Treasures Grade 2 Show

Grade 2
Show What
You Know
Spiral Review
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Contents
Introduction to Show What You Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How to Use the Tests
Administering the Tests
Unit 1
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Unit 2
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Unit 3
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unit 4
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Unit 5
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Unit 6
Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Introduction to Show What You Know
The tests in this Show What You Know booklet • For the multiple-choice questions, children
are designed to measure your children’s should fill in the circle next to the best
mastery of the skills taught in each unit. The answer. Remind children to fill in the circle
test questions use formats your children will completely for each answer on the test.
encounter on the Florida Comprehensive • For constructed-response questions,
Assessment Test (FCAT) in grade 3. The tests children should write their answers in the
include questions that cover vocabulary space provided on the page.
strategies and reading comprehension.
Before the test: Distribute test booklets or
copies of the tests.
How to Use the Tests
Directions: Say: Write your name at the
Give the Show What You Know tests at the
top of the test page. When all children are
end of each unit, after the fifth week of
ready, have them open their textbooks to
instruction. Use the tests with the new fiction
the appropriate passage. Say: You will read
and nonfiction passages in the Student
a passage. Then carefully read the questions
Edition’s Show What You Know pages. There
on the test page. For each multiple-choice
is a 2-page test for each new fiction passage,
question, read all of the answer choices.
and a 2-page test for each new nonfiction
Then fill in the bubble for your answer. Fill in
passage.
all answer bubbles completely. Do not mark
Providing children with new reads allows outside the bubble.
you to assess how well they have mastered
For the constructed-response question, you
the skills for the unit. When children apply
will write your answer in the space provided on
what they have learned, you can evaluate the
the test page. When you finish, put your pencil
degree of mastery they have achieved.
down.
Answers to the tests can be found on the
You may begin now.
Show What You Know pages of the Teacher’s
Edition. Use the results as a tool to help During the test: Monitor children’s test-
monitor each child’s progress. taking behavior to make sure that each
child is following the directions and writing
Administering the Tests responses in the correct places. Answer

questions about procedures and materials,
Each Show What You Know test consists of but do not help them answer the test
four multiple-choice questions and one questions.
constructed-response question. You may
want to explain each section of the test to After the test: Before collecting the papers,
children the first time you administer one. make sure that children have written their
names at the tops of the pages.
Florida Show What You Know • Introduction 3

Student Name
Now answer Numbers 1 to 5. Base your answers

on the story “Puggles and Schnoodles.”
1 What happened at the BEGINNING of the story?
a Matty was new at school.

b Matty and Jenna wrote a list.
c Matty and Jenna talked about their dogs.
d Matty gave a report about her dog, Mac.
2 What is this story about?
a This story is about pet week.

b This story is about writing a list.
c This story is about a day at school.
d This story is about a girl who meets
new friends.
3 Matty and Jenna are writing a list about
a puggles.
b Pet Week.
c schnoodles.
d mixed breed dogs.
Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 1 5

Student Name
4 At the end of the story
a Matty ate lunch by herself.

b Jenna joined Matty for lunch.
c Matty and Jenna wrote a report together.
d Jenna showed Matty a picture of her dog, Parker.
5 Retell the story in your own words. Use details and

3&"% information from the story in your response.
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STOP
6 Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 1

Student Name

on the article “Animal Parents and Their Babies.”
1 Why do baby animals need their parents?
a They have fur or hair.

b Some babies will grow to be parents one day.
c Bears, giraffes, and human beings are
all mammals.
d Most babies cannot care for themselves
right away.
2 Parents their babies to make sure they

are safe.
a watch
b watched
c watches
d watching
3 How do giraffe parents keep their babies safe?
a Giraffes are mammals.

b An enemy attacks a young giraffe.

c A mother giraffe leads its baby to food.
d The parents can kick and scare away an enemy.

Student Name
4 The author wrote this article to
a tell about bear cubs.

b explain what giraffes eat.
c tell a story to make readers laugh.
d explain why animal babies need their parents.
5 Write your own caption for the picture on page 153.

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5)*/,
Use details and information from the article in your
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response.
STOP

Student Name

on the story “Plant Kingdom.”
1 What is this story MOSTLY about?
a a boy named Frankie

b a boy who writes about the rain forest
c a boy who does not have a yard at home
d a boy who does not have a yard at home but
begins a plant kingdom
2 What happens FIRST in the story?
a Frankie writes a report about rain forests.

b Frankie paints a picture of a huge jungle.
c Frankie does the “Secret Seeds” experiment.
d Frankie brings dirt from behind his apartment.
3 Frankie in an apartment.
a alive
b lives
c lived
d living

Student Name
4 What happens at the END of the story?
a Frankie paints a picture of a jungle.

b Frankie grows his own plant kingdom.
c Frankie uses dirt from behind his apartment.
d Mrs. Sanchez tells the class about traveling seeds.
5 Why do Frankie’s secret seeds grow? Use details

3&"% and information from the story in your response.
5)*/,
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STOP

Student Name

on the article “Go Fly a Kite.”
1 Read this sentence from the story.

Kite surfing is a cross between kite flying
and surfing.
The base word of surfing is
a surf.
b surfs.
c surff.
d surfed.
2 What is the caption for the picture on page 294?
a Go fly a kite!
b Kite boarding is another sport.
c Kites are fun to fly at the beach.
d To fly a kite, all that is needed is a breeze.
3 The author uses a diagram to show

a a surfboard.
b what is needed to kite surf.
c what is needed to fly a kite.
d how many kites are made a day.

Student Name
4 What makes kites fly?
a sand
b water
c the surf
d a breeze
5 What is this article mostly about? Use details and

3&"% information from the article in your response.
5)*/,
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STOP

Student Name

on the story “The Win.”
1 What does Erica do FIRST?
a She sits on the bench.

b She limps off the court.
c She yells and cheers for her team.
d She calls for the best player on the team.
2 What made the team discouraged?
a They had a bad game.

b They lost their top player.
c They didn’t have a coach.
d They won the playoff game.
3 The illustrator uses the picture of Erica cheering

to show
a that the team lost.

b that the team is happy.
c that Erica thinks the team can win.

d that Erica wants the other team to win.

Student Name
4 Which caption fits the picture on page 445?
a Erica and her team

b Erica’s ankle feels better.
c The basketball game is over.
d The Hoopers could win the playoff game!
5 Retell the story in your own words. Use details and

3&"% information from the story in your response.
5)*/,
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STOP

Student Name

on the article “Make a Piñata.”
1 The author uses the lists to show
a how to make a piñata.

b what materials are needed.
c who will get the big container.
d everyone who is making the piñata.
2 Read this sentence from the article.

A piñata is a container filled with treats.
Which phrase means almost the SAME
as container?
a pot
b glue
c plate
d towel
3 What makes the piñata keep its shape?

a the string
b the treats
c the balloon
d the newspaper strips

Student Name
4 What is the caption for the picture on page 447?
a Piñatas are fun.

b Children are at a party.
c The treats are inside the piñata.
d Use a balloon to make a piñata.
5 How do you make a piñata? Use details and

3&"% information from the article in your response.
5)*/,
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STOP

Student Name

on the story “Watching Whales.”
1 Which word means almost the SAME as thrilling ?
a scary
b boring
c exciting
d interesting
2 Whales spout water from their
a beaks.
b trunks.
c mouths.
d blowholes.
3 What caused the narrator to like whales?
a She saw a monkey.

b She saw a whale’s tail.
c She read a book about whales.
d She talked to her friend Becca.

Student Name
4 How is the end of the story DIFFERENT from the

beginning?
a The narrator is interested in ocean animals.

b Becca shows the narrator a picture of a whale.
c Becca and the narrator finally get on the ship.
d Becca begins to talk about all types of animals.
5 How are whales DIFFERENT from elephants? Use

3&"% details and information from the story in your
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response.
STOP

Student Name

on the article “The Story of the Umbrella.”
1 What is this article mostly about?
a rainy days
b the first umbrellas
c how umbrellas have changed over time
d umbrellas can be used to shade people
2 What did you learn from the caption on page 159?
a England is a busy city.

b Umbrellas provide shade.
c People in China use umbrellas.
d People in England use umbrellas.
3 Which country is shown on the map?
a Italy
b Brazil
c England
d United States

Student Name
4 Read this sentence from the article.

An umbrella would shade you from the sun.
Which word means almost the SAME as shade?
a take
b bring
c protect
d brighten
5 How are the umbrellas from long ago DIFFERENT

3&"% from umbrellas today? Use details and information
5)*/,
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from the article in your response.
STOP

Student Name

on the story “A Birthday Treat.”
1 What is Jessie’s BIGGEST problem in the story?
a It’s Jessie’s birthday.

b Jessie wants to go to the dinosaur exhibit.
c Jessie can’t be with her friends on her birthday.
d Jessie’s mom doesn’t know how to get to the
museum.
2 Which word is a compound word?
a museum
b dinosaur
c surprise
d birthday
3 Why did the author write this play?
a to entertain readers
b to make readers sleep
c to explain Jessie’s homework

d to give information about dinosaur exhibits

Student Name
4 How is Jessie’s problem solved?
a Her friends go to the museum.

b She sees the dinosaur skeletons.
c Her mom lets her call her friends.
d All of her friends surprise her at the museum.
5 Jessie is a little sad that she cannot invite her

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5)*/,
friends. How does she change by the end of the
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story? Use details and information from the story
in your response.
STOP

Student Name

on the article “The Invention of the Hook-and-
Loop Tape.”
1 Why did the author write this article?
a to introduce George de Mestral

b to tell people to stay away from burs
c to show how to use hook-and-loop tape
d to tell how George de Mestral thought of his
invention
2 Which word is a compound word?
a plant
b outdoors
c fabric and tape
d hook and loop
3 A bur is a burdock plant’s
a leaf.
b stem.
c root.
d seedpod.

Student Name
4 The author uses the picture of the hook-and-loop

tape to show
a a hook and loop.

b George de Mestral.
c how hook-and-loop tape works.
d a bur’s strong grip without loops.
5 Read the caption and tell how the hook-and-loop

3&"% tape is like a bur. Use details and information
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from the article in your answer.
STOP

Student Name

on the story “Rico’s Zebra.”
1 What is Rico’s BIGGEST problem in this story?
a Rico wants to paint a zebra.

b Rico wants to draw a zebra.
c Rico doesn’t think he is a good artist.
d Rico’s class went to the zoo without him.
2 The author wrote this story to
a inform readers about zebras.

b persuade readers to like zebras.
c persuade readers to learn to draw.
d entertain readers with a story about making art.
3 Which word is a homophone for one?
a too
b won
c look
d everyone

Student Name
4 How does Rico solve his problem?
a He paints a picture.
b He draws a picture.
c He works his own way.
d He makes a zebra out of clay.
5 How was Rico’s zebra DIFFERENT from everyone

3&"% else’s animals? Use details and information from the
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story in your response.
STOP

Student Name

on the article “The Mother of the Baby Backpack.”
1 Which words are homophones?
a maid, made
b safe, happy
c baby, parent
d backpack, bedspread
2 Why do African mothers find baby carriers helpful?
a The carriers are easy to make.

b Grandparents can use the carriers, too.
c The carriers are brightly colored.
d They can carry their babies every place they go.
3 One fact the timeline shows is
a when Ann Moore was born.

b when Ann Moore went to school.
c when Ann Moore bought her company.
d when Ann Moore was a nurse in Africa.

Student Name
4 Why did the author write this article?
a to entertain readers
b to tell about Ann Moore’s baby
c to give information about Africa
d to give information about the inventor of the
baby carrier
5 How were Ann’s carriers DIFFERENT in 1979

3&"%
5)*/,
from the ones she made in 1965? Use details
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and information from the article to support your
response.
STOP

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Administering the Tests responses in the correct places. Answer

Florida Show What You Know • Introduction 3

Now answer Numbers 1 to 5. Base your answers

1 What happened at the BEGINNING of the story?

a Matty was new at school.

2 What is this story about?

a This story is about pet week.

3 Matty and Jenna are writing a list about

Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 1 5

4 At the end of the story

a Matty ate lunch by herself.

5 Retell the story in your own words. Use details and

6 Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 1

Now answer Numbers 1 to 5. Base your answers

1 Why do baby animals need their parents?

a They have fur or hair.

2 Parents their babies to make sure they

3 How do giraffe parents keep their babies safe?

a Giraffes are mammals.

b An enemy attacks a young giraffe.

Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 1 7

4 The author wrote this article to

a tell about bear cubs.

5 Write your own caption for the picture on page 153.

8 Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 1

Now answer Numbers 1 to 5. Base your answers

1 What is this story MOSTLY about?

a a boy named Frankie

2 What happens FIRST in the story?

a Frankie writes a report about rain forests.

Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 2 9

4 What happens at the END of the story?

a Frankie paints a picture of a jungle.

5 Why do Frankie’s secret seeds grow? Use details

10 Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 2

Now answer Numbers 1 to 5. Base your answers

1 Read this sentence from the story.

2 What is the caption for the picture on page 294?

3 The author uses a diagram to show

Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 2 11

4 What makes kites ﬂy?

5 What is this article mostly about? Use details and

12 Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 2

Now answer Numbers 1 to 5. Base your answers

1 What does Erica do FIRST?

a She sits on the bench.

2 What made the team discouraged?

a They had a bad game.

3 The illustrator uses the picture of Erica cheering

a that the team lost.

c that Erica thinks the team can win.

Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 3 13

4 Which caption ﬁts the picture on page 445?

a Erica and her team

5 Retell the story in your own words. Use details and

14 Florida Show What You Know • Grade 2 • Unit 3

Now answer Numbers 1 to 5. Base your answers

1 The author uses the lists to show

a how to make a piñata.

2 Read this sentence from the article.