Name __________________________________________________________ Skills Test

1. Name __________________________________________________________ Skills Test Narrative Elements Match each term to its definition Characters The time and place in which a story takes place. Setting The people or animas the story is about. Plot The events that happen in a story. Read the story. Color the characters red, the setting blue, and the plot green. The Ant and the Grasshopper In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of working in that way?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and you should do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its work. When the winter came the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing, every day, corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew... It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.

2. Compound Words Match a word from the first column to a word from the second column to form a compound word. sand out in lace lady box basket side with bug neck ball Compound Words Separate each compound word into its two single words. newspaper = _________________________ + _______________________________ thumbprint = _________________________ + _______________________________ flowerpot = ___________________________ + _______________________________ videotape = __________________________ + ________________________________ Ending Punctuation Place the correct ending punctuation at the end of each sentence. The sky is blue and cloudless today ___ What did you bring to eat for lunch today ___ Move out of the road because a car is coming ___ Mrs. Wright is a good principal and she loves children ___ Did you study for your test by reviewing your graphic organizer ___

3. VCCV Words Separate each word into syllables. rabbit ________ ________ happy ________ ________ Betty ________ ________ Danny ________ ________ hurry ________ ________ hopping ________ ________ VCCV Words Match each word beginning in the first column with its end in the second column. sud dy dad ly bun ter mom dy but den got my bud ny bel ten Sentence Types Identify each sentence type: S for statement, Q for question, C for command, E for exclamation. What time do we have Social Studies class? ____ That boy can run around the track so fast! ____ Penn Forest Elementary is a school where children learn many things. ____ Did you push your chair in? ____ Push your chair in. ____ Pushing in your chair is a good habit to develop. ____ I stubbed my toe on that chair! ____