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Bird’s Big Mess

Fluency Quick Check — student copy · R-controlled vowels — er, ir, ur, w+or

Name: ________________ Date: __________

It’s time for Bird to spruce up her house for the spring. Who will come to help her do the work?

Winter is over! Bird’s nest is dirty.

Time to spruce things up for spring! Brush, brush!

“I will get rid of this dirt. I will work hard.”

Bird purges the things she does not want. “This skirt can go.”

Bird takes the trash to the curb. “Just a bit farther.”

Bird’s sister will help. She is a fine worker.

This is a perk! Bird and her sister have fun.

Bird sets the purse on the shelf. Her sister hangs the shirts.

The girls perch and see their work. “My word! We did a worthy job!”

The spring spruce was worth the work. “Thank you!”

Teacher scoring (104 words)

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

Prosody (circle): 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Read aloud through the end of page 13. Stop the timer where the passage words end, but let the reader finish the page for a natural stop.

Bird’s Big Mess

Comprehension Quiz — student copy

Name: ________________ Date: __________

  1. 1. Which word has the same beginning sound as "work"?

    A. purse

    B. dirty

    C. worth

    D. over

  2. 2. Which set of words rhymes?

    A. work, perk

    B. bird, curb

    C. work, worth

    D. purge, purse

  3. 3. Which word does NOT belong: skirt, worth, dirty, bird?

    A. skirt

    B. worth

    C. dirty

    D. bird

  4. 4. When does this story take place?

    A. spring

    B. summer

    C. fall

    D. winter

  5. 5. Why does Bird clean her nest?

    A. She likes to clean.

    B. Her sister is coming over.

    C. It is dirty.

    D. She cleans in the spring.

  6. 6. How does Bird feel at the beginning compared to the end?

    A. At the beginning, she was stressed. At the end, she was happy.

    B. At the beginning, she was happy. At the end, she was stressed.

    C. At the beginning, she was excited. At the end, she was angry.

    D. At the beginning, she was angry. At the end, she was excited.

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