Theme Vocabulary
Text 1 Vocabulary
Text 2 Vocabulary
Simple Present Verbs
Present Progressive verbs
Text Comprehension
Reading Skills
100

He tried snowboarding and fell _________________.

A. bother

B. unkind

C. badly

D. seem

C. badly

100

I feel ________ because I don't know anyone in this class.

A. alone

B. cool

C. unkind

D. seems

A. alone

100

That student is ________.  He said something mean to my brother.

A. artist

B. unkind

C. surprising

D. unkind

B. unkind

100

Complete the sentence with SIMPLE PRESENT tense.

I ________ that I will be rich in the future. 

A. imagine

B. imagines

C. imagining

D. imagined

A. imagine

100

We _________ to a guest speaker in the library. 

A. am listening

B. is listening

C. are listening

D. listens

C. are listening

100

Who volunteers to be Jensen's partner?

A. Jorge

B. Miss Lee

C. Foster

D. Yanic

A. Jorge

100

Use the picture to understand what is happening in the text. 

How does Jensen feel about Foster and Yanic coming?

A. excited

B. scared

C. sad

D. mad

B. scared

200

Ana has _________ for her friend.  She wants to listen and understand her. 

A. empathy

B. miserable

C. alone

D. cool

A. empathy

200

Your new shoes look so _______.  Where did you buy them?

A. cool

B. surprising

C. alone

D. treat

A. cool

200

I feel __________.  I think I might be sick.

A. unkind

B. seems

C. miserable

D. pay attention

C. miserable

200

Complete the sentence with SIMPLE PRESENT tense.

We ________ home after school.

A. walk

B. walks

C. walking

D. walked

A. walk

200

Complete the sentence with the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE verb.

I __________ to have an impact on my students. 

A. am hoping

B. is hoping

C. are hoping

D. hopes

A. am hoping

200

What topic is Jensen & Jorge's presentation on? 

A. Art

B. Math

C. Baseball

D. Football

C. Baseball

200

Use the picture to understand the words in the text.

What does "game monsters" mean?

A. students who are good at math

B. students who like sports

C. students who like art

D. students who like books

B. students who like sports

300

Jorge __________ Jensen very kindly.

A. volunteers

B. imagines

C. seems

D. treats

D. treats

300

When the teacher is explaining something important, it's important to ____________ so you don't miss any details.

A. alone

B. artist

C. pay attention

D. cool

C. pay attention

300

Getting a perfect score on the test was ________ because I didn't think I studied enough. 

A. miserable

B. unkind

C. pay attention

D. surprising

D. surprising

300

Complete the sentence with SIMPLE PRESENT tense.

The bullies _______ Jensen badly.

A. treat

B. treats

C. treating

D. treated

A. treat

300

Complete the sentence with the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE verb.

She _______ a presentation. 

A. am giving

B. is giving

C. are giving

D. give 

B. is giving

300

People often treat others __________ when something else is bothering them.

A. kindly

B. badly

C. attention

D. funny

B. badly

300

The artist's paintings were vibrant, full of bright colors and lively scenes.

What does vibrant mean? 

A) Ugly

B) Expensive

C) Colorful

D) Dark

C) Colorful

400

The heavy rain had an _______ on the plants, making them grow very tall.

A. imagine

B. badly

C. effect

D. empathy

C. effect

400

She felt __________ speaking in front of the whole class. 

A. seem

B. unkind

C. artist

D. awkward

D. awkward

400

You _______ anxious today.  Are you nervous about something?

A. seem

B. unkind

C. miserable

D. surprising

A. seem

400

Complete the sentence with SIMPLE PRESENT tense.

A lot of times, Emanuel __________ Yisel during class. 

A. bother

B. bothers

C. bothered

D. bothering

B. bothers

400

Complete the sentence with the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE verb.

The artists _____________ on the wall. 

A. am painting

B. is painting

C. are painting

D. paints

C. are painting

400

People who are hurt, usually ______ others. 

A. help

B. teach

C. save

D. hurt

D. hurt

400

Use context clues to find the meaning of the word. 

The water in the lake was so transparent that you could see the fish swimming at the bottom.

What does transparent mean? 

A) Dirty

B) Clear

C) Warm

D) Rough

B) Clear

500

When you read a book, it helps to ____________ what the characters look like. 

A. effect

B. badly

C. treat

D. imagine

D. imagine

500

When the teacher asked for someone to write on the board, Bemia raised her hand to __________.

A. surprising

B. seems

C. volunteer

D. awkward

C. volunteer

500

It's not nice to ____________ your classmates by talking when they are trying focus on their work.

A. bother

B. miserable

C. surprising

D. seems

A. bother

500

Complete the sentence with SIMPLE PRESENT tense.

Kevin & Cesar ____________ to give their presentation first. 

A. volunteering

B. volunteer

C. volunteers

D. will volunteer

B. volunteer

500

Complete the sentence with the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE verb.

The people ___________ for the bus. 

A. am waiting

B. is waiting

C. are waiting

D. waits

C. are waiting

500

At the beginning of the story, Jensen feels _________ about being Jorge's partner.  By the end of the story, Jensen feels __________ about their presentation.

A. nervous, excited

B. excited, nervous

C. confused, mad

D. mad, nervous

A. nervous, excited

500

PARAPHRASE this quote in YOUR own words:

“Oh yes - the past can hurt.  But the way I see it, you can either run from it or you can learn from it.”

- Rafiki

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