Reading Comprehension
What does the word reconsidering most likely mean in paragraph 3?
a) Thinking again about something
b) Deciding for the first time
c) Forgetting completely
d) Explaining carefully
a) Thinking again about something
Which part of the sentence is the predicate?
The bright parrot sat on the wooden perch.
a) The bright parrot
b) Sat on the wooden perch
c) On the wooden perch
d) The bright
b) Sat on the wooden perch
The patient felt ____________after eating the spoiled food.
a) ill
b) illegal
c) illusion
d) illustrate
a) ill
What region were the Maya, Aztec, and Inca located?
Mesoamerica
What is my favorite color?
Orange
What does the word tremendous most likely mean in the first paragraph?
a) Tiny
b) Unimportant
c) Very large or important
d) A little bit
c) Very large or important
Which word in this sentence shows a contrast?
I enjoy reading mystery books, but my sister prefers adventure stories.
a) enjoy
b) but
c) prefers
d) reading
b) but
The students had an ____________ debate with another class.
a) internet
b) interschool
c) international
d) intersection
b) interschool
This civilization was found on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco in Mexico.
Aztec
When is my birthday?
Halloween/October 31
Which sentence from the passage shows why bees are important to humans?
a) “Bees are small insects.”
b) “Scientists estimate that one-third of the food we eat depends on pollinators like bees.”
c) “Farmers and scientists are reconsidering how they use pesticides.”
d) “Worker bees travel from flower to flower, collecting nectar.”
b) “Scientists estimate that one-third of the food we eat depends on pollinators like bees.”
Which phrase shows a similarity?
Both whales and dolphins live in the ocean.
a) whales and dolphins
b) Both … and
c) live in
d) in the ocean
b) Both … and
The children were asked to ____________their trays after lunch.
a) discover
b) react
c) return
d) disappear
c) return
This civilization was located high in the Andes Mountains and they developed and incredible road system.
Inca
How many years have I been a teacher?
5
Why might farmers want to protect bees?
a) Because bees are fun to watch
b) Because bees sting people
c) Because bees help crops grow
d) Because bees make honey
c) Because bees help crops grow
Which word is the action verb in the sentence?
The children painted a mural on the wall.
a) painted
b) children
c) mural
d) wall
a) painted
He was very ____________about telling the secret to anyone.
a) discreet
b) disagree
c) dishonest
d) disinterested
a) discreet
What led to the decline of the Maya civilization?
Nobody knows for sure =
What college did I go to?
University of Southern Indiana or USI
Imagine a farmer whose crops depend on bees. How would the farmer most likely feel if the bee population kept shrinking?
a) Excited
b) Worried
c) Confident
d) Unaffected
b) Worried
Which word is the linking verb in this sentence?
The soup smells delicious.
a) soup
b)the
c) delicious
d) smells
d) smells
The directions were ____________, so it was hard to complete the project.
a) irregular
b) irrelevant
c) irreplaceable
d) irredescent
b) irrelevant
What was the name of the Spanish Explore who came in and took over the Aztec civilization?
Hernan Cortes
How old will I be turning this year?
28