Lesson 29

W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 1
Name Date

A New Team of Heroes

Test Record Form

Possible Criterion Student

TEST RECORD FORM
Score Score Score

Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Prefixes un-, dis- 10 8

Comprehension: Understanding Characters, Selection Test 10 8

Phonics: Words Ending in -er, -le 10 8

Language Arts: Possessive Pronouns 10 8

TOTAL 40 32

Total Student Score × 2.5 = %

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Test Record Form 7 Grade 3, Unit 6: Make Your Mark

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 Lesson 29
W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 2
Name Date

A New Team of Heroes

Target Vocabulary, Vocabulary

Prefixes un-, dis-

Use what you know about the target vocabulary and the prefixes un- and dis- to
answer questions 1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 What does the word rooting 3 What does the word tense
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
Janet and Kyle are rooting for The diver felt tense when the
their mother’s softball team. shark swam by.

Digging Nervous
Growing Curious
Cheering Sleepy
Selling Angry

2 What does the word score 4 What does the word athlete
mean in the sentence below? mean in the sentence below?
If the players score again, they The athlete ran to the ball and
will win the game. kicked it.

Pass a test Someone who watches TV

Get a point Someone who plays a
Kick a ball sport
Finish a job Someone who invents
things
Someone who teaches
others

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Vocabulary 8 Grade 3, Unit 6: Make Your Mark

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 Lesson 29
W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 3
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A New Team of Heroes

Vocabulary

5 What does the word succeed 8 Which word best completes the
mean in the sentence below? sentence below?
If you keep trying to juggle, Someone who says something
you might succeed. dishonest —

Chase something tells a lie

Discover something talks loudly
Forget about something tells a secret
Be able to do something talks quickly

6 Which word best completes the 9 Which word best completes the
sentence below? sentence below?
A room that is disordered is — A message that is unclear is —

messy easy to read

large easy to repeat
old hard to remember
smelly hard to understand

7 Which word best completes the 10 Which word best completes the
sentence below? sentence below?
A dog that disobeys — A chair that is uncomfortable —

wants to get treats is soft and puffy

does not like to play has a broken leg
does not do what it is told does not feel good
waits patiently for its does not look pretty
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 Lesson 29
W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 4
Name Date

A New Team of Heroes

Understanding Characters, Comprehension

Selection Test
Think back to the selection “A New Team of Heroes” to answer questions 1–10.
Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Why is the new boy sitting 3 Which word best describes

alone at the beginning of the Manny at the beginning of the
play? play?
He does not speak Afraid
English. Confused
He does not have a Talkative
uniform. Shy
He does not know the
other players.
4 When the other team is ahead,
He does not know the
the Hawks —
rules of the game.
feel tense
do not care
2 The reader can tell that before give up playing
Manny joins the team, — are sure they will lose
Carla is the best player on
the team
the other players on the
team do not like Carla
Carla has played soccer
longer than the other
players
the other players on the
team will not give Carla
the ball
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Comprehension 10 Grade 3, Unit 6: Make Your Mark

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 Lesson 29
W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 5
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A New Team of Heroes

Comprehension

5 Which of Manny’s words best 7 How can the reader tell that
show that he knows he is a Manny knows a lot about
good soccer player? soccer?
You’re not a bad soccer He has grass and dirt all
player, Gayle. over his uniform.
Yes, she’s great! He sits by himself at the
I faced goalies like her, end of the bench.
and I’m sure I can get past He sees how to beat the
her. other team’s goalie.
This time, let’s do the He tells the coach about
same play, but keep games he has played.
running toward the goal,
Carla.
8 How do the Hawks feel at the
end of the game?
6 When Manny first begins Nervous
playing in the game, the other Calm
players on the team are — Curious
surprised to see how good Thrilled
he is
angry that Manny told
them what to do
disappointed that they did
not get to play
hopeful that Manny will
be better than Carla

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 Lesson 29
W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 6
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A New Team of Heroes

Comprehension

9 How do Lauren, Gayle, and 10 The author wrote this play to

Hiro change by the end of the show that —
play? everyone should watch
They learn the rules of soccer games
soccer. it takes all the players on
They learn to trust what a team to win a game
Manny says. it is important to be a
They understand that good sport if your team
Carla is not very good at loses
soccer. children must practice if
They understand that they want to do well in
even the best teams lose sports
sometimes.

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Comprehension 12 Grade 3, Unit 6: Make Your Mark

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 Lesson 29
W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 7
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A New Team of Heroes

Words Ending in -er, -le Phonics

Use what you know about words that end in -er and -le to answer questions
1–10. Mark the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Which word best completes the 3 Which word best completes the
sentence below? sentence below?
Julio gave his friend an — The children go to camp
every —
appel
apple summer
appul summir
appil summar
summor

2 Which word best completes the

sentence below? 4 Which word best completes the
The leaves turned brown in — sentence below?
Mr. Danes is one of my
Octobur
favorite —
Octobir
Octobre peopel
October people
peopell
peopul

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Phonics 13 Grade 3, Unit 6: Make Your Mark

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 8
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A New Team of Heroes

Phonics

5 Which word best completes the 8 Which word best completes the
sentence below? sentence below?
Lara went to visit her aunt The boat is floating down the —
and —
rivre
uncal riveer
unclle rivar
uncle river
uncol

9 Which word best completes the

6 Which word best completes the sentence below?
sentence below? One of the slowest animals is
Vance will watch a movie — the —

lateer turtol
later turtal
latur turtle
lator turtell

7 Which word best completes the 10 Which word best completes the
sentence below? sentence below?
Wilson’s favorite color is — A rose is a type of —

purpel flower
purplle flowier
purple flowre
purpole flowur

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 Lesson 29
W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 9
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A New Team of Heroes

Possessive Pronouns Language Arts

Use what you know about possessive pronouns to answer questions 1–10. Mark
the space for the best answer to each question.

1 Which word can replace 3 Which word can replace

the underlined words in the the underlined words in the
sentence below? sentence below?
The servants listened to the You can add your clay to the
king’s orders. clay that we have.

us our
our we
his ours
him us

2 Which words can replace 4 Which word can replace

the underlined words in the the underlined words in the
sentence below? sentence below?
The red backpack belongs to Everyone was surprised by the
me. book’s ending.

is I its
is me your
is my our
is mine their

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Language Arts 15 Grade 3, Unit 6: Make Your Mark

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 1 0
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A New Team of Heroes

Language Arts

5 Which words can replace 7 Which words can replace

the underlined words in the the underlined words in the
sentence below? sentence below?
Did you call the friends you Do you know which book
have? belongs to Dan?

our friends is he
her friends is his
their friends is him
your friends is he’s

6 Which words can replace 8 Which words can replace

the underlined words in the the underlined words in the
sentence below? sentence below?
The students took the test The dog that belongs to Cathy
they had. has a pink collar.

they test Her dog

their test She dog
them test Hers dog
theirs test She’s dog

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Language Arts 16 Grade 3, Unit 6: Make Your Mark

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W E E K LY T E S T S 2 9 . 1 1
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A New Team of Heroes

Language Arts

9 Which word can replace 10 Which words can replace

the underlined words in the the underlined words in the
sentence below? sentence below?
I put the new ball next to the The jacket I have has a hood.
ball that belongs to you.
I jacket
you’re My jacket
your Me jacket
you Mine jacket
yours

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