Vocabulary
What does the word scent mean in this sentence?
The scent of the food was delicious.
a. sound
b. taste
c. smell
C. smell
Where does most of the story take place?
a. at school
b. on a farm
c. in a garden
C. in a garden
Which word has the same FINAL sound as the word while?
a. cold
b. fell
c. rat
B. fell
What is the correct way to divide the word supper into syllables?
a. su / pper
b. supp / er
c. sup / per
C. sup / per
What change should be made to this sentence?
My friend Carol is visiting her aunt in miami.
a. change friend to Friend
b. change Carol to carol
c. change miami to Miami
C. change miami to Miami
What does the word tough mean in this sentence?
The steak was tough to cut.
a. not thick and heavy
b. not tasty and juicy
c. not soft and tender
C. not soft and tender
When she first sees the little green stems growing in her garden, how does the girl feel?
a. sad
b.mad
c. excited
C. excited
Which word has the same FINAL sound as the word laugh?
a. puff
b. love
c. rack
A. puff
What is the correct way to divide the word dinner into syllables?
a. di / nner
b din / ner
c. dinn / er
B. din/ner
What change should be made to this sentence?
Our house is on Main street in Grant City.
a. change Main to main
b. change street to Street
c. change City to city
b. change street to Street
What does the word nods mean in this sentence?
Jacob nods his head when his dad asks if he wants food.
a. stares straight ahead
b. signals yes by moving head up and down
c. drops his head as he falls asleep.
B. signals yes by moving his head up and down
What happens at the beginning of the story ?
a. the mom draws pictures on a piece of paper
b. neighbors eat soup
c. the girl helps her mom start a garden
C. the girl helps her mom start a garden
Which word has the same FINAL sound as the word prize?
a. saw
b. pizza
c. fuzz
C. fuzz
What is the correct way to divide the word forget into syllables ?
a. fo / rget
b. for / get
c. forg / et
B. for / get
What change should be made to this sentence?
My mom marched in a parade on veterans Day.
a. change mom to Mom
b. change parade to Parade
c. change veterans to Veterans
c. change veterans to Veterans
What does the word bloom mean in this sentence?
The flowers are starting to bloom.
a. die
b. open
c. water
B. open
When the author writes "Up and down the street grew rainbows of flowers", what does she mean?
a. flowers open up after it rains
b. the flowers are bright and colorful
c. flowers grow high
B. the flowers are bright and colorful
Which word has the same FINAL sound as the word piece ?
a. miss
b. cat
c. fish
A. miss
What is the correct way to divide the word contest into syllables?
a. con / test
b. cont / test
c. co / ntest
a. con / test
What change should be made to this sentence?
On earth day, our class planted a tree.
a. change class to Class
b. change earth day to Earth Day
c. change tree to Tree
b. change earth day to Earth Day
What does the word wrinkled mean in this sentence?
My shirt gets wrinkled after I wear it all day.
a. fresh and nice
b. crumpled and creased
c. dirty and ruined
B. crumpled and creased
Which sentence from the story is a clue that the girl is a hard worker?
a. "I saw the neighbors standing on their porches with their eyes closed, smelling the sky"
b. "I helped my mother plant the seeds, and we dragged the hose from the garden"
c. "I rushed over to the neighbors' gardens to see if theirs had grown"
b. "I helped my mother plant the seeds, and we dragged the hose from the garden"
Which word has the same FINAL sound as the word joke?
a. sack
b. join
c. late
A. sack
What is the correct way to divide the word corner into syllables?
a. cor / ner
b. cron / er
c. co / rner
a. cor / ner
What change should be made to this sentence?
My mother bought a rug from china.
a. change mother to Mother
b. change china to China
c. change rug to Rug
B. change china to China