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Part 3: Text Evidence Detective

Answer in complete sentences

1. Why did Joy join one softball team while Troy joined the other? Find the reason in the story.

2. What exact word in the story explains why the grass was slippery? Look closely at the text.

3. Troy says: "I didn't want to disappoint my friends, but Joy and I said we needed to go home." Why did they need to leave? What would you do?

Detective Checklist: Did you check your capitalization, punctuation, and story details?

Score: _____ / 10

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Part 5: Sentence Champion

Use 1 "oi" word and 1 "oy" word

Write an original sentence about Troy, Joy, or Roy at the park. Use at least one "oi" word and one "oy" word!

Example: Roy had great joy when Troy joined the team. Capital letter • Finger spaces • Period

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Answer Key & Scoring

Worksheet Solutions & Exemplars

Teacher Copy • Solutions

1. Rock Point Reading Worksheet Answer Key

Part 1: Key Details (Multiple Choice)

1. B (They ride their bikes) 2. B (The grass was too moist) 3. A (Under the shelter)

Part 2: Story Timeline Sequencing (Correct Numerical Order: 3, 1, 2, 4)

Box 1 (Hide-and-Seek): Write 3 Box 2 (Biking with Helmets): Write 1 Box 3 (Slippery Softball): Write 2 Box 4 (Welcome Home): Write 4

Part 3: Text Evidence Exemplar Responses

Q1: "To avoid any problems, Joy joined one team, and I joined the other." (Or: They wanted to play fairly and avoid arguing).

Q2: The exact word is "moist" (also accept "slip and slide" or "wet from the rain").

Q3: Acceptable answers mention that they were soaking wet, it was raining hard, or that Mom was waiting. Shows empathy and responsibility.

2. Sound Detectives Phonics Activity Answer Key

Part 1: Word Sort Lists

"oi" Words (6 words):

Point, spoil, join, avoid, moist, disappoint

"oy" Words (4 words):

Joy, Roy, Troy, boy

Part 2: Missing Pattern Completion

1. spoil 2. Joy 3. moist 4. Roy 5. join 6. Troy

Part 3: Word Family Rhymes & Part 4: Proofreading

Part 3 Rhymes:

Roy, Troy, boy | boil, point, joint

Part 4 Proofreading:

1. Point | 2. spoil | 3. Joy

Part 5: Sentence Writing Criteria

Must contain at least 1 oi word (e.g., point, moist, join, spoil) and 1 oy word (e.g., Joy, Roy, Troy, boy) with proper capitalization and terminal punctuation.

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Partner Fluency Rubric: Did your partner read smoothly without stopping like a robot?

Smooth Expressive Accurate

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