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    Unit test · Weeks 31–36 · 45–50 min · 64 points

    ELA Unit 6 Test: Year-End ELA Celebration & Assessment

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    Part 1: Literature & Informational Text

    Read the story and the nonfiction text. Then answer the questions. You can look back at both.

    Two Texts About the Moon

    Text 1: Arlo and the Moon Arlo and his big sister Rose rode home in the car after a soccer game. Arlo pressed his nose to the window. "Look, the moon is following us!" he said. Rose laughed. "It only seems that way. The moon is very, very far away, so it looks like it stays in the same spot." Arlo frowned. He did not like being wrong. Then he had an idea. "Tomorrow night, let's look at the moon again and draw it." Arlo drew the moon on five nights that week. Each moon looked a little different. Arlo grinned. "Now I am a moon scientist," he said. Text 2: The Moon The moon is Earth's closest neighbor in space. It is a big ball of rock. The moon does not make its own light. The light we see is sunlight that bounces off the moon. The moon seems to change shape. Some nights it looks round and full. Other nights it looks like a thin slice. The moon does not really change. We just see different parts of its sunny side as it moves around Earth. It takes about a month to go from one full moon to the next. There is no air to breathe on the moon. The astronauts who walked there had to wear space suits.

    1. Text 1: Why did Arlo frown?
    2. Text 1: Who thinks the moon is following the car? Who says it only seems that way?
    3. Text 1: What did Arlo do after he frowned? How did he feel at the end?
    4. Text 1: What lesson does the story teach?
    5. Text 2: What is the main topic?Space suitsThe moonSoccer games
    6. Text 2: Where does the moon's light come from?
    7. Text 2: Why does the moon seem to change shape?
    8. Each moon in Arlo's drawings looked a little different. How does Text 2 help explain why?

    Part 2: Writing (Narrative, Opinion, Informative)

    Choose ONE. Circle the one you choose. Then write.

    1. Choose one: A. Story: Write about a time you learned something new. Tell what happened in order and how you felt. B. Opinion: What is the best book you read this year? Give at least two reasons. C. Teach: Write an All About piece on a topic you know well. Give at least three facts.

    Part 3: Phonics & Fluency

    Read each word by yourself. Follow the directions.

    1. Circle the three words with a long a sound. snake trap paint tray
    2. Circle the word where ea says short e, as in head.leafbreadteam
    3. Write ar, or or ir to finish each word. st___m (lots of wind and rain) b___d (it has wings and feathers)
    4. Draw a box around the base word. Underline the prefix or suffix. unkind thankful
    5. Draw a line between the two syllables in each word. velvet humid
    6. Write the contraction. do not = ________ we are = ________
    7. Cross out the silent letter in each word. knob gnat
    8. Read the first two parts of "Arlo and the Moon" out loud to your grown-up. Use a different voice for Arlo and for Rose.

    Part 4: Language & Vocabulary

    Read each item by yourself. Follow the directions.

    1. Finish the sentence. One woman, two ________.
    2. Circle the right word. Yesterday I ______ the answer.knowedknewknow
    3. Circle the right word. The kids made the cards by ______.theirselvesthemselfthemselves
    4. Circle the word that fits. A ______ of whales swam past the boat.podherdflock
    5. The word bank has two meanings. Write both.
    6. Read the sentence. What does fragile mean? The old glass bowl is fragile, so hold it with two hands.easy to breakvery heavyfull of water
    7. Write these words in ABC order. moon frog lamp
    8. Make this sentence longer. Tell where or when. The dog barked.