Sentence, Fragment, or Run-on?
Say what? Which word has the same meaning?
Reading Comprehension
100

Playing games and watching television.

fragment
100

a number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or traveling together

A. alone

B. feather

C. flock

D. beak

C. flock

100

Characters: Who is the story mostly about?

A. a fisherman and a golden fish

B. a fisherman's wife, her servants, and the Queen of the Waters

C. a fisherman, his wife, and a golden fish


C. a fisherman, his wife, and a golden fish

200

There were polar bears in the pools.

sentence

200

having a long distance from side to side; wide

A. narrow

B. little

C. broad 

D. small

C. broad

200

Setting: Where does this story mostly take place?

A. in a fishing boat

B. on an island

C. in a big house


B. on an island

300

I failed the test I didn't study.

Run-on

300

moving forward on the hands and knees

A. crawl

B. slither

C. rush

D. walk

A. crawl

300

Problem: What problem does one or more of the story characters have?

A. The fisherman is ashamed that his wife is so greedy.

B. The fisherman's wife wants to keep the golden fish for herself.

C. The golden fish wants the fisherman's wife to be Queen of the Waters.

A. The fisherman is ashamed that his wife is so greedy.

400

The play was long we didn't stay until the end.

run-on
400
a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle

A. pail

B. pliers

C. hammer

D. shovel

D. shovel

400

Event 1: Which event happens first in this story?

A. The golden fish makes food appear in the fisherman's home.

B. The fisherman's wife wants to be Queen of the Waters.

C. The fisherman's wife demands more and more.

A. The golden fish makes food appear in the fisherman's home.

500

My parents help me. 

sentence
500

highly pleasant to the taste

A. edible

B. delicious

C. bland

D. dull

B. delicious

500

Problem: How is one of the characters' problem solved?

A. The golden fish never returns.

B. The golden fish makes all the new things disappear.

C. The golden fish makes the wife the Queen of the Waters.

B. The golden fish makes all the new things disappear.

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