Comprehension
What is the purpose of the timeline in the story?
a. to show the redwood tree grow
b. to show the events that happened while the redwood tree was growing
c. to show important events that happened in the United States
b. to show the events that happened while the redwood tree was growing
a. How was the weather? I loved it!
b. How was the weather! I loved it?
c. How was the weather! I loved it.
a. How was the weather? I loved it!
What does the word interview mean in the sentence?
I interviewed my favorite teacher for the school newspaper.
a. question
b. photograph
c. write
a. question
What does evaporate mean in the sentence?
The rain on the street evaporated in the sun.
a. vanished
b. melted
c. boiled
a. vanished
What did the ship icon mean?
a. The Great Wall of China
b. Native Americans way of life
c. Christopher Columbus's voyage
c. Christopher Columbus's voyage
Which sentence correctly uses an ellipsis?
a. The crowd waited in silence and then the... crowd cheered at the touchdown.
b. The crowd... waited in silence and then the crowd cheered at the touchdown.
c. The crowd waited in silence... and then the crowd cheered at the touchdown.
c. The crowd waited in silence... and then the crowd cheered at the touchdown.
What does exchange mean in the sentence?
I asked my friend to exchange lunches.
a. borrow
b. swap
c. pay
b. swap
What does opportunities mean in the sentence?
The students had many opportunities to ask questions about the test.
a. complain
b. comment
c. chances
c. chances
How are the events organized in the story?
a. By importance
b. By cause and effect
c. By sequence of events
c. By sequence of events
Which sentence uses the dashes correctly?
a. I saw the cutest the absolute cutest- puppy- on the street today.
b. I saw the cutest- the absolute cutest- puppy on the street today.
c. I saw the cutest the absolute cutest puppy - on the street today-.
b. I saw the cutest- the absolute cutest- puppy on the street today.
What does preheat mean in the sentence?
My mom forgot to preheat the oven when we were making cupcakes.
a. clean before using
b. heat before using
c. cool before
b. heat before using
What does dense mean in the sentence?
The yummy cookie was gooey and dense.
a. soft
b. thick
c. hot
b. thick
Which is a simile from the story?
a. "The outside of the tree looked like an apartment house for spiders".
b. "They stretched their webs wherever they could."
c. "The older sapwood became the heartwood of the tree."
a. "The outside of the tree looked like an apartment house for spiders".
Which sentence correctly uses punctuation marks?
a. "Miss Moore said", do a happy little boogie!
b. Miss Moore said, do a "happy little boogie!"
c. Miss Moore said, "Do a happy little boogie!"
c. Miss Moore said, "Do a happy little boogie!"
What does exit mean in the sentence?
I asked my brother to exit my room.
a. go out
b. go in
c. go around
a. go out
The moisture in the air made Miss Ng's hair frizz!
a. wetness
b. dryness
c. wind
a. wetness
True or false. The following phrase shows sequence of events.
"Almost nine thousand miles southeast"
a. True
b. False
b. False
Which sentence shows the correct use of punctuation marks?
a. Miss Ng had one question: Who ate the last cookie?
b. Miss Ng: had one question. Who ate the last cookie?
c. Miss Ng had- one- question: Who ate the last cookie.
a. Miss Ng had one question: Who ate the last cookie?
What does pretest mean in the sentence?
Miss Moore gave us a pretest in science.
a. test before it is taught
b. test after it is taught
c. practice after it is taught
a. test before it is taught
What does shallow mean in the sentence?
The lake water was so shallow, I could see the bottom.
a. low
b. heavy
c. cold
a. low