Grade 1 • Unit 1
Selection
Tests
Answer Key for Selection Tests
Grade 1 Unit 1
Pam and Sam (Week 1)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
B
A
B
C
I Can, Too! (Week 2)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C
A
B
C
A
Flip (Week 4)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
C
A
B
B
Soccer (Week 5)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C
B
A
C
C
How You Grew (Week 3)
A
B
C
A
C
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Selection Test
Name
Pam and Sam
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Pam and Sam like to
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!
.
A. eat
B. play
C. nap
2. Pam and Sam can
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!
!
together.
A. jump
B. run
C. fly
3. When Pam ran up, Sam ran
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!
!
A. up
B. down
C. not
4. Sam can not
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!
!
, too.
.
A. swim
B. jump
C. skip
5. Pam can jump, but Sam can
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!
A. swim
B. skip
C. fly
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Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 2
Selection Test
Name
I Can, Too!
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. In the story, the boy can do what the girl
!
!
!
A. can not do
B. does not like to do
C. can do
2. The girl can
!
!
!
.
A. jump
B. hop
C. nap
3. The girl can tag
!
!
!
.
A. the boy
B. a tree
C. a mat
4. When the girl can tap, tap, tap, the boy can
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!
!
.
.
A. hop, hop, hop
B. jump, jump, jump
C. nap, nap, nap
5. In the end, can the girl do what the boy can do?
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A. Yes, she can.
B. No, she can not.
C. No, he does not let her.
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Unit 1/Week 2
Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 3
Selection Test
Name
How You Grew
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. In the beginning of the story, the child is
!
!
!
A. little
B. big
C. old
2. As a baby, you learned to
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!
!
!
!
first.
A. ride
B. talk
C. run
3. A word babies say is
!
.
A. big
B. ride
C. mama
4. As children get older they learn to
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!
!
!
fast.
A. play with
B. fly
C. run and ride
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Unit 1/Week 3
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.
A. sing songs
B. get dressed
C. play a drum
5. Children could learn to
!
.
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Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 4
Selection Test
Name
Flip
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. The story takes place at a
!
!
!
A. zoo
B. school
C. farm
2. Flip is the girl’s
!
!
!
.
.
A. dog
B. baby
C. pet
3. School is not a place for
!
!
!
.
A. pets
B. kids
C. cats
4. The kids have fun with
!
!
!
A. the girl
B. Flip
C. the teacher
5. Flip can go back to
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.
.
A. the park
B. the school
C. his home
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Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Week 5
Selection Test
Name
Soccer
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Hank will
!
!
!
the children play soccer.
A. now
B. use
C. help
2. In soccer you need to
!
!
!
.
A. swim
B. run and kick
C. jump and hop
3. In soccer, you can
!
!
!
the ball.
A. pass
B. catch
C. hide
4. In soccer, it’s good to be very
!
!
!
.
A. wild
B. slow
C. fast
5. What is this story about?
!
!
A. a funny story
B. how to play in a park
C. how to play soccer
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Unit 1/Week 5
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Answer Key for Selection Tests
Grade 1 Unit 2
Animal Moms and Dads (Week 1)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
A
C
A
A
Little Red Hen (Week 2)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
A
C
C
B
The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud (Week 4)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
C
A
B
B
Beth and the Band (Week 5)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
C
A
B
C
On the Map (Week 3)
C
C
B
A
C
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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Selection Test
Name
Animal Moms and Dads
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. The lion baby sits on
!
!
!
back.
A. its
B. Dad’s
C. brother’s
2. Some animal dads
!
!
!
their babies.
A. pick bugs off
B. run and jump
C. fly
3. Animal moms and dads bring
!
!
!
to their babies.
A. back
B. hop
C. food
4. How does one animal mom make her baby soft?
!
!
!
A. she licks
B. she hops
C. she plays
5. What did the mom and dad birds do?
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A. build a nest
B. hop, hop, hop
C. pick off bugs
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Unit 2/Week 1
Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 2
Selection Test
Name
Little Red Hen
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Little Red Hen has a bit of
!
!
!
.
A. corn
B. wheat
C. hay
2. Hen gets water from the
!
!
!
.
A. well
B. lake
C. barn
3. Who helps Hen “mix and mix”?
!
!
!
A. Pig
B. Cat
C. no one
4. Cat, Pig and Dog want to help Hen
!
!
A. some
B. plant
C. eat
5. Hen does not
!
!
!
the bread.
A. eat
B. share
C. plant
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Unit 2/Week 2
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the bread.
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Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 3
Selection Test
Name
On the Map
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Greg and Stef live
!
!
!
A. in a city
B. in the water
C. in a big town
2. Greg and Stef’s
!
!
!
.
is red and has bricks.
A. house
B. farm
C. school
3. Greg and Stef’s town is shown on a
!
!
!
A. globe
B. map
C. painting
4. Greg and Stef like to go to
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.
A. the park
B. the library
C. the supermarket
5. This story is about
!
.
on a map.
A. playing in the grass
B. making a home
C. finding places
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Unit 2/Week 3
Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 4
Selection Test
Name
The Pigs, the Wolf and the Mud
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. The pigs live
!
!
!
.
A. in a city
B. in a mud hut
C. in a cave
2. The pigs like to play with
!
!
!
.
A. the wolf
B. water
C. mud
3. The pigs think the Wolf wants to
!
!
!
A. eat them up
B. clean their house
C. play with the mud
4. The hut was too dirty for the Wolf to
!
!
A. kick and kick
B. huff and puff
C. cook in
5. The Wolf left to
!
!
!
.
.
A. eat some dinner
B. get the mud off
C. take a nap
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Unit 2/Week 4
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Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Week 5
Selection Test
Name
Beth and the Band
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. The kids want to play in the
!
!
!
A. park
B. band
C. pool
2. Beth, Bud, and Ann, will have to
!
!
!
!
!
instruments.
A. show
B. put
C. make
3. Bud uses a
!
.
to make a drum.
A. tub
B. lids
C. jug
4. What does Beth want to do?
!
!
!
A. play the drums
B. sing for the band
C. make an instrument
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5. The box with the things to make instruments is
the bandstand.
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!
!
A. into
B. like
C. under
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Unit 2/Week 5
Answer Key for Selection Tests
Grade 1 Unit 3
On My Way to School (Week 1)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C
A
C
A
B
Smile, Mike! (Week 2)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C
A
C
B
A
Rose Robot Cleans Up (Week 4)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A
C
A
B
B
Kids Have Fun! (Week 5)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A
B
A
C
A
Masks! Masks! Masks! (Week 3)
B
C
B
C
A
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 1
Selection Test
Name
On My Way to School
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Pig makes the boy
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!
!
for school.
A. away
B. come
C. late
2. Two apes and a duck are
!
!
A. sitting on top of a truck
B. sitting in a tree
C. sitting in a pool
3. Frogs are in a
!
!
!
A. cherry
B. maple
C. gumdrop
4. Duck gets gas
!
!
!
!
!
.
A. for the trash truck
B. for a tree
C. for the bus
5. The crocodile
!
tree.
the pool.
A. jumps into
B. gets out of
C. does a handstand in
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Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 2
Selection Test
Name
Smile, Mike!
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Baby Mike won’t stop
!
!
!
.
A. eating
B. walking
C. crying
2. Ana wants to know why Baby Mike is
!
!
!
A. so
B. not
C. how
3. The family
!
!
!
!
!
to make Baby Mike happy.
A. does not want
B. reads a book
C. tries different things
4. Ana’s duck
!
.
A. makes Mike smile
B. does not make Mike smile
C. makes Mike want to play
5. Mike stops crying when he sees
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!
!
sad.
.
A. Spike
B. the cat
C. Gram
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Unit 3/Week 2
Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 3
Selection Test
Name
Masks! Masks! Masks!
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. What is this story about?
!
!
A. Africa
B. masks
C. costumes
2. Masks help people tell
!
!
!
A. the time
B. the weather
C. stories
3. Some masks have
!
!
!
.
on them.
A. rocks
B. animals
C. cars
4. To make a mask, you first
!
!
!
.
A. color the mask
B. tape a band on the back of it
C. get a plate
5. When you wear a mask you can
!
!
!
A. be someone or something else
B. tap dance
C. play piano
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Unit 3/Week 3
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Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 4
Selection Test
Name
Rose Robot Cleans Up
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. What did Luke and his Dad give to Rose?
!
!
!
A. old things
B. a new machine
C. a car
2. Rose collects old stuff to
!
!
!
.
A. sell it
B. clean up
C. make new things
3. Why are Rose’s parents upset with her?
!
!
!
A. Her room is a mess.
B. She made new toys.
C. She did not share with her brother.
4. What does Rose do to make her parents happy?
!
!
!
A. She throws away the junk.
B. She makes a robot to clean her room.
C. She plays with her brother.
5. What will happen to the leftover stuff in Rose’s room?
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!
A. Rose will leave it on the floor.
B. Rose will make something new with it.
C. Rose will take it to school.
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Unit 3/Week 4
Grade 1 • Unit 3 • Week 5
Selection Test
Name
Kids Have Fun!
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. This story is about kids having fun
!
!
!
A. in every land
B. in a play
C. in the mountains
2. You can make a
!
!
!
with a rope.
A. belt
B. ring
C. necklace
3. With leaves, a girl in the story makes a
!
!
!
!
!
under water.
A. rock
B. whale
C. starfish
5. In this story, you can make a rug out of
!
!
A. string
B. paper
C. cloth
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Unit 3/Week 5
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!
.
A. basket
B. fan
C. box
4. A boy finds a
!
.
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Answer Key for Selection Tests
Grade 1 Unit 4
Drakes Tail (Week 1)
1.
2.
3.
4.
B
C
B
A
5.
6.
7.
8.
The Kite (Week 4)
B
B
C
C
9. The people said Drakes Tail was a duck with brains
because he was smart. He saved all of his money.
He also figured out how to get away from the
mean king.
10. Hive helped Drakes Tail by chasing the King and
his men. The King and his men were trying to
catch Drakes Tail.
Gram and Me (Week 2)
1.
2.
3.
4.
A
B
C
C
5.
6.
7.
8.
B
C
B
B
9. James liked spending time with his Gram because
they did fun things together.
1.
2.
3.
4.
C
A
B
C
5.
6.
7.
8.
B
A
B
A
9. Frog and Toad’s problem was that they could not
fly their kite.
10. Toad ran across the meadow, waved the kite over
his head, jumped up and down and shouted to
the kite and it flew up in the air.
Animal Teams (Week 5)
1.
2.
3.
4.
C
A
C
B
5.
6.
7.
8.
A
C
A
C
9. They get a free meal when they clean other fish.
10. Ants help caterpillars because a caterpillar has a
sweet liquid on its skin and ants like the taste.
10. Gram helped her mom make jam.
Cesar Chavez (Week 3)
1.
2.
3.
4.
B
C
A
C
5.
6.
7.
8.
A
B
B
B
10. The farmers agreed to pay the crop pickers more
money.
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9. The grapes began to rot because the crop pickers
did not pick them.
Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 1
Selection Test
Name
Drakes Tail
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Drakes Tail was a duck
!
!
!
A. with a cold
B. with brains
C. with spots
2. The King
!
!
!
.
some money from Drakes Tail.
A. took
B. kept
C. borrowed
3. To borrow means to take something from someone else and
agree to
.
!
!
!
A. keep it
B. give it back
C. spend it
4. What did Drakes Tail carry in his bag?
!
!
!
A. his friends
B. his money
C. hens
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5. How did Fox help Drakes Tail?
!
!
!
A. He ate the hens.
B. He chased the hens away.
C. He fooled the hens.
6. The king was going to
!
!
!
Drakes Tail.
A. chase
B. cook
C. play with
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Unit 4/Week 1
Grade 1 – Unit 4, Week 1
7. Drakes friend
!
!
!
helped put the fire out.
A. Water
B. Wind
C. Pond
8. The people wanted Drakes Tail to be king
because
.
!
!
!
B
A. he had money
B. he had good friends
C. he had brains
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Why did the people of the kingdom say Drakes Tail was a
duck with brains?
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10. How did Hive help Drakes Tail?
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Grade 1 • Unit 4 • Week 2
Selection Test
Name
Gram and Me
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. James calls his
!
!
!
Gram.
A. grandmother
B. mom
C. aunt
2. Gram and James
!
!
!
together.
A. about
B. read
C. say
3. Gram helps James
!
!
!
A. write a letter
B. get ready for school
C. ride his bike
4. Gram has a
!
!
!
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!
!
!
.
A. do not have fun
B. have a lot of fun
C. do not talk
6. Gram tells James to
!
.
A. dog
B. bird
C. cat
5. Gram and James
!
.
when they play chess.
A. follow the rules
B. try hard
C. think
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Unit 4/Week 2
Grade 1 – Unit 4, Week 2
7. James gives Gram’s flowers
!
!
!
A. a trim
B. a drink of water
C. some dirt
8. James reads a story about
!
!
!
B
.
to his Gram.
A. cats
B. pigs
C. dogs
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Why did James like spending time with his Gram?
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10. What did Gram help her mom do?
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Selection Test
Name
Cesar Chavez
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Cesar Chavez helped
!
!
!
.
A. teachers
B. crop pickers
C. doctors
2. It was hard to pick crops
!
!
!
A. in the cold
B. in the rain
C. in the hot sun
3. The farmers
!
!
!
!
!
the crop pickers much.
A. did not pay
B. always paid
C. sometimes paid
4. A shack is a type of
!
.
.
A. store
B. farm
C. home
5. Cesar Chavez told crop pickers not to
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!
!
A. pick
B. water
C. cook
6. The crop pickers
!
!
!
grapes.
with Cesar Chavez.
A. ate
B. marched
C. lived
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Unit 4/Week 3
Grade 1 – Unit 4, Week 3
7. The crop pickers spoke to the farmers and the farmers
made
.
!
!
!
A. money
B. changes
C. shacks
8. Cesar Chavez helped the
more pay.
!
!
!
B
get better homes and
A. farmers
B. teachers
C. crop pickers
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Why did the grapes begin to rot?
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10. What changes did the farmers make?
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Selection Test
Name
The Kite
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Frog and Toad fly a kite in a
!
!
!
.
A. river
B. desert
C. meadow
2. At first, the kite goes up in the air and then
!
!
!
A. falls down
B. goes higher
C. flies away
3.
!
!
!
laugh at Toad.
A. Frog and the robin
B. Three robins
C. The dogs
4. Frog tells Toad to wave the kite over his
!
!
!
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!
up and down.
A. run
B. jump
C. swing
6. Toad says that the kite is junk and they should
!
!
!
.
A. arm
B. feet
C. head
5. Frog tells toad to
!
.
.
A. throw it away
B. make a new one
C. give it to the robins
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Unit 4/Week 4
Grade 1 – Unit 4, Week 4
7. The last thing Frog tells Toad to try is to
!
!
!
A. sing “GOOD KITE”
B. shout “UP KITE UP”
C. say “I LIKE KITES”
8. The robins can not fly
!
!
!
B
.
.
A. as high as the kite
B. as far away as the kite
C. as low as Frog and Toad
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. What was Frog and Toad’s problem?
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10. How did Frog and Toad solve their problem?
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Selection Test
Name
Animal Teams
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Birds that live on the backs of big animals
!
!
!
.
A. get caught
B. catch bugs
C. eat bugs
2. The shrimp helps the goby by letting it
!
!
!
.
A. hide in its hole
B. eat bugs off its back
C. looking out for danger
3. Since the shrimp can’t see, the goby helps it by looking out
for
.
!
!
!
A. food
B. friends
C. danger
4. Wildebeests are often seen with
!
!
!
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5.
!
!
!
.
A. giraffes
B. zebras
C. butterflies
help caterpillars by taking it to a safe place.
A. Ants
B. Clown fish
C. Sea anemones
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Unit 4/Week 5
Grade 1 – Unit 4, Week 5
6.
!
!
!
animals help each other and work in teams.
A. No
B. All
C. Many
7. A clown fish lives in a
!
!
!
.
A. sea anemone
B. shell
C. cave
8. A sea anemone can
!
!
!
B
.
A. fly
B. swim
C. sting
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Why do little fish clean other fish?
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10. Why do ants help caterpillars?
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Unit 4/Week 5
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Answer Key for Selection Tests
Grade 1 Unit 5
Kitten’s First Full Moon (Week 1)
1.
2.
3.
4.
C
A
C
B
5.
6.
7.
8.
A
A
B
B
9. Possible Answer: I think that Kitten was brave
because she climbed a very tall tree to get the milk.
Happy Fall! (Week 4)
1.
2.
3.
4.
B
A
C
C
5.
6.
7.
8.
B
B
A
C
9. Squirrel was hiding in the pile of leaves.
10. Kitten was lucky because someone gave her a
bowl of milk, which was just what she wanted.
10. This story could not have really happened
because donkeys and squirrels and owls do
not talk.
Meet Ben Franklin (Week 2)
A Tiger Cub Grows Up (Week 5)
1.
2.
3.
4.
C
B
A
A
5.
6.
7.
8.
A
C
C
B
9. He made things to help people. He made a stove
to keep people warm and glasses to help people
see up close and far away.
1.
2.
3.
4.
A
A
B
C
5.
6.
7.
8.
A
C
B
A
9. Tara joins the park’s grown-up tigers.
10. Possible Answer: She can climb on the logs.
10. Ben Franklin was brave because he went outside
to learn more about lightning during a dangerous
storm.
Stormy Weather (Week 3)
1.
2.
3.
4.
C
B
C
A
5.
6.
7.
8.
C
B
A
C
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9. Possible Answer: I learned that a blizzard has snow
and very strong winds.
10. Hail is a ball of ice that falls from the sky during a
thunderstorm.
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Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 1
Selection Test
Name
Kitten’s First Full Moon
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Kitten wanted a little
!
!
!
in the sky.
A. star
B. toy plane
C. bowl of milk
2. She stuck out her tongue and got
!
!
!
.
A. a bug on it
B. a sip of milk
C. a piece of grass
3. How else did Kitten try to get that bowl of milk?
!
!
!
A. She climbed a ladder.
B. She went up the stairs.
C. She jumped off the porch.
4. When Kitten chased the bowl of milk, she
!
!
!
.
A. caught it
B. never got closer to it
C. ran past it
5. Where was the second bowl of milk?
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!
!
A. in a pond
B. in the refrigerator
C. at the table
6. After Kitten climbed up the tree, she was
!
!
!
.
A. scared
B. happy
C. excited
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Unit 5/Week 1
Grade 1 – Unit 5, Week 1
7. Finally, Kitten decided to go
!
!
!
.
A. to a friend’s house
B. back home
C. to sleep in the grass
8. What did she get at the end of the story?
!
!
!
B
A. a cat toy
B. a bowl of milk
C. the moon
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Do you think Kitten was brave? Tell why.
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10. Why was Kitten lucky?
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Unit 5/Week 1
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Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 2
Selection Test
Name
Meet Ben Franklin
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Ben Franklin was a curious boy. This means Ben liked
to
.
!
!
!
A. talk a lot
B. play with toys
C. learn about things
2. Ben learned how to make a kite by
!
!
!
A. asking his friends
B. watching ships with sails
C. reading books
3. Ben made many things that
!
!
!
!
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!
.
A. helped people
B. didn’t work
C. flew in the sky
4. Ben learned about
saw lightning.
!
.
when he flew a kite and
A. electricity
B. new kites
C. storms
5. When does this story take place?
!
!
!
A. a long time ago
B. this year
C. two days ago
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Unit 5/Week 2
Grade 1 – Unit 5, Week 2
6. Ben made a new pair of glasses that helped people
see
.
!
!
!
A. more clearly
B. the moon
C. up close and far away
7. What does a spark look like?
!
!
!
A. a bug
B. a hammer
C. a flash of lightning
8. Why do people put iron rods on their houses?
!
!
!
B
A. to decorate their house
B. to keep them safe
C. to make music
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
10. Was Ben Franklin brave? Tell why or why not.
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Unit 5/Week 2
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9. What did Ben Franklin spend his life doing?
Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 3
Selection Test
Name
Stormy Weather
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. In a storm there may be a loud sound. A sound is something
you
.
!
!
!
A. smell
B. see
C. hear
2. A gray sky can mean
!
!
!
is on its way.
A. sunshine
B. a storm
C. summer
3. If you see lightning and hear thunder, it’s time
to
.
!
!
!
A. play outside
B. go to sleep
C. go inside
4. What is it like in a thunderstorm?
!
!
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!
A. It is windy.
B. It is dry.
C. It is sunny.
5. Blizzards have
!
!
!
, and thunderstorms do not.
A. rain
B. strong winds
C. snow
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Unit 5/Week 3
Grade 1 – Unit 5, Week 3
6. Hail can be
!
!
!
.
A. bigger than a car
B. bigger than a tennis ball
C. bigger than an elephant
7. What does the word extreme mean in this selection?
!
!
!
A. fast
B. silly
C. brown
8. Lightning can make a tree
!
!
!
B
.
A. bloom
B. grow
C. catch fire
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Tell about one type of storm you learned about.
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10. What is hail?
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Unit 5/Week 3
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Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 4
Selection Test
Name
Happy Fall!
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. What happened when Pinwheel rubbed against the tree?
!
!
!
A. He hurt himself.
B. He shook Owl’s bed.
C. He knocked Owl out of the tree.
2. When Pinwheel saw leaves falling from the tree, what did
he think?
!
!
!
A. He broke the tree.
B. Autumn was coming.
C. Owl was throwing leaves at him.
3. Squirrel
!
!
!
that the tree was broken.
A. did not agree
B. did not worry
C. agreed
4. Pinwheel and Squirrel told the leaves to
!
!
!
.
A. fall faster
B. change colors
C. stay up in the tree
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5. Why were the leaves falling?
!
!
!
A. The tree was broken.
B. It was fall.
C. It was winter.
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Unit 5/Week 4
Grade 1 – Unit 5, Week 4
6. What did Owl say to Pinwheel at first?
!
!
!
A. “Happy Summer!”
B. “Pinwheel! Be quiet!”
C. “Can I play with you?”
7. What was Owl trying to do?
!
!
!
A. sleep
B. read
C. eat
8. What is Owl’s favorite season?
!
!
!
B
A. summer
B. spring
C. fall
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Where was Squirrel hiding?
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10. Could this story really have happened? Tell why or why not.
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Unit 5/Week 4
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Grade 1 • Unit 5 • Week 5
Selection Test
Name
A Tiger Cub Grows Up
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. A tiger cub is a
!
!
!
.
A. baby tiger
B. big tiger
C. tiger’s mother
2. Tara was born in a
!
!
!
.
A. wild animal park
B. hospital
C. farmhouse
3. Who takes care of Tara when she is a small cub?
!
!
!
A. Lynn
B. Mary
C. Betty
4. When little Tara is hungry, she drinks her
!
!
!
A. water
B. juice
C. warm milk
5. When Tara is 3 weeks old, her
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!
!
!
!
!
.
A. baby teeth come in
B. eyes open
C. paws are too big
6. Tigers use their pointed teeth for
!
.
.
A. drinking milk
B. chewing
C. tearing meat
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Unit 5/Week 5
Grade 1 – Unit 5, Week 5
7. When Tara is 3 months old, she is old
play outside.
!
!
!
A. across
B. enough
C. wild
8. Tara’s playtime with Lynn is
!
!
!
B
to
.
A. a time to learn
B. not fun
C. very dangerous
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. What does Tara do when she is 9 months old?
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10. What is one thing Tara can do in her new home?
CA Progress Monitoring
530 Selection Test • Grade 1
Unit 5/Week 5
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Answer Key for Selection Tests
Grade 1 Unit 6
Olivia (Week 1)
1.
2.
3.
4.
B
C
A
B
Dot and Jabber (Week 4)
5.
6.
7.
8.
C
B
C
B
9. Olivia gets a time out because she makes a
painting on the wall in her house.
1.
2.
3.
4.
B
B
A
C
5.
6.
7.
8.
A
B
C
A
9. Dot and Jabber could not see the bugs because
they were hiding in plain sight.
10. I know that Olivia is not real because pigs don’t
talk and dress in clothing.
10. The bugs don’t want toad to see them because
toads eat bugs.
Whistle for Willie (Week 2)
Super Oscar (Week 5)
1.
2.
3.
4.
A
B
C
B
5.
6.
7.
8.
B
A
C
A
9. Peter wanted to whistle so his dog, Willie, would
run straight to him.
10. Peter whistled all the way there.
Cool Jobs (Week 3)
1.
2.
3.
4.
C
A
C
B
5.
6.
7.
8.
1.
2.
3.
4.
C
B
C
A
5.
6.
7.
8.
B
A
A
B
9. The author titled the story Super Oscar because
Oscar raced around and got everything together
for the picnic.
10. Oscar dreams about being a superhero and flying
in the air.
B
A
C
B
9. A beekeeper builds hives so the bees can make
honey.
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10. Possible Answer: Flavor makers and beekeepers
are alike because they both worked on making
tasty foods.
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California Progress Monitoring
Grade 1
Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 1
Selection Test
Name
Olivia
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Sometimes Olivia has to be firm with Ian. The word firm
means
.
!
!
!
A. funny
B. tough
C. soft
2. Olivia lives with her
!
!
!
, brother, dog, and cat.
A. aunt and uncle
B. grandfather and grandmother
C. mother and father
3. When Olivia gets dressed, she has to try on
!
!
!
.
A. everything
B. two things
C. one thing
4. What does Olivia bring to the beach?
!
!
!
A. a sweater
B. ear plugs and flippers
C. a baseball bat
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5. Olivia is
!
!
!
to take a nap.
A. happy
B. scared
C. supposed
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Unit 6/Week 1
Grade 1 – Unit 6, Week 1
6. Where does Olivia like to go on rainy days?
!
!
!
A. the park
B. the museum
C. the beach
7. Olivia’s mom is
!
!
!
that Olivia colored the wall.
A. happy
B. firm
C. mad
8. Before Olivia goes to sleep, her mother
!
!
!
B
.
A. sings to her
B. reads to her
C. plays with her
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Why does Olivia get a time out?
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10. How do you know that Olivia is not real?
CA Progress Monitoring
532 Selection Test • Grade 1
Unit 6/Week 1
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Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 2
Selection Test
Name
Whistle for Willie
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. When Peter walked along a crack, he walked
!
!
!
A. on top of it
B. far away from it
C. under it
2. If something happens suddenly, it happens
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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!
!
under an empty carton.
A. his mom
B. Willie
C. his dad
5. Willie is
!
.
A. sing
B. laugh
C. whistle
4. Peter hid from
!
.
A. Peter’s brother
B. Peter’s dog
C. Peter’s father
6. On his way home, Peter drew
!
!
!
.
A. slowly
B. quickly
C. loudly
3. Peter wished he could
!
.
.
A. a line
B. a dog
C. a hat
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Unit 6/Week 2
Grade 1 – Unit 6, Week 2
7. Peter put on his father’s hat to
!
!
!
.
A. make Willie laugh
B. cover his head
C. feel more grown up
8. When Willie heard a whistle, he
!
!
!
B
.
A. looked and ran to Peter
B. barked out loud
C. ran away from Peter
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Why did Peter want to whistle?
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10. What did Peter do on his way to the store?
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Unit 6/Week 2
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Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 3
Selection Test
Name
Cool Jobs
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. A zoo dentist is not an ordinary dentist. The word ordinary
means
.
!
!
!
A. special
B. animal
C. normal
2. A word that means the same as interesting
is
.
!
!
!
A. exciting
B. boring
C. old
3. A zoo dentist could clean a bear’s
!
!
!
A. fur
B. ear
C. teeth
4. Wild animals must be
on them.
!
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!
!
.
when zoo dentists work
A. eating
B. asleep
C. playing
5. Flavor makers help make
!
!
!
.
A. alarm clocks
B. tasty food
C. honey
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Unit 6/Week 3
Grade 1 – Unit 6, Week 3
6. Flavor makers work in a
!
!
!
A. lab
B. barn
C. school
7. Beekeepers build
!
!
!
!
!
B
for bees to live in.
A. jars
B. nests
C. hives
8. Beekeepers
!
.
so they won’t get stung.
A. use big drills
B. wear special clothes
C. taste the honey
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. What do beekeepers help bees do?
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10. How are flavor makers and beekeepers alike?
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Unit 6/Week 3
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Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 4
Selection Test
Name
Dot and Jabber
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. Dot and Jabber are
!
!
!
.
A. rabbits
B. mice
C. people
2. What are Dot and Jabber doing in the meadow?
!
!
!
A. playing a game
B. looking for a mystery to solve
C. sleeping
3. Dot and Jabber stop to watch some
!
!
!
A. bugs
B. birds
C. frogs
4. When something is invisible, it
!
!
!
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!
!
!
!
.
A. disappeared
B. climbed the tree
C. been eaten
6. Dot and Jabber look for
the mystery.
!
.
A. is very bright
B. is very big
C. can not be seen
5. Dot and Jabber think the bugs have
!
.
A. problems
B. clues
C. plants
to help them solve
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Unit 6/Week 4
Grade 1 – Unit 6, Week 4
7. The toad is
!
!
!
from things that eat toads.
A. hopping away
B. running
C. hiding
8. Jabber sees that the butterflies have been
!
!
!
B
.
A. hiding in plain sight
B. hiding under a rock
C. eaten by the toad
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
9. Why couldn’t Dot and Jabber see the bugs?
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10. Why don’t the bugs want the toad to find them?
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Unit 6/Week 4
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Grade 1 • Unit 6 • Week 5
Selection Test
Name
Super Oscar
A
Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.
1. What did Oscar do on the bus ride to school?
!
!
!
A. sleep
B. talk to his friends
C. daydream
2. For the picnic, Oscar was in charge of giving
out
.
!
!
!
A. jobs
B. lists
C. food
3. Oscar
!
!
!
to give out the lists.
A. didn’t want
B. never forgot
C. forgot
4. So Oscar
!
!
!
the food himself.
A. bought and made
B. ate
C. threw away
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5. What did Oscar like the most at the picnic?
!
!
!
A. daydreaming
B. the empanada-eating contest
C. making the whipped cream
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Unit 6/Week 5
Grade 1 – Unit 6, Week 5
6. What did Oscar’s mother think they would have to do?
!
!
!
A. cancel the picnic
B. make the food themselves
C. have the picnic on a later date
7. When the guests arrived, Oscar realized there was
no
.
!
!
!
A. music
B. food
C. plates
8. When dessert was served, what was Oscar doing?
!
!
!
B
A. eating
B. dreaming
C. playing soccer
Answer the questions below in complete sentences.
10. What does Oscar dream about in the end of the story?
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Unit 6/Week 5
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9. Why did the author title the story “Super Oscar”?