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Watchful Lily

Fluency Quick Check — student copy · Suffixes — -less and -ful

Name: ________________ Date: __________

Lily is afraid of everything, especially her friends’ dangerous hobbies. She likes watching them but is scared the whole time. They come up with a plan to make her not so fearful.

Lily is a watchful girl. She does not want her friends or herself to get hurt.

Lily’s friends are all reckless and do things without thinking. They depend on Lily to be the heedful one.

Lily’s friend Sam is a good rock climber. He climbs to the top of the highest cliffs. Lily watches him and remains breathless until Sam is safely back down.

Her friend Jason is a skillful bike rider. He can do tricks effortlessly. Lily is respectful of his tricks, but she does not want him to get hurt.

Susan has flawless hip-hop moves. Lily is amazed by her delightful steps, but it is frightful when Susan performs her flips and tricks.

Lily’s friend Ruth is on her skateboard all the time.

Teacher scoring (125 words)

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Read aloud through the end of page 9. Stop the timer where the passage words end, but let the reader finish the page for a natural stop.

Watchful Lily

Comprehension Quiz — student copy

Name: ________________ Date: __________

  1. 1. Which word has the same root word as "harmless"?

    A. breathless

    B. watchful

    C. flawless

    D. harmful

  2. 2. Which set of words rhymes?

    A. harmful, skillful

    B. flawless, breathless

    C. delightful, frightful

    D. heedful, stressful

  3. 3. Which word is spelled correctly?

    A. aer

    B. arr

    C. are

    D. ar

  4. 4. Which word describes Lily?

    A. flawless

    B. reckless

    C. watchful

    D. harmful

  5. 5. What is the problem in the story?

    A. Lily does not know how to play sports.

    B. Lily's friends are ignoring her.

    C. Lily is worried about the safety of her friends.

    D. Lily does not have any friends.

  6. 6. "They depend on Lily to be the heedful one." What does "heedful" mean?

    A. fun

    B. brave

    C. attentive

    D. silly

Answer key: 1-D · 2-C · 3-C · 4-C · 5-C · 6-C · Laprea Education / Developing Decoders