Name: ______________________ Date: _________________

Quarter 2
LARM PRE / POST TEST
Language
Circle the irregular verb. (DOK2)

1. Sally told her mom a story.

a. Sally
b. told
c. mom
d. story

Use the irregular verb form of sit in a sentence. (DOK 3)

2. ____________________________________________________________

Choose the correct meaning for the underlined verb. (DOK2)

3. I cried for help.

a. laugh
b. past tense of cry
c. shed a tear
d. shout

Circle the play that is a verb. (DOK3)

4. I went to a play.
I will play at the park.

Complete the compound sentence.(DOK2)

5. Bobby didn’t bring a map, _______ he got lost.

a. but
b. for
 c. or
d. so

Circle the possessive noun in the sentence. (DOK2)

6. The boy owns the hat.

a. boy hat
b. boys hat
c. boy’s hat
d. boys’ hat

Rewrite the phrase and make it possessive. (DOK3)

7. The roar of the bear. _______________________________________

Circle the contraction in the sentence. (DOK2)

8. He can’t read a book.

9. Use the contraction of will not in a sentence. (DOK3)

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10. Create two simple sentences. Make it a compound sentence.

Explain how you made it a compound sentence. (DOK4)
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L.2.1D I can make and use common irregular verbs (sat, hid, told).
L.2.5B I can tell the difference between similar verbs.
L.2.1F- I can make and use complete simple and compound sentences.
L.2.2C I can use apostrophes to make possession.
L.2.2C I can use apostrophes to make contractions.

2nd Quarter Pre / Post Test

Reading
The Surprise

1. George had a _____ idea. (DOK2)

a. empty
b. happy
c. sad
d. wicked

2. When summer rolled around again Martha was _______. (DOK2)

a. bored and worried
b. excited for summer
c. ready and waiting
d. upset at George

3. How did Martha react when George sprayed her with water? (DOK3)

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4. How did George react to Martha not speaking to him? (DOK3)

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Hippos

5. How do hippos stay cool? (DOK2)

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6. Who are hippos related to? (DOK3)

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Poems Wind
at night,
7. In the poem Wind, what does the you make
trees whispering mean? (DOK3) trees
whisper

a. butterflies flying by Francisco X.

b. the rain pouring Alarcon
c. hearing the wind
d. fish swimming

8. What word best completes

the poem Camel? (DOK3) Camel
There was a camel
Who had two humps.
a. teeth He thought in his youth
b. hearts They were wisdom _________.
c. bumps
d. holes

9. In the story Hippos, what does the author mean in the sentence,
“the mud becomes a sunscreen and keeps their skin wet”? (DOK3)

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10. In the story Hippos, what does the author mean when she says,
“river horse”? (DOK3)
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RL.2.5 - I can describe how a story is written including the important parts of a beginning and an ending.
RI.2.1 - I can ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions to show that I understand non-fiction.
RL.2.3 I can describe how characters in a story react to important events in a story.
RL.2.4 - I can tell how words in stories, poems, or songs can give them rhythm and help people understand them better.
RI.2.4 I - I can determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to grade 2 topic or subject area.

Name: ______________________ Date: _________________

2nd Quarter Pre / Post Test

Math

Skip count by 2s and fill in the blank. (DOK2)

1. 0, 2, 4, _____, _____, 10

Group the objects into pairs and tell if it is even or odd. (DOK3)

2. even / odd

Find the sum. (DOK2)

3. 1 + 3 = ______ 4. 15 + 3 = ______

Solve. (DOK3)
 5. 35 6. 254
+ 32 + 436

Find the difference. (DOK2)

7. 12 – 7 = _____

Solve. (DOK3)

8. 76 9. 790
- 23 - 436

10. Sam has 12 cats and 22 dogs. How many pets does he have in all?
(DOK4)

Show your work.

Sam has _________ pets.

2.OA.C3 - I can group objects to tell if a number is even or odd.
2.NBT.2 - I can count within 1,000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.
2.NBT.B.5 I can add 2 digit numbers.
2. NBT.B.5 I can subtract 2 digit numbers.
2.NBT.B.7 I can use strategies to add numbers within 1,000 and know when to regroup.
2.NBT.B.7 I can use strategies to subtract numbers within 1,000 and know when to regroup.