Main Idea and Details
editing & Proofreading
Parts of Speech
Prefix & Suffix
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Text Structure
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7 Our Canadian flag was with Kiwi at Camp Three, so I planted my oxygen bottle on the summit. It still held oxygen and had a big happy face drawn on it with a marker. It was better than a flag. It would prove we’d been there, provide oxygen for another climber reaching the top, and leave a Canadian smiling face on the top of the world.
What is the meaning of the word planted as it is used in paragraph 7?
A. put into the ground to grow
B. filled with seeds or plants
C. fixed or set firmly in place
D. introduced as a new idea
C. fixed or set firmly in place
100
Which pronoun is correct?
_________ car is parked in the driveway?
a. Who's
b. Whom's
c. Whose
d. Who
c. Whose
100
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
My dog ran very fast under the fence to chase the rabbit.
a. ran very fast
b. under the fence
c. to chase the rabbit
d. under the fence to chase the rabbit
b. under the fence
100
Based on the suffix -ous, what does the word mountainous mean?
A. below the mountain
B. belonging to mountains
C. from a mountain
D. having mountains
D. having mountains
100
Which of the following is NOT a transition word or phrase?
a. Another
b. Like I said
c. For example
d. In my opinion
d. In my opinion
100
Which of the following is a metaphor?
a. Samuel was smoke drifting through the woods.
b. Samuel moved like smoke through the woods.
c. Samuel was as amorphous as smoke moving through the woods.
d. Smoke drifted through the woods so that no one could see where they were going.
a. Samuel was smoke drifting through the woods.
100
Which statement best describes the structure of paragraph 7?
A. It explains why the author decided to leave his oxygen bottle on the summit.
B. It describes the flag that the author had left behind at the camp.
C. It lists the steps the author took to leave the bottle on the summit.
D. It states how others felt about his decision to leave the bottle on the summit.
A. It explains why the author decided to leave his oxygen bottle on the summit.
200
5 At exactly 9:30 a.m., we reached the top. It was October 5, 1982, and I was the 131st person to climb the world’s tallest mountain. What a privilege. The world lay spread out below in all directions. We could see forever. It was cramped though — the summit is only as big as a large coffee table.
In paragraph 5, what evidence does the author use to support the idea that reaching the summit of Everest was very special?
A. The view from the top spread out in all directions. B. The author reached the top at exactly 9:30 a.m. C. The author was only the 131st person to climb the mountain.
D. The summit was only as big as a large coffee table.
C. The author was only the 131st person to climb the mountain.
200
Which progressive verb is correct?
Right now, I _____ getting very angry because my little brother keeps bothering me.
a. was
b. am
c. will be
d. is
b. am
200
Which word is an adjective in this sentence?
The hungry dog ran quickly through the market.
a. hungry
b. quickly
c. through
d. market
a. hungry
200
What is the suffix in the word enjoyment?
a. en
b. enjoy
c. ment
d. happiness
c. ment
200
Which of the following is an antonym for friendly?
a. kind
b. warm
c. hostile
d. nice
c. hostile
200
What does this simile mean?
The trees were like green umbrellas.
a. There were lots of trees.
b. The trees blocked out the sky above.
c. the trees were green.
d. It was raining in the forest.
b. the trees blocked out the sky above.
200
What type of text structure is used when the author gives similarities and differences between patriots and loyalists?
a. sequence
b. compare contrast
c. problem solution
d. description
b. compare contrast
300
6 I shot photo after photo of Sungdare and Lhakpa Dorje and the amazing sights all around me. Then they took photos of me with my other camera. It wasn’t until I got back to Canada that I realized the camera had malfunctioned, so there are no photos of me on top of Everest. The only image of me on the summit is in the reflection of Sungdare’s and Lhakpa Dorje’s sunglasses.
What do the details in paragraph 6 suggest about the author?
A. The author was a better photographer than his companions.
B. The author’s companions played a trick on him when they photographed him.
C. The author has fewer photographs of his achievement than he expected to have.
D. The author dislikes the photograph of his reflection in a climber’s sunglasses.
C. The author has fewer photographs of his achievement than he expected to have.
300
Which dialogue is correctly formatted?
a. "Please help!", mom yelled from the kitchen.
b. "Please Help"! Mom yelled from the kitchen.
c. Please help, Mom yelled "from the kitchen".
d. "Please help, Mom yelled from the kitchen".
a. "Please help!", mom yelled from the kitchen.
300
Which is the correct relative pronoun?
My sister's backpack, _______ hangs on the chair, is filled with books.
a. whose
b. that
c. which
d. whose
c. which
300
Which is the correct homophone?
_______ lunch is getting cold.
a. They
b. Their
c. They're
d. There
b. Their
300
Does this sentence use a literal or figurative meaning of "ran into"?
I ran into my friend on the weekend.
a. literal
b. figurative
c. neither
b. figurative
300
Tim could see the fish under water while swimming because the water was:
a. calm as a cat
b. clear as a crystal
c. cold as ice
d. clean as a whistle.
b. clear as a crystal
300
What text structure would be best for a paragraph that talks all about tornados, how they form, when they form and why they form?
a. sequence
b. cause and effect
c. description
d. problem solution
c. description
400
In a summary of the novel the Woods Runner, which of the following should NOT be included?
a. Samuel's parents were kidnapped by the British.
b. Annie's red chicken liked to bite her toes.
c. Samuel got help from several people on his journey.
d. Samuel rescued his dad from prison.
b. Annie's red chicken liked to bite her toes
400
Which has correct capitalization?
a. Haywood's soccer team won the game at Tusculum Elementary School.
b. Haywood's Soccer Team won the Game at Tusculum Elementary School.
c. Haywood's soccer team won the Game at Tusculum Elementary school.
a. Haywood's soccer team won the game at Tusculum Elementary School
400
What does the prefix "pre" mean as it is used in preview, prefix, preread, preface?
a. hint
b. before
c. again
d. not
b. before
400
Which of the following could be a theme?
a. Native Americans lived across the country for hundreds of years.
b. War will either kill you or make you stronger.
c. Samuel's journey was full of twists and turns.
d. Samuel got help from many patriots.
b. War will either kill you or make you stronger
400
What figurative language is this?
SPlat! Boom! Crash! Ding!
onomatopoeia
400
Which text structure would be best for a text explaining the order of the battles of the American Revolution?
a. sequence
b. compare contrast
c. description
d. problem solution
a. sequence
500
Which of the following would best be a main idea?
a. Coop doctored Samuel back to health after the tomahawk attack.
b. Abner travelled with Samuel and Annie
c. Matthew got Samuel and Abner across the Hudson River
d. Several patriots helped Samuel on his journey to rescue his parents.
d. Several patriots helped Samuel on his journey to rescue his parents.
500
Which name is incorrectly capitalized?
a. Thomas J. Edison
b. Dr. Henry Estrada
c. miss Smith
d. Principal Cathey
d.
c. miss smith
500
Finding Furry Friends feels great!
This is an example of Alliteration.
True or False
True
Alliteration is the repetition of a sound
500
Which text structure would be best to describe a plan to save the endangered snow leopards from all things that are making it go extinct (like hunting and loss of territory)?
a. sequence
b. compare contrast
c. problem solution
d. description
c. problem solution