Vocabulary
What does the word explained mean in the sentence below?
Tom explained how to make a model rocket.
a) wrote a book about
b) did not know about
c) wants to know about
d) gave information about
d) gave information about
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
Be careful with that knife because it is very _____.
a) bumpy
b) rough
c) sharp
d) sticky
c) sharp
Which sentence is an opinion?
a) Tray due for fossils.
b) Tray lived in England.
c) Tray had friendly eyes.
d) Tray was black and white.
c) Tray had friendly eyes.
Which word has the same sound as oo in hook?
a) good
b) hike
c) honk
d) noon
a) good
Find the adverb.
Gloria quickly cleaned her room.
quickly
What does souvenir mean in the sentence below?
Susan bought a t-shirt as a souvenir of her trip.
a) something you need to help you plan a trip
b) something you keep to remind you of a trip
c) something you pack because you need it on a trip
d) something you mail that tells others about your trip
b) something you keep to remind you of a trip
Which word best completes the sentence below?
If you drop that glass, you will ______ it.
a) break
b) hurt
c) poke
d) spoil
a) break
Which sentence is a fact?
a) Mary sold fossils to tourists.
b) Mary was an interesting person.
c) Mary's fossils were great souvenirs.
d) Mary was smarter than most people in town.
a) Mary sold fossils to tourists.
Rachel likes to watch _______ on TV.
a) foatball
b) football
c) fotball
d) futball
b) football
Find the adverb.
You need to politely greet someone.
politely
What does the word discovered mean in the sentence below?
Toby discovered one of the new kittens sleeping in his shoe.
a) found
b) kept
c) lost
d) put
Which word has the same sound as the oo in cook?
a) took b) soak c) off d) too
a) took
How does the author let readers know that the bones in the cliff were an important discovery?
a) She explains that the bones made Tray bark and growl.
b) She explains that more tourists started buying shells from Mary.
c) She explains that curious scientists started coming to Lyme Regis.
d) She explains that the people from town had never seen the bones before.
c) She explains that curious scientists started coming to Lyme Regis.
Which word has the same sound as oo in brook?
a) bark
b) buck
c) wool
d) soon
c) wool
Find the adverb.
I went to see my friend yesterday.
yesterday
What does the word remove mean in the sentence below?
Please remove your hat when you eat.
a) look for
b) take off
c) cover up
d) make harder
b) take off
Which word has the same sound as the oo in cook?
a) true b) moon c) hoof d) take
c) hoof
What does the author suggest is the reason that Mary and Mr. Buckland became friends?
a) They both enjoyed training dogs.
b) They both liked walking on the beach.
c) They both loved learning about dinosaurs.
d) They both enjoyed selling shells and fossils.
c) They both loved learning about dinosaurs.
Felicia likes to _______ supper for her family.
a) cauk
b) cook
c) couk
d) cuke
b) cook
Find the adverb.
Harold bravely jumped into the water.
bravely
What does the word growled mean in the sentence below?
We backed away when the dog growled at us.
a) let out a long, sad howl
b) gave a sudden, loud bark
c) made a low, unfriendly sound
d) wagged its tail in a playful way
c) made a low, unfriendly sound
Which word has the same sound as the oo in cook?
a) bone b) crawl c) book d) soon
c) book
What happened AFTER Mary and Tray found giant rib bones in the side of the cliff?
a) Mary sold the rib bones in her shop.
b) The people from town hid the bones.
c) A rich man bought the bones for a museum.
d) A scientist told Mary they were crocodile bones.
c) A rich man bought the bones for a museum.
Some spoons are made with _________ materials.
a) wuden
b) wooden
c) woden
d) wuoden
b) wooden
Find the adverb.
I would gladly trade a carrot for an apple.
gladly