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The Lost Tusk
Fluency Quick Check — student copy · Digraphs — Unvoiced th
Name: ________________ Date: __________
Beth takes a bite, and her tusk pops out. When she looks for it, she cannot find it. Where did it go? Is Beth's tusk lost? Ow! There is something sharp in her shoe.
In math, Beth has a thin bit as a snack. Chomp!
She has a big nosh in math class. A thick spot!
Pop! Plop! “The tusks! They were all in, but I have a big spot!”
She looks at the snack. No tusk is stuck in the thick snack.
Beth looks at the rug. It is not next to the desk.
She shot up. “The tusk is lost!”
Beth’s pals stop math. They look in their desks and hunt.
The tusk was lost. Beth was sad.
She went to get a cloth to sop at the gums. Beth felt a stab.
Beth’s tusk was not lost! It was in Beth’s sock!
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The Lost Tusk
Comprehension Quiz — student copy
Name: ________________ Date: __________
1. Which word rhymes with "thin"?
A. then
B. math
C. pin
D. thick
2. What letter can be added to __ath to make a real word?
A. l
B. v
C. n
D. p
3. Choose the word that best completes this sentence: "She ___ sad about her lost tooth."
A. was
B. to
C. were
D. no
4. What is the setting of this story?
A. Beth's house
B. the playground
C. at the dentist
D. at school
5. What caused Beth to lose her tusk?
A. a carrot
B. a chip
C. an apple
D. candy
6. What did Beth lose?
A. a sock
B. a horn
C. a tooth
D. a chip
Answer key: 1-C · 2-D · 3-A · 4-D · 5-A · 6-C · Laprea Education / Developing Decoders