WEEK 7

DAY

Name:________________________________ Date:___________________
1
Directions Read the text and then answer
the questions.
SCORE

Luis wanted to go camping. His mom said no. His dad 1._
said no, too. But Luis could not give up on his idea. His
parents said they were too busy. Camping took a lot of
time to plan. It was a long drive to the lake. Wait! Luis 2._
had an idea. He got the tent. He set it up in the yard. He
ate hot dogs and s’mores with his family. It was the best
camping trip ever!
3._

1. What problem does 3. What is the root word

Luis solve? in camping? 4._
A His brother was too A camping
scared to sleep outside.
B camp
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B His parents didn’t want
C –ing
to plan a camping trip. Total

C His dad lost the tent.

D camper

D His mom did not know

how to cook a hot dog. 4. Which of these words
means idea?

2. What is Luis’s idea? A busy

A He decides to put up a
B good
tent in the yard. C thought
B He asks his mom and D route
dad to go camping.
C He gets marshmallows
for s’mores.
D He goes to sleep in
the tent.
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 WEEK 7
DAY

2 Name:________________________________ Date:___________________

Directions Read the text and then answer

the questions.
SCORE

1._ Cassie and Lily had a pillow fight. They were giggling.
One of the pillows ripped. Feathers were everywhere! It
was raining feathers! Cassie’s mom heard the ruckus. She
2._
took one look in Cassie’s room. She laughed. The girls
helped her clean up the feathers.

3._ 1. What does the text tell 3. Which suffix could be

you about Cassie and added to rain to make a
Lily’s friendship? new word?
4._
A They always make A –ed
a mess.
B –ly
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B They like to have fun.
C –tion
Total C They argue over toys.
D –er
D They do not like to
clean up.
4. What does it mean
when the author says it
2. Which title best fits was raining feathers?
the text?
A The feathers got wet.
A Playdate Fun
B The feathers came from
B Itchy Feathers the pillow.
C Pillows Are for Sleeping C The feathers fell from
above like rain.
D Cassie’s Room
D The feathers made
everyone sneeze.

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DAY

Name:________________________________ Date:___________________
3
Directions Read the text and then answer
the questions.
SCORE

1._
The two sisters had worked out a plan for nighttime,
when their parents were asleep. They had to stay quiet
so that no one would know they were staying up late. The
two girls used flashlights to send signals to each other. 2._
They had agreed on a code. They felt like secret spies! It
was a lot of fun. This was why they never wanted to go
to sleep. 3._

1. Why do the two sisters 3. Which word has the

4._
use the flashlights? same root word as
staying?
A to read books at night
B to send messages to
A saying ____ / 4

each other B stayed Total

C to see the way to C starving

the bathroom
D starry
D to make things
look spooky
4. Which is another
example of a code?
2. Which adjective best
describes what the girls A a computer password
do at night? B a cell phone
A useful C a board game
B spoiled D a baseball bat
C sneaky
D fast

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 WEEK 7
DAYS

4–5 Name:________________________________ Date:___________________

The Fort
Max knew that a fort would be easy to make. First he
found some pillows. Then he got a blanket from his bed. He
picked a spot near the couch to build his fort. It was wobbly,
but it still stood up.
The fort became his calm spot that he liked to go into
every day. He put his toys in there, including his new robot.
That took up a lot of room, but he didn’t care.
When Sam came over for
a visit, the two boys added
on to the fort. They wanted
to have room for both of
them, but they did not always
agree on how to build the
fort. Sometimes, Max wanted
things to be a certain way.
Sam would get angry, and
the two friends would argue
about it. But they always
found a way to work it out.
One day, Max’s little sister, Grace, wanted to come into
his fort. He yelled at her to get out. His mom was really
upset. “Max, you can’t keep your sister out because this
room is her space, too,” said his mom. Max felt frustrated
because it was his only quiet space in the whole house. For a
long time, he thought about how to solve his problem.
“Grace, do you want your own fort? I will help you make
one,” Max told his sister. Grace was thrilled. The two kids
spent the morning getting it all ready. They worked together.
Now there were two great forts in the house!

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 WEEK 7
DAY

Name:________________________________ Date:___________________
4
Directions Read “The Fort” and then answer
the questions.
SCORE

1. Who might make a 4. Max’s mother says that 1._

connection to the text? this was Grace’s space,
too, because
A a girl who argues with
her teacher A Grace does not 2._
like forts.
B a mother who does not
like forts B the fort is built in a
place where Grace is 3._
C a boy who does not like allowed to go.
to share with his sister
D a babysitter who gets
C Grace and Max share
4._
a bedroom.
mad when siblings fight
D Grace watches
television on the couch.
2. What spot does Max 5._
pick to build his fort?
5. What clue helps you
A near the coach understand that Max ____ / 5
B will solve the problem
near the crouch Total
with Grace?
C near the couch
A Max likes to be in his
D near the cowch fort by himself.
B Max gets frustrated by
3. Sam and Max __________ his wobbly fort.
about the fort.
C Max’s mother is upset
A angry with him and his
angry tone.
B are
C D Max solves problems
added well with Sam.
D argued

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DAY

5 Name:________________________________ Date:___________________

Reread the text “The Fort.”

SCORE
___ / 4 Think about a time when you wanted to be alone
and not share space with anyone else.

Write about making a quiet place for yourself. How

does being alone help you?

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