I admired the big salt trucks.
A. accumulate
B. sparkling
C. carefully
D. interstate
Part B
Which sentence from the paragraph best helps a reader understand the meaning of the word in Part A?
A. A river of ice and water covered the road.
B. Only the tops of the fire hydrants were showing.
C. The car windows were foggy, and Mom’s held on tight to the steering wheel.
D. I admired the big salt trucks.
Part A
What is A. accumulate?
Part B
What is B. Only the tops of the fire hydrants were showing.?