Laudable Learning

Print and use! This simple video quiz is based on Bill Nye's Renewable Energy Video. If you want to save paper, just print two sheets to a page. Then, students can see ALL of the word choices and the Word Bank.

This test includes cloze activity for vocabulary, true/false section, and open-ended questions to encourage higher-order thinking. This goes with a story from Journeys 2.2 (second grade, second semester). It is based on a text by Gail Gibbons.

14 question cloze test that includes two sections. Each section has its own word bank. This activity requires students to determine which homograph best completes each sentence.

This test includes a cloze activity with all eight vocabulary words from the story. There are also seven open-ended questions and a friendship kite writing activity!

Page 1 is a cloze activity with key vocabulary from the text. Page 2 is a combination of open-ended test questions and multiple choice questions. I recommend allowing students to complete the cloze activity WITHOUT the book and the comprehension page with the book so they can demonstrate the ability to answer questions using evidence in the text. Note: Due to formatting there is a page 3, but it is blank. Please sent your printer to print pages 1-2 for this document.

This is an 8-page bundle. Pages 1-7 (12 questions per page) require students to use a dictionary to locate words. Students will use dictionary entries to determine syllabication, pronunciation, guide words, or part of speech for various words. There are also questions that can be answered based on details given in the definitions of certain words. These materials work best with children's dictionaries, however a standard adult dictionary would work as well. Page 8 contains a formative asses

This product includes three different assessment activities. Page one is a cloze activity based on the eight vocabulary words from the textbook. Page two includes a summarization activity and four open-ended questions. Page three includes science connections from the passage "From Eggs to Frogs". These assessments require higher order thinking and offer a variety of question formats: multiple choice, open-ended, and fill-in-the blanks. This is an assessment that can help determine third gra

This test includes a cloze activity for vocabulary and comprehension questions for the text and its accompanying story The La Brea Tar Pits. The test itself is two pages long. A key (two pages) is attached for your convenience.

Students will fill in the blanks using the word bank at the top of the page. This is a simple and easy way for students to demonstrate comprehension using the Journeys vocabulary list for this text.

This test is two pages long. Page one is a cloze activity that requires knowledge of multiple vocabulary words (more than the basic eight Journeys suggests). It also includes 4 multiple choice questions 6 real world connection questions that focus on current events and weather preparedness. This would also work well for a science assessment.

This test includes cloze activity for vocabulary and open-ended questions to encourage higher-order thinking. This goes with a story from Journeys 2.2 (second grade, second semester).

This 2 page document includes a vocabulary cloze activity on page 1 and comprehension questions on page 2.

This test requires students to compare and contrast two pieces of writing, Penguin Chick and Emperor Penguin. Students will complete a vocabulary cloze-activity, answer multiple-choice questions, and open-ended questions. There are also guidelines to writing piece that compares and contrasts both texts. Students should have knowledge of Venn diagrams in order to complete the assessment successfully.

This test consists of 8 vocabulary questions and 4 comprehension questions.

This test includes cloze activity for vocabulary and open-ended questions to encourage higher-order thinking. This goes with a story from Journeys 2.2 (second grade, second semester).

This test includes cloze activity for vocabulary and open-ended questions to encourage higher-order thinking. This goes with a story from Journeys 2.2 (second grade, second semester).

This test includes a cloze activity with eight vocabulary words and two comprehesion questions.

This product includes a cloze activity with key vocabulary and comprehension questions. Page numbers are included to help students practice locating information within a text.

Cloze activity with a word bank and two true/false questions about spiders based on Lisa Blau's Sensational Spider reader's theater script and the poem "Spiders" by Janet Bruno. This is a great assessment for any elementary teacher who is teaching about spiders and their life cycle. This is great for fall, especially Halloween! The poem, "Spiders" is available on CanTeach:Songs and Poems, a free educational website. The reader's theater script, Sensational Spiders, is in Lisa Blau's book, Fa

Use this quick handout to teach primary students how to summarize a fictional text. There are three to a sheet.