NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.WhichsentenceBESTtellswhatthescriptisabout?Ahighschoolhasabakesale.Asoccerteamgetsreadyforabiggame.Alibraryletspeoplereturnlatebooks.ATVshowtellswhatishappeninginaneighborhood.2.HowaretheanchorsandthereporterstheSAME?Alltellthenews.Allsitbehindadesk.AllgotoGrantPark.Alluseaweathermap.3.WhoisMOSTLIKELYtowatchthisnewsshow?Peoplearoundtheworld.Everyoneinourcountry.Peopleinoneneighborhood.Onlyonefamily.WeeklyLessonTestLesson5©Harcourt•Grade253SelectionComprehension“NeighborhoodNews”Name4.Thenewsandsportsreportersinthisplaygettheirstoriesbywritingmanyletters.readinglotsofbooks.askingpeoplequestions.talkingonthetelephone.5.WhatdoessomeonesayJUSTBEFOREthenewsshowbegins?“Lights,action!”“Wehaveeightminutestofinish!”“That’sawrap!Goodjob,everyone!”“That’sthebestnewsI’veheardallday.”6.Whywillmanypeoplegotothetownlibrarytoday?topayfinestheyowetoreturnlatebookstocheckoutnewbookstotradefordifferentbooks7.Whyistheweatherreporterhappyattheendofthescript?Itisnotgoingtorain.Thesoccerteamwonitsgame.Thebakesalemadealotofmoney.Thetownlibrarygotitsmissingbooksback.WeeklyLessonTestLesson5©Harcourt•Grade254SelectionComprehension“NeighborhoodNews”Name8.Attheend,whydoestheanchorsay,“SeeyoualltomorrowhereatNeighborhoodNews”?totellpeoplewhattheshowiscalledtogetpeopletowatchtheshowagaintoinvitepeopletovisitthenewsroomtosoundniceandfriendlyREADTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.Wouldyouratherbeananchorinthenewsroomorbeareporteroutside?Explainyourchoice.Useideasfrom“NeighborhoodNews”tohelpyouanswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson5©Harcourt•Grade255SelectionComprehension“NeighborhoodNews”RobustVocabulary1.Whichonefluttersthroughthesky?agooseaplaneabutterfly2.Howwouldyoufeelifyouwereselectedtowinacontest?happyboredupset3.Ifyoumadeanannouncement,whatdidyoudo?cheeredyourteamsharedsomenewswhisperedasecret4.Whichonehasacareer?adoctorastudentababyName�����������������������WeeklyLessonTestLesson5©Harcourt•Grade256RobustVocabulary5.Whichonemightbethecauseofapenalty?doingwellonatestbreakingtheruleswinningarace6.Whichonenamesalocation?MondaySeptemberNewYork7.Whichonemightbemoreexcitable?asnailapuppyaleaf8.Ifyouwerepositivethatyourteamwouldwinagame,howmightyoufeel?excitedangryhungryTOTALSCORE:/8Name�����������������������WeeklyLessonTestLesson5©Harcourt•Grade257RobustVocabulary
