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Open Up - Grade 3 - ELA - Module 4 - Mid Unit 1 Assessment

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16 questions
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SL.3.2
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SL.3.2
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RI.3.1
RI.3.3
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RI.3.1
RI.3.3
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L.3.4.b
RI.3.4
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RI.3.4
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L.3.4.a
RI.3.4
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L.3.4.a
RI.3.4
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L.3.4.d
RI.3.4
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L.3.4.b
RI.3.4
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L.3.4.c
RI.3.4
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RI.5.7
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SL.3.1.a
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SL.3.1.a
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SL.3.1.a
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L.3.1.a
Directions: Read pages 8–9 of One Well three times. Then answer the questions below. You can use the note-catcher to organize your thinking, but this will not be assessed:
Question 1
1.

Question 2
2.

Directions: Read pages 8–9 of One Well to yourself and answer the questions below. Be sure to use the text to answer the questions:
Question 3
3.

Question 4
4.

Part B: What has to happen before water can rise into the air as water vapor? (RI.3.1, RI.3.3)

Question 5
5.

Question 6
6.

Question 7
7.

Part A: Reread Paragraph 4 on page 8. What is condensation? Use the text to help you determine the meaning of the word. (RI.3.4, L.3.4a)

Question 8
8.

Question 9
9.

What does precipitation mean? Use a dictionary and write a definition in your own words below. (RI.3.4, L.3.4d)

Question 10
10.

Read this sentence from page 8.

“These droplets form clouds.”

If the suffix “let” means small, what do you think a droplet is? (RI.3.4, L.3.4b)

Question 11
11.

Read this sentence from page 8.

“Year after year, water continuously circulates through the water cycle.”

Use what you know about the meaning of the word circle to write a definition for the word circulate below. (RI.3.4, L.3.4c)

Question 12
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Question 13
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Question 14
14.

What is the function of the noun rainforest in this sentence:
“The water you drank today may have rained down on the Amazon rainforest five years ago.” (L.3.1a)

Question 15
15.

Question 16
16.

Reread Paragraph 1 on page 8. What word does the pronoun it replace in this paragraph? (L.3.1a)

Source: Open Up Resouces (Download for free at openupresources.org.)
What is one of the main ideas of this passage? Underline the best answer. (SL.3.2)
Water vapor rises and cools into clouds, which create rain, hail, and snow.
The amount of water on Earth doesn’t change; it cycles over and over again.
Oceans are salty because rivers collect salt from rocks and soil on the way to the ocean.
Everything needs water to live.
Which three details from the passage best support the main idea? Underline the three best answers. (SL.3.2)
“Gradually, clouds collect more and more water droplets.”
“Year after year, water continuously circulates through the water cycle.”
“The same water just keeps going through a cycle over and over again.”
“It takes about one million tiny water droplets to make just one raindrop.”
“When water droplets get too heavy, they fall from the clouds in the form of hail, snow or rain.”
“The amount of water on Earth doesn’t change.”
Part A: What are the steps of the water cycle? Put the first step at the top, and the last at the bottom. (RI.3.1, RI.3.3)
When water droplets get too heavy, they fall from the clouds as rain, hail, or snow.
The water droplets form clouds, which collect more and more water droplets.
As water vapor rises, it cools into tiny water droplets.
Water evaporates into the air as water vapor
Precipitation (rain, hail, and snow) returns to rivers, lakes, and oceans.
What does the prefix “re” mean in the word recycling? Underline the best answer. (RI.3.4, L.3.4b)
circular
again
new
over
Read this sentence from page 8.

“The same water just keeps going through a cycle over and over again.”

Which sentence below uses the word cycle in the same way it is used in the sentence above? Underline the best answer. (RI.3.4)
It is important to recycle cardboard boxes.
In the frog life cycle, an adult frog lays eggs.
In a triathlon, an athlete has to swim, cycle, and run.
She had to cycle 3 miles home from school.
Part B: Which detail in the text helps you to understand the meaning of the word condensation? (RI.3.1, L.3.4a)
It rises into the air as water vapor.
As water vapor rises, it cools into tiny water droplets.
When water droplets get too heavy, they fall from the clouds in the form of hail, snow, or rain.
The average white cloud weighs about twice as much as a blue whale
What does the diagram at the bottom of page 8 help the reader understand about the water cycle? Underline the best answer. (RI.3.7)
It rains and snows in the mountains.
Heat rises from the ocean and trees to form clouds in the sky.
When it rains, rivers run down from the mountains into the ocean.
Water vapor rises and cools to form clouds, which then cause rain, hail, or snow.
What is a noun? Underline the best answer. (L.3.1a)
a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
a word used to replace a noun
a word that describes an action or state of being
What is a pronoun? (L.3.1a)
a word that describes an action or state of being
a word that that replaces a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
a word used to replace a noun