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Is It Trash?
Fluency Quick Check — student copy · Digraphs review 1
Name: ________________ Date: __________
Trash can harm our world. It is important to throw things away. However, we must make sure it is trash! Read to find out if some items are trash or not.
Trash
We must chuck trash in a trash can. If a can is full, you must crush your trash so it can fit in a thin spot!
Is It Trash?
Not all stuff is trash. Look at this bag of chips. Is this trash?
Check the bag. Are chips in the bag?
Yes, a bunch of chips are in the bag, so it is not trash. You can munch on the chips at lunch.
Let us pick up the snack box! Is this snack box trash? Yes!
This snack box has no snacks in it. You can toss the box in the bin.
A crab shed its shell! Is the shell trash? No!
This cup is trash. We can smash it and toss it in the can! We must get rid of trash!
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Is It Trash?
Comprehension Quiz — student copy
Name: ________________ Date: __________
1. Which word has the same ending sound as "crush"?
A. bath
B. shed
C. chuck
D. trash
2. Use the following letters to build a word: n, u, m, h, c.
A. numch
B. munch
C. chunm
D. nhucm
3. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The trash _____ in the trash can.
A. their
B. your
C. goes
D. are
4. What should you do if your trash can is full?
A. You must get another trash can.
B. You must call the trash collectors.
C. You do not need to do anything.
D. You must crush your trash.
5. How can you decide if a bag of chips is trash or not?
A. You can taste the chips.
B. If the bag is open, it is trash.
C. All bags are trash.
D. You can check the bag to see if there are still chips in it.
6. What is the author's purpose?
A. to persuade
B. to inform
C. to entertain
D. all of the above
Answer key: 1-D · 2-B · 3-C · 4-D · 5-D · 6-B · Laprea Education / Developing Decoders