Flora +
Ulysses
Ulysses
What would Flora most likely want to do?
A. play a game
B. walk outside
C. read a comic
D. help squirrels
C. read a comic
"The teacher will recite the directions."
What does the word "recite" mean?
A. receive
B. return
C. repeat
D. remind
C. repeat
Emma read her book in the park.
What is the subject of the sentence?
A. Emma
B. Read
C. Book
D. Park
A. Emma
"The building came down with a CRASH!"
What type of figurative language is the underlined part of the sentence an example of?
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Onomatopoeia
C. Onomatopoeia
What does it mean if a word is highlighted?
A. It's a word in another language
B. It's a special word
C. It's a title
D. It's a vocabulary word
D. It's a vocabulary word
Why is the yard important to the story?
A. Flora loves being outside.
B. It is a good place to vacuum.
C. The squirrel lives in the yard.
D. Flora’s mother wants her to read outside.
C. The squirrel lives in the yard.
"It is unsafe to enter the dark forest at night"
What does the word "unsafe" mean?
A. Spooky
B. Dangerous
C. Frightening
D. Quiet
B. Dangerous
The dolphins at the aquarium like to swim and play together.
What is the predicate of the sentence?
A. Dolphins
B. Aquarium
C. Like
D. Swim and Play
D. Swim and Play
"This is the hardest test in the whole wide world!"
What type of figurative language is the underlined part of the sentence an example of?
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Onomatopoeia
B. Hyperbole
What does italics look like?
A. The LETTERS are all capital.
B. The Letters are slanted to the right.
C. The LETTERS are bolded.
D. The Letters are underlined.
B. The Letters are slanted to the right.
How does Flora save the squirrel?
A. She turns off the vacuum.
B. She gives CPR to the squirrel.
C. She turns the squirrel into a superhero.
D. She asks Incandesto to rescue the squirrel
B. She gives CPR to the squirrel.
"Lucy went to the store, and all of the clothes were inexpensive"
What is the meaning of the word "inexpensive"?
A. Pretty
B. Pricey
C. Cheap
D. Ugly
C. Cheap
Olivia and Abby went to the movies after school.
What is the complete subject of the sentence?
A. Olivia and Abby
B. Movies
C. After School
D. Abby
A. Olivia and Abby
"She was as busy as a bee"
What type of figurative language is the underlined part of the sentence an example of?
A. Simile
B. Hyperbole
C. Onomatopoeia
A. Simile
What is a Heading?
A. The topic of a section in the text
B. The title of a story
C. The vocabulary words
D. The illustrations
A. The topic of a section in the text
How does the squirrel change after he is freed from the vacuum?
A. He is strong and can understand what humans say.
B. He learns to swim in a vat of cleaning solution.
C. He becomes friends with a parakeet.
D. He is not understood by the world.
A. He is strong and can understand what humans say.
"Sarah loved the movie so much, that she replayed it after it was over."
What is the meaning of the word "replayed"
A. Rewatched
B. Removed
C. Turned off
D. Clapped
A. Rewatched
The basketball falls and bounces on the ground.
Which statement describes the sentence?
A. The Sentence has a double subject.
B. The Sentence has a single predicate.
C. The Sentence has a double predicate.
D. The Sentence does not have a subject.
C. The Sentence has a double predicate.
"My sister and brother fight like cats and dogs."
What is the meaning if the underlined part of the sentence?
A. They pretend to be animals
B. They fight all the time
C. They want to be friends
D. They have a different favorite animal
B. They fight all the time
"To cast your spell, repeat after me: Bibbity Bobbity Boo!"
Why are the words Bibbity Bobbity Boo in italics?
A. To show that the words are in a different language
B. To show that the words are a magic spell
C. To show that the words don't make sense
D. To show that the words are important
B. To show that the words are a magic spell
At the end of the story, Ulysses thinks the light behind Flora’s head is setting the whole world on fire. What does the phrase setting the whole world on fire tell the reader about Ulysses?
A. He thinks Flora is beautiful.
B. He thinks the sun is too bright.
C. He now sees Flora’s hair is bright red.
D. He now sees things in a different way.
D. He now sees things in a different way
"Jack grew impatient because Sally was moving slow, so he ran around her in the hallway to make it to class."
What does the word "impatient" mean?
A. lazy
B. silly
C. able to win
D. eager to act
D. eager to act
My sister _____ her toys with me and we _____ together.
What is the correct word to fill in the first blank?
A. Share
B. Shares
What is the correct word to fill in the second blank?
C. Play
D. Plays
B. Shares
C. Play
"I have a million things to do today!"
What is the meaning of this exaggeration?
A. They are tired
B. They are lazy
C. They are busy
D. They are bored
C. They are busy
The wizard teased, “Why, you didn’t tell me you wanted to learn that spell, too?”
Why does the author use italics for the word that?
A. to show that the wizard is eager to share the spell
B. to show that there is another spell
C. to show that the wizard wants to stop teaching spells
D. To show that the wizard is mad
B. to show that there is another spell