Vocabulary
What does the word prairie mean in this sentence? Years ago, large herds of buffalo roamed the prairie for food.
A. grassland
B. highland
C. homeland
D. marshland
A. grassland
What did Caleb and Anna do after they carried wood and water?
A. swept
B. waited
C. fed sheep
D. shoveled stalls
B. waited
Which word BEST completes the sentence.
Sandy and Jake went ________ at the new pool.
A. swimeing
B. swiming
C. swimmeing
D. swimming
D. swimming
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
The Conestoga wagon moved _______ than the prairie schooner.
A. slowest
B. most slowly
C. more slower
D. more slowly
When is Miss Perlan getting married?
March 22
What does the word fetch mean?
Dad told me to fetch his book from the shelf.
A. bring
B. clear
C. read
D. take
F. Bring
In what ways did Caleb show he was afraid?
F. He hid and cried.
G. He did chores and didn't talk.
H. He took Anna's hand and asked many questions.
I. He played a game of marbles and climbed the porch roof.
H. He took Anna's hand and asked many questions.
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
I am ______ that we will be home soon.
F. hopeing
G. hoping
H. hoppeing
I. hopping
G. hoping
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
Sarah danced ______ than the other girls
F. gracefully
G. more graceful
H. most gracefully
I. more gracefully
I. more gracefully
What is Miss. Perlan's fiance's name?
John
What does the word rough mean in the sentence?
The old man's hands were chapped and rough.
A. burned
B. coarse
C. shiny
D. smooth
B. coarse
How did Anna and Caleb first know the wagon was coming?
A. They saw a yellow bonnet.
B. The just rose above the road.
C. The cow and sheep looked up.
D. The dogs came out from under the porch.
B. The dust rose above the road.
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
Norman ______ to call Angela before the game.
A. tred
B. trid
C. tried
D. triid
C. tried
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
Of the three houses, the blue one was built ______.
A. recent
B. recently
C. more recent
D. most recently
D. most recently
What will be Miss Perlan's new last name?
Westbrook
What does the word rustle in the sentence mean?
On the way to the home, we heard something rustle in the grass.
F. skip
G. sleep
H. sneeze
I. swish
I. swish
Which phrase BEST describes the narrator of this story?
F. First-person, Anna
G. First-person, Caleb
H. third-person, Sarah
I. third-person, not a story character
F. first-person, Anna
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
Dani _____ to get out of the rain.
F. hured
G. huried
H. hurried
I. hurryed
H. hurried
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
He spoke ________ when the baby was sleeping.
F. quiet
G. more quietly
H. more quieter
I. most quietest
G. more quietly
What is Miss Perlan's favorite food?
Tacos
What does the word buzzing mean in the sentence?
The insects were buzzing in the warm night air.
A. breathing
B. crying
C. flying
D. humming
D. humming
How did Sarah think the plains were like the sea?
A. The plains were wet like the sea.
B. The plains were rocky like the sea.
C. The plains had land that rolled like the waves in the sea.
D. The plains had plants growing on them that were like those found in the sea.
C. The plains had land that rolled like the waves in the sea.
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
The princess ______ the peas on her plate.
A. countd
B. counted
C. countied
D. countted
B. counted
Which word BEST completes the sentence?
She played ______ than the others.
A. happy
B. happier
C. most happily
D. more happily
D. more happily
What kind of car does Miss Perlan drive?
a Jeep