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The kids were terrified of the scary monster.

What does terrified mean?

A- excited

B- afraid

B- afraid

100

The ________ flew into the flower and collected pollen.

A- be

B- bee

B- bee

100

pink, blue, green, and yellow


colors

100
What is another word for happy.


mad      joy      girl

joy

100
Cats are mammals.  They have fur.  They give birth. 

What is the main idea of this passage?

A- They give birth. 

B-  Cat are mammals. 

B

200

My shirt shrank in the washer.  I had to give it to my little sister. 

What does shrank mean?

A-  too big

B-  too small

B-  too small

200

The ___________ went into the cave to hibernate for the winter.

A-  bear

B-  bare

A- bear

200

one, two, three, four

numbers

200

What is another word for big?


gigantic       small             happy

gigantic

200

Butterflies are insects.  They have wings.  They lay eggs.  They can fly.

What is the main idea?

A- Butterflies are insects.

B-  They lay eggs. 

A

300

The clatter of pots and pans wakes me up from my sleep.

What does clatter mean?

A-  loud noise

B-  large number

A- loud noise

300

The __________ was so hot outside that we had to go back in.

A- son

B- sun

B- sun

300

apples, bananas, grapes, pears

fruit

300

What is another word for hungry?

scared       starving           house

starving

300
John and Tim are best friends.  They do everything together.  They are the same age.  They like to eat ice cream.

What is the main idea?

A-  They like to eat ice cream.

B-  They are the same age.

C-  John and Tim are best friends. 

C

400

Some rabbits did burrows in the ground and live in them.

What does burrows mean?

A-  lakes

B-  holes

B- holes

400

We were not ___________ to go outside because it was raining. 

A-  aloud

B-  allowed

B-  allowed

400

April, May, January, July

months

400

What is another word for scared?

jump        man       horrified

horrified

400

We go to school in Tunica, MS.  Tunica has casinos.  Tunica is a small city.  Tunica is a great place to live.

What is the main idea?

A-  casinos

B-  city

C-  Tunica

C

500

The ancient building was built over 2,000 years ago.

What does ancient mean?

A- very old

B-  very clean

A- very old

500

__________ dog is so fat and lazy!

A- They're

B- Their

C- There

B-  Their

500

milk, water, juice

drinks

500

What is another word for smart?

brilliant         happy           ill

brilliant

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