GRADE 2 MIDTERM REVIEW FOR READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

GRADE 2 MIDTERM REVIEW READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

READING EXAM

1. Vocabulary Words: know the meaning of the vocabulary words from the following stories. Also know the spelling words from the same stories. Both can be found in the notebook and Reading Practice Book.

A. The Mixed Up Chameleon

B. Get Up and Go

C. Henry and Mudge

D. Days with Frog and Toad

E. Wilson Sat Alone

F. The Enormous Turnip

G. Helping Out

The definitions for the vocabulary words can be found in your child's notebook listed under the name of the story. A good review for the Reading Exam would be to review pages 1-58 in the Reading Practice Book. 2. High Frequency Words: Your child should know how to read the following words. He/she does not need to know how to spell or define them. Theme 1: big, brown, eat, no, people/ get, line, more, stop, together/ about, boy, fall, few, same/ alone, home, right, think/ ball, children, eat, girl, name/ Theme 2: black, grow, last, man, mouse/ after, early, hot, pretty, someone/ before, blue, ever, jump, room/ bit, cake, open, smell, thank/ between, enough, fill, idea, number

The children should know what the following terms mean: synonyms, antonyms, homophone, fiction, nonfiction, setting, character, and

syllable. The meanings can be found in the Reading NB and the Reading Practice Book.

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM THE VOCABULARY NB FROM SEPT. 09- DEC. 2009 SHOULD ALSO BE REVIEWED FOR THE MIDTERM EXAM.

LANGUAGE ARTS MIDTERM EXAM

Language Arts Handbook pgs. 79-102

4 TYPES OF SENTENCES:

1. Statement- The boy ran around the track.

2. Question- Do you know the correct time?

3. Command/Request- Please close the door.

4. Exclamation- It is so cold in here!

*Remember:

Every sentence begins with a capital letter.

Every sentence ends with an end mark. Every sentence tells a complete thought. The words in a sentence are in an order that makes sense. Every sentence has two parts: a naming part and a telling part

Naming Parts of Sentences-tells who or what the sentence is about. It can name one, two, or more people or things. If it names two or more the word and is used to join them.

eg. Frog and Toad ate lunch. (Frog and Toad is the naming part of the sentence because it names who the sentence is about.)

Telling Parts of Sentences- tells what someone or something is or does. It can tell one, two, or more things that someone or something does. The word and may be used to join them.

eg. The boy sat alone. (sat alone is the telling part because it tells what the boy does.)

Nouns- names a person, place, thing, or animal

Singular noun: names one person, place, or thing.

Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing.

Add –s or –es to make most nouns plural. For nouns that end in a consonant and y, change y to I and add –es. Add –es to nouns that end in s, ss, x, ch, or sh.

eg. boy-boys, girl-girls, box-boxes, glass-glasses, lunch-lunches, dish-dishes, bus-buses, party-parties, candy-candies, holiday-holidays

Irregular plural noun- some nouns change their spelling to name more than one.

eg. woman-women, foot-feet, goose-geese, child-children, tooth-teeth, mouse-mice, man-men, leaf-leaves

GRADE 3 MIDTERM REVIEW FOR READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

GRADE 3 MIDTERM REVIEW READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

READING EXAM 1. Vocabulary Words: know the meaning of the vocabulary words from the following stories. Also know the spelling words from the same stories. Both can be found in the notebook and Reading Practice Book. A. Officer Buckle and Gloria B. Pepita Talks Twice C. Nate the Great D. Allie's Basketball Dream E. The Olympic Games F. Turtle Bay

G. Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome

H. Wild Shots, They're My Life The definition of each word can be found in your child's Reading Notebook listed under the name of each story. If your child was absent for any of the words, you can check the Reading Practice Book for the definitions. Review pages 1-40 in the Reading Practice Book.

The children should know what the following terms mean: synonyms, antonyms, homophone, homograph, fiction, nonfiction, setting, and author’s purpose. The meanings can be found in the Reading NB and the Reading Practice Book.

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM THE VOCABULARY NB FROM SEPT. 09- DEC.09 SHOULD ALSO BE REVIEWED FOR THE MIDTERM EXAM.

LANGUAGE ARTS MIDTERM EXAM

The Grammar we will be reviewing can be found below and in the Voyages Textbook- pgs. 314-347

A. Types of Sentences

Statement- You are very helpful.

Question- Where is your homework?

Command- Put your pencil down.

Exclamation- Wow, you are a great reader!

A sentence-

· Starts with a capital letter.

· Ends with an end mark.

· Tells a complete thought. It names someone or something and tells what the person or thing is or does.

· The words are in an order that makes sense.

A sentence has two parts: the subject (naming part) and the predicate (telling part).

B.Subjects and Predicates

A complete subject tells who or what the sentence is about. It is the simple subject and all the words that describe it.

A complete predicate tells what a subject is or does. It is the simple predicate and any words that describe it.

eg. Solei's house is near the park. (Solei's house is the subject)

The cat hid under the car. (hid under the car is the predicate)

A simple subject names the person, place, thing, or animal that is talked about in the sentence. The simple subject is usually a noun.

A simple predicate is a verb, which is the word or words that express an action or state of being.

eg. The excited students cheered loudly.

students is the simple subject.

The excited students is the complete subject.

cheered is the simple predicate.

cheered loudly is the complete predicate.

A compound subject is two or more subjects that share a predicate. The two subjects are joined by the words and or or.

eg. Tammy and Lucy played in the yard.

Tammy and Lucy is the compound subject.

A compound predicate is two or more predicates that share a subject. The two predicates are joined by and, but, or or.

eg. My baby kitten sits on the window and purrs softly.

Sits on the window and purrs softly is the compound predicate.

Compound Sentences- use and or but to join two complete sentences into a compound sentence. Use a comma (,) before and or but when it joins sentences.

Noun: is a word that names a person (girl), place (school), or a thing (ball).

Common noun: names any person, place, or thing.

Proper noun: names a particular person, place, or thing. Each proper noun begins with a capital letter.

Eg. teacher is a common noun; Ms. Larios is a proper noun.

Singular noun: names one person, place, or thing.

Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing.

Add –s or –es to make most nouns plural. For nouns that end in a consonant and y, change y to i and add –es. Add –es to nouns that end in s, ss, x, ch, or sh.

Eg. boy-boys, girl-girls, box-boxes, glass-glasses, lunch-lunches, dish-dishes, bus-buses, party-parties, candy-candies, holiday-holidays

Irregular Plural Nouns: The plurals of some nouns look a little different from their singular forms. These are called irregular plurals because they are not formed by adding an –s or –es. They should be memorized.

ox-oxen, child-children, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, mouse-mice, woman-women, goose-geese, sheep-sheep, deer-deer, fish-fish, Chinese- Chinese

GRADE 4 MIDTERM REVIEW FOR READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

GRADE 4 MIDTERM REVIEW

READING MIDTERM EXAM

1. Vocabulary Words: know the meaning of the vocabulary words from the following stories: A. Because of Winn Dixie B. Lewis, Clark and Me C. Grandfather's Journey D. The Horned Toad Prince E. Letters Home from Yosemite

F. What Jo Did

G. Coyote School News

H. Grace and the Time Machine The definition of the words can be found in your child's Reading Notebook listed under the name of the story. It would be a good idea to review The Reading Practice Book pgs. 1-80. This book lists all 8 stories and defines the vocabulary words. It also gives practice with the different reading skills.

The children should also know the meaning of synonym, antonym, homophone, homograph, multiple meaning word, prefix, suffix, root word, syllable. The meanings can all be found in the Reading NB and Practice Book.

WEEKLY VOCABULARY WORDS FROM THE VOCABULARY NB FROM SEPT. 09- DEC.09 SHOULD ALSO BE REVIEWED FOR THE MIDTERM EXAM. LANGUAGE ARTS MIDTERM EXAM- the following pages can be found in the Voyages Textbook pgs. 314-345 (grammar).

Sentences:

Declarative- (statement) I went to the store.

Interrogative- (question) Can you read quickly?

Imperative- (commands or requests) Put the book down.

Exclamatory- (exclamations) It is freezing in here!

Subjects and Predicates – complete and simple subjects and complete

and simple predicate; compound subjects and compound predicates.

The little girl went to the park.

Complete Subject- The little girl

Simple Subject- girl

Complete Predicate- went to the park

Simple Predicate- went

Compound Subjects and Predicates- a compound subject has two or more simple subjects connected by and or or. A compound predicate has two or more simple predicates connected with and or or.

eg. My mom and I went to the store. Compound Subject

The children were drawing and painting. Compound Predicate

Direct Objects- is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

eg. The Hudson River divides the two states. (states is the direct object).

Subject Complement- follows a linking verb (am, is, are, was, were, has, have). It is usually a noun or an adjective that tells more about the subject.

eg. The storm was a tornado. (tornado is the subject complement)

Compound Sentence- When two short sentences are related to one another, they can be combined by the words and, but, or or. A comma is added before these words.

eg. Lightning flashed. Thunder boomed. (two short sentences that are related)

Lightning flashed, and thunder boomed. (compound sentence)

Run-on Sentence- when two sentences are combined but not connected correctly. It usually occurs when two sentences are separated by only a comma and no connectors (and, but, or).

eg. I went to the store, I bought milk. (run-on sentence)

I went to the store, and I bought milk. (correct)

Noun: is a word that names a person (girl), place (school), or a thing (ball).

Common noun: names any person, place, or thing.

Proper noun: names a particular person, place, or thing. Each proper noun begins with a capital letter.

eg. teacher is a common noun; Ms. Larios is a proper noun.

Singular noun: names one person (boy), place (school), or thing (ball).

Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing.

Add –s or –es to make most nouns plural. For nouns that end in a consonant and y, change y to I and add –es. Add –es to nouns that end in s, ss, x, ch, or sh.

eg. boy-boys, girl-girls, box-boxes, glass-glasses, lunch-lunches, dish-dishes, bus-buses, party-parties, candy-candies, holiday-holidays

Irregular plural noun- The plurals of some nouns are not formed by adding –s or –es to the singular noun. These are irregular plural nouns. These should be memorized because they do not follow any rules.

eg. ox-oxen, child-children, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, mouse-mice, woman-women, goose-geese, wolf-wolves, wife-wives, leaf-leaves, wife-wives.

Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms:

sheep-sheep, deer-deer, fish-fish, series-series, moose-moose,Chinese-Chinese.

SPELLING: the words can be found in the Word Study and Spelling Book pgs. 1-32. The words are listed under the names of the 8 Reading Stories from above (A-H).

WEEK OF DEC.21, 2009 4TH GRADE READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

REMINDERS:

1. Please remember to cover all soft-covered books. Some children have not covered any and there are no extra copies if they rip.

2. Remember to read the purple assignment book and check the HW folder each night to know your child's homework for each day. Also, check your child’s notebooks to see what they are doing in class or if I have written you a note.

3. Your child needs to remember to bring all of their school supplies every day.

4. The children are reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The notes were started in the Reading NB. The children should complete the notes on their own. The Book Test will be on Fri.1/8/10

5. Parents please make sure that your child is doing the homework. Many children did not hand in the Christmas Essay last week and therefore received a zero. It is too late to hand it in now, but in the future check the blog because I always give more than enough time to complete projects. Also the homework is not being done at all or very carelessly by some children. HW counts as a grade and that is why many children had low Language Arts and Reading Grades!!!!

Ur chill

6.

TESTS:

1. Book Test on Best Christmas Pageant Ever Friday, 1/8/10

2. Spelling Test- 1/8/10

VOCABULARY: no new words this week

2. Reading Vocabulary Words from Grace and the Time Machine:

excursion, invention, research, aboard, mechanical, atlas, awkward, capable, chant, miracle, reseats, vehicle, contraption, pantomime. Check the Reading NB for the meanings of these words.

SPELLING: words with /ar/ and /or/. Test will be Friday, 1/8/10.

morning, forest, garbage, form, alarm, corner, story, argue, backyard, start, partner, storm, Florida, apartment, sport, force, forward, sharp, garden, Arkansas.

Videos, teeth,

Challenge Words:

departure, margarine, informative, snorkel, carnation

LANGUAGE ARTS: We will be working on the following: Voyages Textbook pgs. 314-345 (grammar). We will also be working on writing letters, pgs. 45-81 in the Voyages Textbook.

Sentences:

Declarative- (statement) I went to the store.

Interrogative- (question) Can you read quickly?

Imperative- (commands or requests) Put the book down.

Exclamatory- (exclamations) It is freezing in here!

Subjects and Predicates – complete and simple subjects and complete

and simple predicate; compound subjects and compound predicates.

The little girl went to the park.

Complete Subject- The little girl

Simple Subject- girl

Complete Predicate- went to the park

Simple Predicate- went

Compound Subjects and Predicates- a compound subject has two or more simple subjects connected by and or or. A compound predicate has two or more simple predicates connected with and or or.

eg. My mom and I went to the store. Compound Subject

The children were drawing and painting. Compound Predicate

Direct Objects- is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

eg. The Hudson River divides the two states. (states is the direct object).

Subject Complement- follows a linking verb (am, is, are, was, were, has, have). It is usually a noun or an adjective that tells more about the subject.

eg. The storm was a tornado. (tornado is the subject complement)

Compound Sentence- When two short sentences are related to one another, they can be combined by the words and, but, or or. A comma is added before these words.

eg. Lightning flashed. Thunder boomed. (two short sentences that are related)

Lightning flashed, and thunder boomed. (compound sentence)

Run-on Sentence- when two sentences are combined but not connected correctly. It usually occurs when two sentences are separated by only a comma and no connectors (and, but, or).

eg. I went to the store, I bought milk. (run-on sentence)

I went to the store, and I bought milk. (correct)

Noun: is a word that names a person (girl), place (school), or a thing (ball).

Common noun: names any person, place, or thing.

Proper noun: names a particular person, place, or thing. Each proper noun begins with a capital letter.

eg. teacher is a common noun; Ms. Larios is a proper noun.

Singular noun: names one person (boy), place (school), or thing (ball).

Plural noun: names more than one person, place, or thing.

Add –s or –es to make most nouns plural. For nouns that end in a consonant and y, change y to I and add –es. Add –es to nouns that end in s, ss, x, ch, or sh.

eg. boy-boys, girl-girls, box-boxes, glass-glasses, lunch-lunches, dish-dishes, bus-buses, party-parties, candy-candies, holiday-holidays

Irregular plural noun- The plurals of some nouns are not formed by adding –s or –es to the singular noun. These are irregular plural nouns. These should be memorized because they do not follow any rules.

eg. ox-oxen, child-children, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, mouse-mice, woman-women, goose-geese, wolf-wolves, wife-wives, leaf-leaves, wife-wives.

Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms:

sheep-sheep, deer-deer, fish-fish, series-series, moose-moose, Chinese-Chinese.

HOMEWORK:

Read your book

Study Language Arts

Study for the Spelling Test

Start reviewing vocabulary words in the Reading NB from Sept. - Dec. for Midterm Exams in Jan.

Go online and to the New York State Education Dept. and download some of the 4th grade ELA tests from previous years and take the tests. It is good practice.

HAVE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR!

NO LESSON PLANS THIS WEEK