Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
Adverbs
100
What does the word admitted mean?
confessed
100

Which is the definition of progress in this sentence:


They are making progress on the new school building.

a.  noun, an advance or growth

b.  verb, to get better

c.  noun, an act of moving forward

C

100
Who is the narrator of the story this week?
Angela
100
What does Angela learn when she peeks in Peter's garage window?
his secret
100

Name the adverb in this sentence:

The school year is almost over.

almost

200
What does the word impressed mean?
pleased
200

What does the word volume mean in this sentence: Our school library contains over 5,000 volumes.

a.  noun, amount of space anything contains or fills

b. noun, amount, quantity

c. noun, book

d. noun, amount of sound

C

200
What is the first thing that we learn in the story?
what Peter looks like
200

What things symbolize Peter's mad scientist side?

his mustache and Chinese gown

200

Name the adverb in this sentence:

Peter quickly asked Angela what she learned when she traveled to the future.

quickly

300
What does the word original mean?
first
300

What does the word country mean in this sentence:  The colonists wanted to form a new country free from Great Britain.

a. noun, land, region, or district

b. noun, the land of a group of people united under the same government

c. noun, land outside of cities and towns 

d. adj., rural

B

300

What does it mean if I say something is "as black as coal"?

It is very dark in color.

300
How is the main conflict in the story resolved?
Angela learns an important lesson by going into the future.
300

Which word does the adverb daily describe in this sentence:

We take the lunch count daily and send it to the cafeteria.

take

400
What does the word produced mean?
grew
400

Which word from the thesaurus entry below could be used in place of the word edge in this sentence:

Angela was on edge when the winners of the writing contest were being named.

edge: apprehensive, wired, ill at ease, tense

tense

400

What does this sentence mean? In spite of all I could do, my art skills were nothing compared to Miss Randi's.

My art skills are not as developed as Miss Rand's are OR My art isn't as good as Miss Randi's.

400

This story ends the way it starts.  What do we call a story like this?

A circular story OR circular ending

400

Which word does the adverb sadly describe in the sentence below:

At the end of our vacation I sadly packed my suitcase and headed for the car.

packed

500

What does the word destination mean?

the place where something or someone is going

500

Which word from the thesaurus entry below could be used in place of the word particular in this sentence:

Peter was particular about who should know about his time machine.

particular: exceptional, unusual, choosy, peculiar

choosy

500
What was the first important event in the passage that you read this week?
Peter wears a costume like the other kids do.
500
True or false: This story is told from Peter's point of view.
False
500

Which word does the word recklessly describe in this sentence:

The teenager rode his bike recklessly down the street without regard to the traffic trying to get through.

rode

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