Vocabulary
Comprehension
Story Test
Context Clues
Decoding
100
What does the word competition mean in the sentence below? The skaters had a competition to see who could skate the fastest. A. contest B. lesson C. statement D. timer
What is A contest
100
At the beginning of the article, five girls are A. an award-winning double Dutch team. B. hoping to become a double Dutch team. C. learning to jump rope and practicing double Dutch. D. sad after losing their first double Dutch competition.
What is A. an award-winning double Dutch team.
100
The Snazzy Steppers become best friends A. before they join the team. B. when Coach Rockett tells them to. C. the first time they win a first-place trophy. D. after they compete together for a long time.
What is D. after they compete together for a long time.
100
What does the word appreciation mean in the sentence below? The mayor gave the students a certificate in appreciation for all their hard work. A. evidence B. favor C. school D. thanks
What is D. thanks
100
What is the best way to complete the sentence below? Yesterday I went to the mall to make a ______. A. purcase B. purchase C. purshase D. purthase
What is B. purchase
200
What does the word identical mean in the sentence below? The two shells looked identical. A. ancient B. similar C. uniform D. exactly alike
What is D. Exactly alike
200
At the beginning of the article, why does the author describe the team in such detail? A. to show how well they work together as a team B. to show how much the team needs to improve C. to show how different each team member is D. to speed up the narrative
What is A. to show how well they work together as a team
200
Which statement best proves that this article has a narrative structure? A. It reads like a story. B. The events are real. C. The people are real. D. It is about several people.
What is A. It reads like a story.
200
What does the word pronunciation mean in the sentence below? The teacher had his students practice pronunciation of the vocabulary words. A. how to do something B. how to say something C. how to spell something D. how to write something
What is B. how to say something.
200
What is the best way to complete the sentence below? When the trick did not work, the magician felt ______. A. foolich B. foolish C. foolitch D. foolith
What is B. foolish
300
What does the word element mean in the sentence below? The fan was the element that failed to work in the motor. A. mixture B. part C. quarter D. strap
What is B. part
300
Which sentence indicates that the article is moving back in history? A. “Coach Rockett was thrilled but intimidated.” B. “In the ropes, it seems that the Steppers defy gravity.” C. “Life for the Snazzy Steppers wasn't always so sweet.” D. “Coach Rockett even wrote a song to help teach his girls how to jump. . . . ”
What is C. "Life for the Snazzy Steppers wasn't always so sweet."
300
In the article, the author moves back and forth from the present to the past in order to A. add rhythm. B. include jump rope songs. C. make the selection mysterious. D. show how much the team has improved.
What is D. show how much the team has improved.
300
What does the word decision mean in the sentence below? Gregor made the best decision he could based on the facts that he had. A. apology B. choice C. disguise D. report
What is B. choice
300
What is the best way to complete the sentence below? The man in the painting looked _____. A. youchful B. youshful C. youtchful D. youthful
What is D. youthful
500
What does the word routine mean in the sentence below? Brushing your teeth is an important part of your morning routine. A. household chore B. walk in the park C. regular course of action D. way to learn new things
What is C. regular course of action
500
The first thing Coach Rockett does is A. learn to jump rope himself. B. organize a double Dutch team. C. get an idea by looking out the window. D. buy several hundred yards of clothesline.
What is C. get an idea by looking out the window.
500
The songs in this article have a strong rhythm most likely because A. songs with a strong rhythm always rhyme, too. B. Coach Rockett wanted to make the songs slow. C. strong rhythms match the movements of jumping rope. D. the girls had to work harder to get into shape for the competition.
What is C. strong rhythms match the movements of jumping rope.
500
What does the word explosion mean in the sentence below? The loud clap of thunder sounded like an explosion. A. the beating of a drum B. something blowing up C. the applause of a crowd D. something winding down
What is B. something blowing up
500
What is the best way to complete the sentence below? Mary decided to give away some old _____. A. cloches B. closhes C. clotches D. clothes
What is D. clothes
500
What does the word unison mean in the sentence below? The girls started to giggle in unison. A. at the same time B. before going outside C. with a crowd of people D. while making silly faces
What is A. at the same time.
500
Between the team's first competition in Harlem and their win in New York, the girls A. are angry. B. quit the team. C. stop practicing their styles. D. do better at each competition.
What is D. do better at each competition.
500
Read this stanza from the article. I had a little puppy. His name was Tiny Tim. I put him in the bathtub, to see if he could swim. Which of the following contribute to the rhythm in the stanza above? A. a story B. a puppy C. funny words D. rhyming words
What is D. rhyming words
500
What does the word population mean in the sentence below? Because there is plenty of food, the rabbit population is growing very quickly. A. geography B. emergency C. green plants D. total number
What is D. total number
500
What is the best way to complete the sentence below? The farmer planted fields of _____. A. cheat B. sheet C. theat D. wheat
What is D. wheat
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