Name_______________________ Theme 8, Week 1: Skills Assessment 1. What happens at the beginning of the story The Forest?

The students draw pictures of trees. The students go on a field trip to the forest. The students plant trees. 2. What do the words pine, spruce, and oak describe? trees mushrooms bugs 3. What did the students do first to plant a tree? They watered it. They dug a hole. They tied stakes to keep it straight. 4. What do trees in the forest give us? homes fires mushrooms 5. Which word ends with a long e vowel sound? cry make baby 6. Which word ends with a long e vowel sound? city bone him

7. What is the root word in the word pulling ? ing pull pulling 8. What is the root word in the word floated ? float floated ed 9. Which word is a verb (action word)? dog runs blue 10. Which word is a verb (action word)? money leaf hop Comprehension Skill: Categorize and Classify Categorize each word in the box by writing it in the correct column.
paper leaves bark chairs

Parts of Trees

Things Made From Trees

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