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The Barnyard Contest

Fluency Quick Check — student copy · R-controlled vowels — ar

Name: ________________ Date: __________

All the animals in the barnyard are going to be in the barnyard contest. They each have a different job to do, and they each want to win.

All the barnyard friends are going to be in the barnyard contest. The pig is in charge.

All of them will have a part in the contest. This will not be hard.

The mice will hit a star on the target. They have to be smart to do it well.

The wild dog must bark on demand. This will be hard!

The large cat will roll a marble in a tube. “This will go far!” she said.

The colt is pulling a cart. He will start pretty fast.

It is time for the friends to depart for the contest. They start at the bridge.

The friends all do well, but the smart mice are the best. They place the star on the target.

Teacher scoring (123 words)

Errors: ______ · Time: ______ sec · Accuracy: ______% · WCPM: ______

Prosody (circle): 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Stop the timer where the passage words end (end of page 11), but let the reader finish the page for a natural stop.

The Barnyard Contest

Comprehension Quiz — student copy

Name: ________________ Date: __________

  1. 1. Which word rhymes with "large"?

    A. barn

    B. charge

    C. bark

    D. far

  2. 2. Which word has two syllables?

    A. barnyard

    B. hard

    C. star

    D. bark

  3. 3. Which word is spelled correctly?

    A. pritee

    B. prety

    C. prity

    D. pretty

  4. 4. What is the main idea of the story?

    A. The pig is in charge.

    B. The mice win the race.

    C. The animals have a barnyard contest.

    D. The animals run away from the farm.

  5. 5. What is the last part of the contest?

    A. All the animals bark.

    B. All the animals race.

    C. All the animals roll marbles.

    D. All the animals hit the star target.

  6. 6. How do the animals feel about the barnyard contest?

    A. They think it is fun.

    B. They do not like it.

    C. They all want to win.

    D. They think the pig is bossy.

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