OVERALL Mastery = 8/10
My Score:
/10 =
%
Mastery? YES or
NO
READING SKILLS QUIZ: Literary Text Features, Base Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Name:
Date:
Objective/Aim
SWBAT identify the purpose of literary
text features
SWBAT use knowledge of prefixes and
suffixes to identify the meaning of a
word & the base word in a given word
Item #s
# Correct
1, 4, 6,
7, 10
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2, 3, 5,
8, 9
% Mastery
Mastery?
0 20 40 60 80 100
YES or NO
0 20 40 60 80 100
YES or NO
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Read the story “How I Survived a Valentine Mishap” on the next page and answer
questions 1-10.
Now answer questions 1-10 based on the story “How I Survived a Valentine Mishap.”
1.
What is the purpose of the text box at the top of the first page?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.
to introduce the story Arizona is about to tell
to show how embarrassed Arizona was about her valentine mistake
to illustrate how Arizona helps other kids by answering their questions
to explain how people from Virginia do not know how to write valentines
Read this sentence from the story “How I Survived a Valentine Mishap.”
I had no clue why J.D. was acting so strangely about my valentine.
If strange means “odd,” what does strangely mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
to make odd
able to be odd
one who is odd
in a way that is odd
Read these sentences from the story “How I Survived a Valentine Mishap.”
Slowly and uncomfortably, J.D. said, “Um, thanks for your valentine. It was
really, um, uh nice.”
What is the base word in the word uncomfortably?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
comfort
comfortable
fortable
uncom
What is the purpose of the drawings at the top of the first page?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to show a girl with cats and a boy with scissors
to show the two people who exchanged letters
to clarify why the Very Bad Valentine Maker was writing to Arizona
to show how embarrassed Arizona was when Sam read aloud her valentine
5.
Read this sentence from the story “How I Survived a Valentine Mishap.”
But J.D., who’s normally the funniest, most joking-around guy I know, just
stood there like a serious stone statue!
Which word has the SAME base word as funniest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
Which sentence from the story BEST tells what is happening in the third drawing?
A.
B.
C.
D.
7.
I felt my face burn.
I had no clue why J.D. was acting so strangely about my valentine.
When I glanced over at J.D.’s desk, I nearly died from embarrassment.
“May I please see that?” I said, taking it from Sam’s hands and putting it on my
desk.
Why does the author write “Dear Very Bad Valentine Maker” and “Ciao for now,
Arizona” in the same large type?
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.
fanciest
fudged
funni
funnier
to clarify where the letter begins and ends
to show what Arizona’s handwriting really looks like
to illustrate the importance of these parts of the story
to separate Arizona’s story from the Very Bad Valentine Maker’s letter
Read the title of the story “How I Survived a Valentine Mishap.”
How I Survived a Valentine Mishap
If hap means “something that happened,” what does the word mishap mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
something that happened again
something that never happened at all
something that happened in the wrong way
something that happened before something else
9.
Read this sentence from the story “How I Survived a Valentine Mishap.”
Part of the reason she’d bought so many art supplies is because, in addition
to making valentines for school, we were making a bunch to give to the kids
at the homeless shelter.
If home means “a place to live,” what does the word homeless mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
10.
in the wrong place
without a place to live
one who has a place to live
living in the same place over and over again
Read this sentence from the story “How I Survived a Valentine Mishap.”
c) Most importantly, do not make one extra-special valentine, then
accidentally give it to the wrong person.
Which of the following BEST tells why the author wrote the word not in italic print in
the sentence above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to show it is an important word in the story
to tell readers how to say the word out loud
to show that the character is thinking this word in her head
to put emphasis on this word over other words in the sentence