ELD: CELDT Practice Reading: Fluency and Vocabulary Grades 3 - 5

Fluency and Vocabulary ELD Standard: Use decoding skills and knowledge of academic and social vocabulary to achieve independent reading.

Scoring: 0 – incorrect answer 1 – correct answer Problem: Students mark answers that may be a possible answer but don’t take the time to find the best answer.

Academic Language: Verb Figurative Quotation Marks Noun Literal Compound Word Verb Figurative Quotation Marks Synonym Rhyme Exclamation Mark Antonym Idiom Question Mark Context Clues Prefixes Suffixes

Instructions: Students must work independently to complete the test. SAY: You will complete the following portion of the test on your own. Read each question, and select the best answer.

Can you recall your last visit to the Directions: Choose the word that means the same as the underlined word in the sentence. Can you recall your last visit to the museum? O explain O describe O forget O remember

Directions: Choose the word that means the same or nearly the same as the underlined word or words in the sentence. The gray windowless room was gloomy. O bright O lovely O spooky O depressing

Determine which word below is the compound word Determine which word below is the compound word. O speaking O classroom O thermometer O excitement

Which word is an an antonym for harmful? O damaging O useless O beneficial O mischievous

What word is a synonym for punctual? O late O behind O on time O early

What does the underlined word mean in the following sentence? The apparatus Jenny used was similar to a sewing machine - she just pushed a button, and it did all the work. O idea O zipper O instrument O electricity

What do the underlined words mean? That car costs an arm and a leg. O expensive O cheap O donation O surgery

What are quotation marks used for? O to show that someone is speaking O to show anger O to show excitement O to ask a question

An ancestor is ________ O a police officer O a family member O a neighbor O a travel agent

Which word means “to go down” ? O cease O proceed O decline O incline

Which sentence uses the word sick as used in the sentence below? I am sick and tired of being lied to. O She was sick with a high fever. O Eating raw food can make people sick. O People who cheat make me sick. O Cancer makes people very sick.

What is a synonym for tired? O energetic O relaxed O exhausted O alert

What is the base word of the underlined word below? unhappiness O happiness O unhappy O happily O happy

Which prefix can you add to the word test to make it mean “a test before the actual test” ? O pre O con O de O pro

What is the correct meaning of the underlined group of words? Stop beating around the bush, and just tell me! O staying out of trouble O gardening O avoiding the issue O to be ready