Vocabulary
The Best Friend Possible
Haward Carter's Last Chance
Fill The Gap
Riddle
100

Charles Schulz was a famous illustrator known for writing and drawing the popular comic strip “Peanuts.”

  1. a person who examines things carefully


  2. someone who draws pictures or paints for stories


  3. a feeling of excitement or anxiety that comes from not knowing what will happen next


  4. an object that was made and used by humans long ago

2. someone who draws pictures or paints for stories

100

Which is NOT a reason Amanda’s parents don’t want her to have a guide dog?

  1. A guide dog could bite.


  2. A guide dog is expensive.


  3. A guide dog has to be trained for a long time.


  4. A guide dog is not necessary to get around.

3. A  guide dog has to be trained for a long time.

100

Why was Howard Carter able to enter the field of archaeology?

  1. He lived with his aunts in the countryside.
  2. His parents sent him to live in Egypt.
  3. He had impressive art skills.
  4. He was friends with Lord Carnarvon.

3.He had impressive art skills

100

The crowd watched in __________ to see if the magician could free himself from the tank full of water.

1.Suspence

2.Ability

3.Artifact

1.Suspense 

100

What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?

The word is starting! starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I.

 


 



200

I assumed that the book would be about dragons because the cover had a picture of a dragon on it.

  1. to show a feeling, quality, attitude, etc., by the way you behave or look


  2. to officially choose someone for a job or position


  3. the skill or power to do something


  4. to think that something is true without having proof

4. to think that something is true without having proof

200

What is the main problem at the beginning of the passage?

  1. Amanda wants a guide dog, but her parents think it’s a bad idea.


  2. Amanda wants to make new friends but feels isolated.


  3. Amanda wants a new cane, but it is too expensive.


  4. Amanda wants to visit Montreal, but her parents are too busy.


1.Amanda wants a guide dog, but her parents think it’s a bad idea.

200

Which is NOT a skill Carter gained in Egypt?

  1. He learned to be a good planner.
  2. He learned how to paint.
  3. He became an experienced engineer.
  4. He became a careful excavator.

2.He learned how to paint

200

Dr. Carter was very careful throughout the __________  for fear that the buried dinosaur bones would break.

1.Countryside

2.Excavation 

3.Illustration 

2. Excavation 

200

David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____?

David

300

Governments should take care to preserve our ancient cultural artifacts before they are damaged.

  1. an object that was made and used by humans long ago


  2. someone who draws pictures or paints for stories


  3. the act of digging or uncovering something


  4. a feeling of excitement or anxiety that comes from not knowing what will happen next

1.an object that was made and used by humans long ago

300

What can be inferred about the nonprofit organization in the passage?

  1. The organization is in the same town Amanda lives in.


  2. The organization has many well-trained dogs to choose from.


  3. The organization always gives dogs to young children.


  4. The organization is in a city far away from Amanda’s home.


4.The organization is in a city far away from Amanda’s home.

300

Which detail shows that Lord Carnarvon was losing hope in the archaeology job?

  1. “He gave Carter one last chance.”
  2. “Carter aimed to prove them wrong.”
  3. “He hoped to find a lost tomb in the Valley of the Kings.”
  4. “Carter introduced Lord Carnarvon to modern techniques of excavation.”

1.“He gave Carter one last chance.”

300

Veronica __________ her annoyance by frowning and rolling her eyes.

1.Appointed

2.Ability

3.Displayed

3.Displayed

300

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

400

The examiner closely studied the coins to see if they were fake.

  1. illustrator


  2. countryside


  3. ability


  4. inspector

4. inspector 

400

What can be concluded about Amanda and Metro?

  1. They are not the right fit for each other.


  2. They play with each other more than they practice.


  3. They become friends with the other students.


  4. They form a strong bond with each other.

4.They form a strong bond with each other

400

Which happened before Carter met Lord Carnarvon?

  1. He searched for a tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
  2. He saw many wonderful things inside Tutankhamun’s tomb.
  3. He found the seal of Tutankhamun.
  4. He became the chief inspector of the Egyptian Antiquities Service.

4.He became the chief inspector of the Egyptian Antiquities Service.

400

Raja’s magical __________ to speak to animals helped him to survive in the wild jungle.

1.Ability

2.Artifact

3.Mind

1.Ability

400

What room do ghosts avoid?

The living room.

500

The teacher selected Jacob as class president because of his strong leadership skills.

  1. assumed


  2. appointed


  3. displayed


  4. suspense

2.appointed

500

Which of the following is an idiom from the passage that has to do with age?

  1. “The suspense was killing me.”


  2. “... I was the spring chicken in the group!”


  3. “I was on pins and needles.”


  4. “I was raring to go!”

2.“... I was the spring chicken in the group!”

500

What can be inferred from Carter’s order to refill the hole that contained the stairs?

  1. He wanted to prevent the stairs from decaying.
  2. He wanted to carefully excavate the stairs by himself.
  3. He wanted to protect the stairs until Lord Carnarvon returned.
  4. He wanted to hide the stairs until modern excavation techniques could be used.

3.He wanted to protect the stairs until Lord Carnarvon returned.

500

After the students turned in their stories, the teacher __________ and graded their writing based on its creativity.

  1. assigned


  2. isolated


  3. mobility


  4. evaluated

4.evaluated

500

What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?

Your Name

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