Main Idea
What's the Meaning
Main Idea 2
Prefixes
Main Idea 3
Suffixes
100

What is the main idea of this passage?

a. Pen pals make each other's worlds a little bigger.

b. It's exciting to get letters in the mail.

c. Pen pals tell each other about special places.

a. Pen pals make each other's worlds a little bigger.

100

Racing to the backyard, he dug up Genie and said, ‘I want life to return to normal!’
 What does the word racing mean as used in this sentence?

a. running quickly

b. moving fearfully

c. putting people in groups by race

d. speeding to beat others in a contest

What is running quickly?

100

a. Smartphones make it hard to keep your mind on important things.

b. Smart phones are used for making calls.

c. Smartphones can be used in both good and bad ways.

Smartphones can be used in both good and bad ways.

100

To spell something wrong

What is misspell?

100

a. Andrew Carnegie became rich and used his money to help other people.

b. Books were important to Carnegie.

c. Carnegie opened schools around the United States.

a. Andrew Carnegie became rich and used his money to help other people

100

The most high

What is highest?

200


a. A female kangaroo has a special pouch for the baby.

b. A baby kangaroo stays in its mother's pouch until it's strong enough to live on its own.

c. At 10 months the baby is ready to leave the pouch.

b. A baby kangaroo stays in its mother's pouch until it's strong enough to live on its own.

200

‘But Mom, I want to play outside!’ Jordan whined from the backyard.
Which two words mean the same as whined as it is used in this sentence?

a. asked

b. complained

c. grumbled

d. jumped

e. whispered 

What is complained?

What is grumbled?

200


a. Wakefield is known for coming up with a famous chocolate chip cookie recipe.

b. The chocolate chip cookies were tasty.

c. Wakefield discovered a new way to make cookies.

a. Wakefield is known for coming up with a famous chocolate chip cookie recipe.

200

To judge something wrong

What is misjudge?

200


a. If a ground hog sees its shadow it goes back underground.

b. People sometimes wonder how much longer will winter last.

c. Some people believe that groundhogs can tell us when winter will end.

c. Some people believe that groundhogs can tell us when winter will end.

200

The most great

What is greatest?

300


a. When you exercise you lower your chances of getting sick.

b. Exercise helps people feel better in many ways.

c. Exercise can help you sleep at night.

Exercise helps people feel better in many ways.



300


They could not see the speeding horse, but they heard the clatter of its hoofs far down the road and understood Paul’s warning.
Which phrase could take the place of the word clatter as used in this context?

a. loud noise

b. quiet steps

c. gentle whisper

d. quick movement

What is loud noise?

300


a. Stop at stop signs and traffic lights.

b. You can stay safe on your bike by following certain rules.

c. Use hand signals when you ride to stay safe.

b. You can stay safe on your bike by following certain rules.

300

To not like something

What is dislike?

300


a. Sirleaf's work made the lives of many people in Liberia better.

b. Liberia was in debt and most people didn't have jobs.

Sirleaf worked to make peace in Liberia.

a. Sirleaf's work made the lives of many people in Liberia better.

300

Without fear

What is fearless?

400


a. Bats sleep in many different kinds of places during the day.

b. Bats have daytime resting places.

c. Bats sleep in caves upside down.

a. Bats sleep in many different kinds of places during the day.

400

Ants express sounds when they are in trouble.
Which word could best replace express without changing its meaning?

a. allow

b. change

c. communicate 

d. learn

What is communicate?

400


a. Some plants protect themselves with thorns.

b. Some plants protect themselves with chemicals.

c. Plants have several ways to protect themselves from being eaten.

c. Plants have several ways to protect themselves from being eaten.

400

To not appear

What is disappear?

400

a. Laboulaye was a French writer and law professor.

b. Laboulaye wanted the Statue of Liberty to inspire freedom from democracy in France.

c. The Statue of Liberty finally arrived in New York.


Laboulaye wanted the Statue of Liberty to inspire freedom from democracy in France.

400

Without end

What is endless?

500


a. Life would be different without gravity.

b. Without gravity, the Earth might float away.

c. If you jumped you would fly off into space.

a. Life would be different without gravity.

500


Their skin loses moisture quickly.
 Which word means the same as moisture as used in this sentence?

a. color

b. food

c. heat

d. water

What is water?

500


a. Climate change may have killed the dinosaurs.

b. It may have been more than just an asteroid that caused the dinosaurs to die.

c. Dinosaurs were killed when an asteroid hit the Earth.

b. It may have been more than just an asteroid that caused the dinosaurs to die.

500

To view something before others

What is preview?

500


a. Settlement houses were places offering free services.

b. As a result of her visit to London's Toynbee Hall, Jane Addams founded the first settlement house in Chicago.

c. The Hull house was one of the first centers of its kind in the United States.

As a result of her visit to London's Toynbee Hall, Jane Addams founded the first settlement house in Chicago.

500

More hot

What is hotter?

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