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More Practice for the Reading Florida Standards Assessment Created By Teaching Ambrosia 1 Original Literary Passage + Editing Tasks
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for the Reading Florida Standards
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Created By Teaching Ambrosia
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Grandma Knows Best By Amber McCormick
1 “Every day is a new opportunity,” said the speaker who came to Kenzie’s school. He was there to talk to the kids about making good choices. Kenzie wondered how this man could be so opEmisEc. She had always tried to do her best, but some days were just so difficult. The speaker seemed so posiEve. She needed to find a way to be happier, like him. 2 Kenzie had to wait for her grandma to pick her up aMer school. She was always running late. Kenzie tried to make the best of it, as she waited at the boNom of the staircase at the front of the building. She rummaged through her backpack to find her notebook. She started to brainstorm a list of things she could do to make herself feel beNer. 3 For starters, she could spend her Eme doing more things she liked to do, like riding her bike. She always loved to ride her bike around her old neighborhood. But then she remembered that she couldn’t ride her bike at her grandma’s apartment. There were no bike paths and there were too many cars around. “It’s not safe,” her grandmother had said. 4 What if she took an art class? She had heard from her friend at school that the local art museum offered art classes on Saturday mornings. But that was no good either. She knew her grandma couldn’t afford it. Money had been Eght since she had moved in. She’d just have to use her sketchpad at the apartment. 5 As Kenzie conEnued to think, her grandma pulled up. She gathered her things, stuffed her notepad and pencil back in her bag, and hurried to the car. As she opened the door, her grandma said, “Hurry up! We’ve got somewhere to be!” 6 “What?” Kenzie asked. “We never go anywhere.” 7 “Well, today we are going somewhere,” replied her grandmother. 8 “Where?” asked Kenzie. 9 “It’s a surprise!” her grandmother said excitedly. 10 They drove away from the school, towards Anna’s house. Instead of turning on Anna’s street, they kept going. They drove past the park on the corner and the grocery store. They turned into an empty parking lot just past the dance studio. Kenzie wondered where they could be going. Surely her grandmother wasn’t taking her to dance lessons. She wasn’t cut out for dancing. There wasn’t a graceful bone in her body. Dancers had to be coordinated and she had made a habit out of tripping on her own feet. 11 To her relief, her grandmother walked past the dance studio and into a plain warehouse behind it. There were no signs to idenEfy the building from the outside. So, she followed her grandma wondering what she had up her sleeve.
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12 As she opened the door to the warehouse, she heard a commoEon. She peered into the huge open space and saw kids everywhere. They were talking wildly. Immediately, Kenzie wondered what to do. Large crowds made her nervous. She wasn’t sure what they were doing. Most of them had papers in their hands. And they were all so animated in their conversaEons. Kenzie was confused. 13 “Well, what do you think?” asked her grandmother. 14 “What are they doing?” Kenzie asked. 15 “Welcome to the Seaside Community Drama Club!” her grandmother announced. 16 “Drama club?” Kenzie looked puzzled. The thought of acEng out her feelings made Kenzie feel terrified. Why would her grandmother bring her here? 17 “Come on!” her grandmother yelled over the noise. 18 They joined a small group of kids who were pracEcing for their next performance. They were going to do something they called “Spoken Word.” It’s kind of like reciEng poetry with a lot of expression. Kenzie didn’t think she would like this or be able to parEcipate. But, she didn’t want to let her grandma down, so she did her best to join in. 19 AMer a while, Devin said, “Why don’t you try, Kenzie?” 20 “Me?” asked Kenzie in shock. 21 “Yeah! It’s easy,” said Monique. “Just say the words like you mean them.” 22 “Okay,” Kenzie said tentaEvely. She was sEll nervous, but decided to give it a try. 23 Devin handed her a poem. Kenzie read the poem out loud, hoping the whole Eme that her voice wasn’t shaking. 24 When she finished reading, the other kids clapped and cheered. She thought they were just cheering her on to be nice, but then something truly surprising happened. Monique suggested that she perform with them at their next event. 25 “You must be kidding,” Kenzie said in disbelief. 26 “I’m not joking,” said Monique seriously. “You’re a natural!” 27 So, Kenzie agreed to perform with them. For the first Eme since she moved in with her grandma, she felt like she could see the light at the end of the tunnel. Things would be just fine. How did her grandma know this would make her feel beNer?
Week 1 (continued)
1. Part A: How does Kenzie feel in paragraph 12? a. angry b. worried c. confident d. excited
Part B: Fill in the circles before the two sentences that show the feeling in Part A.
a. As she opened the door to the warehouse, she heard a commoEon. b. She peered into the huge open space and saw kids everywhere. c. They were talking wildly. d. Immediately, Kenzie wondered what to do. e. Large crowds made her nervous. f. She wasn’t sure what they were doing. g. Most of them had papers in their hands. h. And they were all so animated in their conversaEons. i. Kenzie was confused.
2. How are Kenzie’s acEons affected by her grandmother’s acEons?
a. Kenzie tried to be happier to make her grandmother happy. b. Kenzie always did her best so her grandma would be proud. c. Kenzie parEcipated so her grandma would not be disappointed. d. Kenzie stayed busy so she would not bother her grandma.
3. Part A: What does the word opEmisEc mean in the passage?
a. negaEve b. energeEc c. intelligent d. hopeful
Part B: Select the two words from the passage that help the reader understand what opEmisEc means.
“Every day is a new opportunity,” said the speaker who came to Kenzie’s school. He was there to talk to the kids about making good a. choices. Kenzie wondered how this man could be so opEmisEc. She had always tried to do her b. best, but some days were just so c. difficult. The speaker seemed so d. posiEve. She needed to find a way to be e. happier, like him.
4. Part A: Choose the correct meaning of the word coordinated as the author uses it in the passage.
a. arranged b. balanced c. aNached d. ordered
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Part B: Select the word from the passage that helps the reader understand what coordinated means.
They drove away from the school, towards Anna’s house. Instead of turning on Anna’s street, they kept going. They drove past the park on the corner and the grocery store. They turned into an empty parking lot just past the dance studio. Kenzie a. wondered where they could be going. Surely her grandmother wasn’t taking her to dance lessons. She wasn’t cut out for b. dancing. There wasn’t a c. graceful bone in her body. Dancers had to be coordinated and she had made a d. habit out of tripping on her own feet.
5. In this story, the author uses the speaker who came to Kenzie’s school to help the reader understand Kenzie beNer. What does the reader learn about Kenzie from this paragraph?
a. Kenzie is Ered of feeling sad. b. Kenzie is jealous of the speaker. c. Kenzie doesn’t like her grandma. d. Kenzie has trouble understanding.
6. Select the two effects from the text of Kenzie’s parEcipaEon in the drama club?
a. Devin and Monique asked her to join them in their poetry performance. b. Kenzie’s grandma felt proud that her granddaughter performed so well. c. Kenzie felt happy again for the first Eme since moving in with her grandma. d. Kenzie found out that she actually liked drama beNer than art or bike riding. e. Devin and Monique became jealous of Kenzie’s ability to perform poetry.
7. From which character’s point of view is the story told?
a. Grandma b. Kenzie c. Devin d. Monique
8. How did Kenzie feel about performing before she tried it?
a. Kenzie thought drama is confusing. b. Kenzie liked performing dramas. c. Kenzie wished she could perform. d. Kenzie was scared of performing.
Week 1, Day 2 (continued)
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9. Select the lesson of the passage. a. Friendships can make bad situaEons beNer. b. Happiness can be found in dramaEc places. c. Freedom comes through performance. d. You’ll never know unEl you try something.
10. Select a detail from the passage that supports this idea.
a. Surely her grandmother wasn’t taking her to dance lessons. b. The thought of acEng out her feelings made Kenzie feel terrified. c. She was sEll nervous, but decided to give it a try. d. How did her grandma know this would make her feel beNer?
Week 1, Day 5
EdiBng Tasks Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in each blank in a passage. For each blank, fill in the bubble before the correct word or phrase. If you write your answer in the blank but do not fill in the bubble, your answer will not be scored.
Jonas loves to ride his skateboard. He usually _______________ ( a. spend b. spending
c. spends d. spent ) two to three hours a day, just playing around on his board. Jonas
_______________ ( a. like b. likes c. liked d. lick ) to pracEce his skateboarding tricks at the
local skateboard park. He can _______________ ( a. does b. did c. done d. do ) an awesome
kickflip! A kickflip is done when you kick the board into a spin and then _______________
( a. land b. landed c. lands d. landing ) back on it. Jonas wants to be just like the famous
skateboarder, Tony Hawk. He _______________ ( a. knowed b. knows c. know d. knew ) he
can do it, if he keeps pracEcing! That’s why he rides his skateboard every day!
My reading teacher is the coolest person I know. She makes _______________
( a. reeding b. reading c. reding d. redding ) so much fun! Her name is _______________
( a. mrs. Smith b. Mrs. smith c. mrs. smith d. Mrs. Smith ). My favorite thing to do in her class is
_______________ ( a. wach b. wotch c. watch d. wacth ) the videos she shows. The videos are
all about reading skills we need to _______________ ( a. pracEce b. prackEce c. pracEse
d. pracEc ). I also love the songs she teaches us to help us remember _______________
( a. evrything b. everything c. everythink d. evreything ). Reading class is the best part of my
day!
Week 2
Week 2, Day 1
Week 2, Day 2
Sushi is a popular food in America. Have you ever wondered where it comes from _____
( a. . b. ! c. ? ) Sushi originally came from Asia _____ ( a. . b. ! c. ? ) At first, wrapping
fish in rice was a way of preserving the fish _____ ( a. . b. ! c. ? ) Later, Japanese people who
did not eat meat began to eat fish as a major part of their diet. Sushi became popular all over Japan
_____ ( a. . b. ! c. ? ) There were sushi carts and eventually sushi restaurants. Did you know
that Los Angeles California was the first place in America to successfully serve sushi? Now it’s all
over the U.S. That’s amazing _____ ( a. . b. ! c. ? ) I think I’ll have sushi for dinner.
1. Choose the correctly wriNen sentence.
a. Mrs. williams will be going to the Mall of America on thursday. b. Mrs Williams will be going to the Mall of america on Thursday. c. mrs. williams will be going to the Mall of America on Thursday. d. Mrs. Williams will be going to the Mall of America on Thursday.
2. Choose the correctly wriNen sentence.
a. Quincy went to the Monster Jam truck show on February 21, 2015. b. quincy went to the Monster Jam truck show on February 21, 2015. c. Quincy went to the Monster Jam truck show on february 21, 2015. d. Quincy went to the Monster Jam truck show on February 21 2015.
3. Choose the correct way to write the date.
a. wednesday, March 11, 2015 b. Wednesday, March 11 2015 c. Wednesday, March 11, 2015 d. Wednesday, march 11, 2015
4. Choose the correct greeEng for a leNer.
a. dear oscar, b. Dear Oscar, c. Dear, oscar d. Dear, Oscar
5. Choose the correctly wriNen address.
a. 456 Timberland Road b. 456 Emberland road Jacksonville FL, 32211 Jacksonville, FL 32211
c. 456 Timberland Road d. 456 Timberland Road Jacksonville, FL 32211 jacksonville, FL 32211
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Week 2, Day 5
1. Part A: How does Kenzie feel in paragraph 12? a. angry b. worried c. confident d. excited
Part B: Fill in the circles before the two sentences that show the feeling in Part A.
a. As she opened the door to the warehouse, she heard a commoEon. b. She peered into the huge open space and saw kids everywhere. c. They were talking wildly. d. Immediately, Kenzie wondered what to do. e. Large crowds made her nervous. f. She wasn’t sure what they were doing. g. Most of them had papers in their hands. h. And they were all so animated in their conversaEons. i. Kenzie was confused.
2. How are Kenzie’s acEons affected by her grandmother’s acEons?
a. Kenzie tried to be happier to make her grandmother happy. b. Kenzie always did her best so her grandma would be proud. c. Kenzie parEcipated so her grandma would not be disappointed. d. Kenzie stayed busy so she would not bother her grandma.
3. Part A: What does the word opEmisEc mean in the passage?
a. negaEve b. energeEc c. intelligent d. hopeful
Part B: Select the two words from the passage that help the reader understand what opEmisEc means.
“Every day is a new opportunity,” said the speaker who came to Kenzie’s school. He was there to talk to the kids about making good a. choices. Kenzie wondered how this man could be so opEmisEc. She had always tried to do her b. best, but some days were just so c. difficult. The speaker seemed so d. posiEve. She needed to find a way to be e. happier, like him.
4. Part A: Choose the correct meaning of the word coordinated as the author uses it in the passage.
a. arranged b. balanced c. aNached d. ordered
Week 1, Day 1
Week 1, Day 2
Answer Key
Part B: Select the word from the passage that helps the reader understand what coordinated means.
They drove away from the school, towards Anna’s house. Instead of turning on Anna’s street, they kept going. They drove past the park on the corner and the grocery store. They turned into an empty parking lot just past the dance studio. Kenzie a. wondered where they could be going. Surely her grandmother wasn’t taking her to dance lessons. She wasn’t cut out for b. dancing. There wasn’t a c. graceful bone in her body. Dancers had to be coordinated and she had made a d. habit out of tripping on her own feet.
5. In this story, the author uses the speaker who came to Kenzie’s school to help the reader understand Kenzie beNer. What does the reader learn about Kenzie from this paragraph?
a. Kenzie is Ered of feeling sad. b. Kenzie is jealous of the speaker. c. Kenzie doesn’t like her grandma. d. Kenzie has trouble understanding.
6. Select the two effects from the text of Kenzie’s parEcipaEon in the drama club?
a. Devin and Monique asked her to join them in their poetry performance. b. Kenzie’s grandma felt proud that her granddaughter performed so well. c. Kenzie felt happy again for the first Eme since moving in with her grandma. d. Kenzie found out that she actually liked drama beNer than art or bike riding. e. Devin and Monique became jealous of Kenzie’s ability to perform poetry.
7. From which character’s point of view is the story told?
a. Grandma b. Kenzie c. Devin d. Monique
8. How did Kenzie feel about performing before she tried it?
a. Kenzie thought drama was confusing. b. Kenzie liked performing dramas. c. Kenzie wished she could perform. d. Kenzie was scared of performing.
Week 1, Day 2 (continued)
Week 1, Day 3
Week 1, Day 4
Answer Key
9. Select the lesson of the passage. a. Friendships can make bad situaEons beNer. b. Happiness can be found in dramaEc places. c. Freedom comes through performance. d. You’ll never know unEl you try something.
10. Select a detail from the passage that supports this idea.
a. Surely her grandmother wasn’t taking her to dance lessons. b. The thought of acEng out her feelings made Kenzie feel terrified. c. She was sEll nervous, but decided to give it a try. d. How did her grandma know this would make her feel beNer?
Week 1, Day 5 Answer Key
EdiBng Tasks Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in each blank in a passage. For each blank, fill in the bubble before the correct word or phrase. If you write your answer in the blank but do not fill in the bubble, your answer will not be scored.
Jonas loves to ride his skateboard. He usually _______________ ( a. spend b. spending
c. spends d. spent ) two to three hours a day, just playing around on his board. Jonas
_______________ ( a. like b. likes c. liked d. lick ) to pracEce his skateboarding tricks at the
local skateboard park. He can _______________ ( a. does b. did c. done d. do ) an awesome
kickflip! A kickflip is done when you kick the board into a spin and then _______________
( a. land b. landed c. lands d. landing ) back on it. Jonas wants to be just like the famous
skateboarder, Tony Hawk. He _______________ ( a. knowed b. knows c. know d. knew ) he
can do it, if he keeps pracEcing! That’s why he rides his skateboard every day!
My reading teacher is the coolest person I know. She makes _______________
( a. reeding b. reading c. reding d. redding ) so much fun! Her name is _______________
( a. mrs. Smith b. Mrs. smith c. mrs. smith d. Mrs. Smith ). My favorite thing to do in her class is
_______________ ( a. wach b. wotch c. watch d. wacth ) the videos she shows. The videos are
all about reading skills we need to _______________ ( a. pracEce b. prackEce c. pracEse
d. pracEc ). I also love the songs she teaches us to help us remember _______________
( a. evrything b. everything c. everythink d. evreything ). Reading class is the best part of my
day!
Week 2
Week 2, Day 1
Week 2, Day 2
Answer Key
Sushi is a popular food in America. Have you ever wondered where it comes from _____
( a. . b. ! c. ? ) Sushi originally came from Asia _____ ( a. . b. ! c. ? ) At first, wrapping
fish in rice was a way of preserving the fish _____ ( a. . b. ! c. ? ) Later, Japanese people who
did not eat meat began to eat fish as a major part of their diet. Sushi became popular all over Japan
_____ ( a. . b. ! c. ? ) There were sushi carts and eventually sushi restaurants. Did you know
that Los Angeles California was the first place in America to successfully serve sushi? Now it’s all
over the U.S. That’s amazing _____ ( a. . b. ! c. ? ) I think I’ll have sushi for dinner.
1. Choose the correctly wriNen sentence.
a. Mrs. williams will be going to the Mall of America on thursday. b. Mrs Williams will be going to the Mall of america on Thursday. c. mrs. williams will be going to the Mall of America on Thursday. d. Mrs. Williams will be going to the Mall of America on Thursday.
2. Choose the correctly wriNen sentence.
a. Quincy went to the Monster Jam truck show on February 21, 2015. b. quincy went to the Monster Jam truck show on February 21, 2015. c. Quincy went to the Monster Jam truck show on february 21, 2015. d. Quincy went to the Monster Jam truck show on February 21 2015.
3. Choose the correct way to write the date.
a. wednesday, March 11, 2015 b. Wednesday, March 11 2015 c. Wednesday, March 11, 2015 d. Wednesday, march 11, 2015
4. Choose the correct greeEng for a leNer.
a. dear oscar, b. Dear Oscar, c. Dear, oscar d. Dear, Oscar
5. Choose the correctly wriNen address.
a. 456 Timberland Road b. 456 Emberland road Jacksonville FL, 32211 Jacksonville, FL 32211
c. 456 Timberland Road d. 456 Timberland Road Jacksonville, FL 32211 jacksonville, FL 32211
Week 2, Day 3
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Week 2, Day 5
Answer Key
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