Vocabulary
Which words from the passage have the same word root?
A. "celebration" and "transportation"
B. "waterway" and "canal"
C. "local" and "location"
D. "rival" and "level"
C. "local" and "location"
Why does the author name the third section "Buffalo Wins!"?
A. Buffalo grew into an industrial center.
B. Buffalo was chosen over Black Rock.
C. Buffalo was 350 miles from Albany.
D. Buffalo sat below the level of Lake Erie.
B. Buffalo was chosen over Black Rock.
What does the author's word choice suggest about the narrator's parents?
A. They are odd but independent.
B. They are strange and very social.
C. They are smart but do not always succeed.
D. They are hardworking but not very creative.
A. They are odd but independent.
Which sentence is correct?
A) She eat lunch at noon.
B) She eats lunch at noon.
C) She eating lunch at noon.
D) She eaten lunch at noon.
B) She eats lunch at noon.
Some people might say my parents are a little eccentric.
What does eccentric mean in this context?
A. slightly strange
B. boring and quiet
C. forming a circle
D. afraid to change
A. slightly strange
Part A Why does the author name the second section of the passage "A Crazy Idea"?
A. Some people considered the plan foolish.
B. It took a long time for the canal to be built.
C. The canal connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River.
D The proposal was made long ago.
A. Some people considered the plan foolish.
What does the dialogue show about the members of this family?
A. They are often angry with each other.
B. They like to joke with each other.
C. They do not spend much time together.
D. They live in a place without much sunlight.
B. They like to joke with each other.
Which sentence is written in the past tense?
A) I walk to school every day.
B) I am walking to school.
C) I will walk to school.
D) I walked to school yesterday.
D) I walked to school yesterday.
Their town had just been chosen as the western terminus of the Erie Canal.
What does the word terminus mean in this context?
A. end point
B. border
C. center
D. side
A. End Point
What is the author's main purpose in paragraphs 2 and 3?
A. to describe how long it would take to build the canal
B. to explain the problems Buffalo had to overcome
C. to give information about the people of Buffalo
D. to compare two possible locations for the canal
B. to explain the problems Buffalo had to overcome
How do the mother's actions connect to the story's theme?
A. She is angry that her electricity bills are so high.
B. She invents a machine that generates power.
C. She has big dreams but says very little.
D. She comes up with a plan and takes charge.
D. She comes up with a plan and takes charge.
Which sentence uses correct capitalization?
A) My uncle lives in texas near the Gulf of mexico.
B) My Uncle lives in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico.
C) My uncle lives in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico.
D) My uncle lives in Texas near the gulf of mexico.
C) My uncle lives in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the best meaning of the word "generous" in this sentence?
"Lila was generous with her time, helping her little brother with his homework every day."
A) Funny
B) Kind and giving
C) Lazy
D) Careful
B) Kind and giving
Which sentence from paragraphs 6 and 7 best supports the section head "The Eighth Wonder"?
A. "The Erie Canal was finished on October 26, 1825."
B. "It was 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep."
C. "Boats would carry goods from Albany to New York City and back."
D. "The same trip on a canal boat took only five days."
D. "The same trip on a canal boat took only five days."
How do the father's actions connect to the story's theme?
A. He does not care about making his own electricity.
B. He disagrees with his wife about what they should do.
C. He is enthusiastic and eager to help with the project.
D. He changes his mind about doing things for himself.
C. He is enthusiastic and eager to help with the project.
Which word in the sentence below is an adverb?
"The puppy quickly ran across the yard."
A) Puppy
B) Quickly
C) Yard
D) Ran
B) Quickly
“It’s time for us to find a way to generate our own power.”
The root word gen means "birth" or "source." What does the word generate mean?
A. use
B. make
C. flow
D. spin
B. make
Choose two details from the passage that explain how Buffalo became the western end point of the Erie Canal.
A. "The Buffalo celebration took place near the end of a long struggle to build the canal."
B. "An early supporter of the canal was Governor DeWitt Clinton."
C. "Nevertheless, Governor Clinton stuck with his plan, and in 1815, New York State passed a law to begin building the canal."
D. "But engineers believed that Buffalo had a better location because it sat below the level of the lake."
E. "The Erie Canal was finished on October 26, 1825."
C. "Nevertheless, Governor Clinton stuck with his plan, and in 1815, New York State passed a law to begin building the canal."
D. "But engineers believed that Buffalo had a better location because it sat below the level of the lake."
What can the reader infer from the author's voice in this story?
A. The author does not support driving electric cars.
B. The author thinks that people should use less power.
C. The author admires people who do things for themselves.
D. The author thinks people should generate their own power.
C. The author admires people who do things for themselves.
Read the sentence below. There are seven mistakes. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
last weekend my cousins visits us and we goed to a amusement park
Last weekend, my cousins visited us, and we went to an amusement park.