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Dogzilla Reading Assessment

Reading: Word Analysis, Vocabulary, and Fluency Directions: Read the story below. Choose the best vocabulary word to fill in each blank. Use context clues to help you. One sunny afternoon, the mice of Mousopolis were preparing for their First Annual Barbecue Cook-Off. It took twenty mice to move the _____1_____ trophy to the center of town. Once the cook-off began, the smell of barbecue sauce filled the air. Little did they know that far away a _____2_____ was waking up to the delicious smell. Suddenly, the cook-off was interrupted by the _____3_____ beast. It was a _____4_____ scene in Mousopolis. Luckily, the _____5_____ troops were able to scare the _____6_____ beast away from Mousopolis for good. Today the citizens of Mousopolis tell the _____7_____ tale of how Dogzilla destroyed their city on that fearful day. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. a. creature a. tremendous a. creature a. horrifying a. creature a. heroic a. monstrous b. heroic b. creature b. heroic b. creature b. heroic b. creature b. terrifying c. colossal c. terrifying c. monstrous c. colossal c. horrifying c. tremendous c. creature

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the correct meaning for each underlined word. 8. The mice of Mousopolis fired up their grills, confident that they would never see or hear from Dogzilla again. a. sure b. worried c. scared d. hungry 9. Smoke from the hot grills lifted the irresistible scent of barbecue sauce over the roof-tops of the city. a. gross b. scary c. mouth-watering d. funny 10. Suddenly, from the depths of the earth cam the most terrifying creature known to mousekind: the dreadful Dogzilla! a. cheerful b. playful c. goofy d. unpleasant Reading Comprehension Directions: Read each question about the story. Choose the best answer. 11. a. b. c. d. 12. a. b. c. d. In the story, who or what took place in a barbecue cook-off? men mice women dogs Where did Dogzilla come from? a volcano the pet store the furniture store the barbecue cook-off

13. a. b. c. d. 14. a. b. c. d.

What brought Dogzilla out of the crater? doggy breath the smell of mice puppies the scent of barbecue sauce Why did the mice choose to give Dogzilla a bath? He smelled bad. He wanted to take a bath. All dogs are afraid of baths. He ran through the mud on the way to Mousopolis.

15. Which of the following is NOT something Dogzilla did while in Mousopolis? a. chased cars off the freeway b. chewed her owners slippers c. dug up bones d. chewed furniture 16. Why does the professor think that teaching Dogzilla to help the community will not solve the mices problem? a. She thinks Dogzilla is too old to learn something new. b. She thinks Dogzilla will brag about what she did. c. She thinks Dogzilla does not speak their language. d. She thinks Dogzilla is too dirty. 17. a. b. c. d. 18. a. b. c. d. What is the problem in the story? Dogzilla wont come out of the volcano. The mice forgot to buy barbecue sauce for the cook-off. Kat Kong wont go away. Dogzilla is destroying the city of Mousopolis. How do the mice solve the problem? They gave Dogzilla a bath. They ran away. They hid in the volcano. They invited Dogzilla to be a judge at the cook-off.

Reading: Literary Response and Analysis Directions: Read each question about the story. Choose the best answer. 19. a. b. c. d. 20. a. b. c. d. 21. a. b. c. d. 22. a. b. c. d. 23. a. b. c. d. What genre (kind) of story is this? realistic fiction fantasy nonfiction folktale Which word best describes the Big Cheese? brave frightened cheddar shy Which word best describes Dogzilla? monstrous cute shy friendly Which story event could be part of a realistic story? A dog comes out of a volcano A dog chases cars A dog breathes fire A dog chews a furniture store Which of the following is a fantasy detail? The dog has bad breath. The dog is much bigger than the mice. The mice have a meeting to solve their problem. The dog likes to chew things.

Written Language Conventions Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the correct base word for each underlined word. 24. a. b. c. d. 25. a. b. c. d. 26. a. b. c. d. We collected leaves in November. leav leafe leaf leafs There were four calves in the meadow. calf calv calfe calve She knitted scarves for the whole family. scarv scarf scarfe scarfs

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the correct plural form of the word in parenthesis ( ) to complete each sentence. 27. a. b. c. d. 28. a. b. c. d. She heard the horses _____________ on the trail. (hoof) hoofs hoovs hoofes hooves Mom will bake three _____________ of bread. (loaf) loafes loaves loafs loafies

29. a. b. c. d.

There are four _____________ in the closet. (shelf) shelvs shelvies shelfes shelves

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the best possessive to replace the underlined words. 30. a. b. c. d. 31. a. b. c. d. 32. a. b. c. d. 33. a. b. c. d. Please put this book on the desk of the teacher. the teachers desk the teachers desk the teachers desk the teacher desks He sharpened the pencils of the students. the students pencils the students pencils the students pencils the students pencils Mother put the sandwich in the lunchbox of Katie. Katies lunchbox Katies lunchbox Katie lunchboxs Katies lunchbox All of the actions of the characters were ridiculous. characters actions characterss actions characters actions characters actions