Comprehension
Where is the story taken place?
a. at a park
b. New York
c. Florida
c. Florida
What does assist mean in the sentence?
I had to assist my mom with making dinner.
a. help
b. complain
c. eat
a. help
What does photograph mean in the sentence?
I took a photograph of the beach.
a. recording
b. writing
c. picture
c. picture
Which word best fits in the sentence?
I am the _____ in the class.
a. shorter
b. shortest
c. more shorter
b. shortest
What does Billy tell Luis before he moves to Florida?
a. stories about spiders
b. not to move to Florida
c. stories about snakes
a. stories about spiders
What does favor mean in the sentence?
My brother did me a favor and did my chores for the day.
a. act of selfishness
b. act of kindness
c. act of jealousy
b. act of kindness
What does thermometer mean in the sentence?
The nurse used a thermometer when I had a fever.
a. a tool to measure temperature
b. a tool to measure weight
c. a tool to measure time
a. a tool to measure temperature
Which word best fits in the sentence?
The turtle is _______ than the rabbit.
a. slowest
b. slowerest
c. slower
c. slower
What was Ashanti dusting on the spider web when Luis first sees her?
a. baby powder
b. sugar
c. cornstarch
c. cornstarch
What does captured mean in the sentence?
Mazda captured a lizard on brain break.
a. stepped on
b. caught
c. saw
b. caught
What does meters mean in the sentence?
That tree is about 20 meters tall.
a. units for measuring weight
b. units for measuring volume
c. units for measuring distance
c. units for measuring distance
This test was __________ than the last test.
a. most difficult
b. more difficult
c. difficultest
b. more difficult
What did Luis's Mom and Mrs. Smith have in common?
a. they both used to live in New York
b. they both hate spiders
c. they both teach at the university
c. they both teach at the university
What does isolated mean in the sentence?
We went to an isolated island for vacation.
a. separate from others
b. close to others
c. beautiful
a. separate from others
What does vacation mean in the sentence?
My uncle and aunt went on a vacation during Christmas.
a. break
b. school
c. cruise
a. break
Which word best fits in the sentence?
Chick fil A is _______ than Popeyes.
a. best
b. better
c. gooder
b. better
What did Luis tell his Mom at the end of the story that shows he trusts Ashanti?
a. "I wish Billy taught me to do a flip"
b. "Ashanti knows what to do, Mom"
c. "It's hot in Florida, Mom"
b. "Ashanti knows what to do, Mom"
What does peculiar mean in the sentence?
The students made a peculiar sound.
a. normal
b. unusual
c. funny
b. unusual
What does vacant mean in the sentence?
My dad took my sister to a vacant lot to practice driving.
a. busy
b. empty
c. sad
b. empty
Which word best fits in the sentence?
The dinner I cooked tasted ______ than my mom's cooking.
a. worse
b. badder
c. worst
a. worse