Ling's First Day
Who is the main character in the story?
A. Ana
B. Dad
C. Ling
D. Mateo
C. Ling
What change should be made in sentence 2?
A. Change fly to flys.
B. Change fly to flies.
C. Change fly to flying.
D. No change is needed.
D. No change is needed.
What is the setting of the story in paragraphs 4–6?
A. the car
B. the park
C. Suzy’s home
D. Uncle Jim’s kitchen
D. Uncle Jim’s kitchen
What is the correct way to write sentence 2?
A. He wash it once a month, even if the truck are not dirty.
B. He washes it once a month, even if the truck is not dirty.
C. He washes it once a month, even if the truck are not dirty.
D. No change is needed.
B. He washes it once a month, even if the truck is not dirty.
My Adventure with Clyde:
Read the sentence from paragraph 2.
He had large banana-colored teeth and breath that smelled like old wet leaves.
Why does the author use the words “banana-colored teeth” and “old wet leaves” in this sentence?
A. to tell the reader what the camel likes to eat
B. to show that the author does not like the camel
C. to help the reader imagine what the camel is like
D. to explain why the author wants to get off the camel
C. to help the reader imagine what the camel is like
Read the sentence from paragraph 1.
Life here was faster and busier than he was used to. Think about the suffix -er.
What is the meaning of busier above?
A. also busy
B. more busy
C. the most busy
D. used to be busy
B. more busy
What change should be made in sentence 3?
A. Change drinks to drink.
B. Change drinks to drinkes.
C. Change drinks to drinking.
D. No change is needed.
A. Change drinks to drink.
Which sentence correctly describes how Kayla and Suzy feel about letterboxing?
A. Suzy is excited about letterboxing at the beginning of the story, but Kayla wants to stay home instead of going letterboxing.
B. Kayla and Suzy are excited about letterboxing at the beginning of the story.
C. Kayla is excited about letterboxing at the beginning of the story, but Suzy wants to stay home instead of going letterboxing.
D. Kayla and Suzy want to stay home instead of going letterboxing.
C. Kayla is excited about letterboxing at the beginning of the story, but Suzy wants to stay home instead of going letterboxing.
What is the correct way to write sentence 4?
A. First, we scrub the truck with soapy water.
B. First, us scrubs the truck with soapy water.
C. First, they scrubs the truck with soapy water.
D. First, them scrub the truck with soapy water.
A. First, we scrub the truck with soapy water.
My Adventure with Clyde:
Read the sentence from paragraph 2.
But he was friendly and seemed to look at me with amusement.
Think about the suffix -ment. What is the meaning of amusement above?
A. trying to be amusing
B. wanting to be amused
C. the most amusing of all
D. the condition of being amused
D. the condition of being amused
Read the sentence from paragraph 2.
He missed the small town where he lived before his dad got a new job.
What is the meaning of missed as it is used above?
A. to be too late for something
B. a small amount of light rain
C. a cloud of very tiny water drops
D. to feel sad about leaving something
D. to feel sad about leaving something
What is the correct way to write sentence 5?
A. One bird passing by me and sings.
B. One bird passes by me and sings.
C. One bird pass by me and sing.
D. No change is needed.
B. One bird passes by me and sings.
Read the sentence from paragraph 10.
Uncle Jim helped Kayla draw a little rose on a pink eraser and cut around the lines of the drawing.
What is the meaning of rose as it is used above?
A. stood up
B. a kind of flower
C. a long line of something
D. moves a boat through the water
B. a kind of flower
What change should be made to sentence 8?
A. Change it look to they look.
B. Change it look to we look.
C. Change it look to it looks.
D. No change is needed.
C. Change it look to it looks.
My Adventure with Clyde:
Why does the author use the onomatopoeia "Whoosh!" in paragraph 9?
A. to show what the camel sounds like
B. to describes what the sand feels like
C. to describe the camel's heavy eyelashes
D. To show how the powerful winds sound
D. To show how the powerful winds sound
What is the main reason the setting of the cafeteria is important to the plot of the story?
A. Ling sees people talking and starts to miss his friend Mateo.
B. Miss Aguilera welcomes Ling, and he starts to feel better.
C. Ana sees Ling’s lunchbox and asks if he likes basketball.
D. Ling sits at Ana’s table and meets her friends.
C. Ana sees Ling’s lunchbox and asks if he likes basketball.
What change should be made in sentence 2?
A. Change hummingbird to hummingbirdes
B. Change hummingbird to hummingbirds
C. Change hummingbird to hummingbirdies
D. No change needed.
B. Change hummingbird to hummingbirds
Read the sentence from paragraph 17.
At the park, they watched a video together on Uncle Jim’s phone.
Think about the Latin root vid. What is the meaning of video above?
A. a recording to watch
B. something that is easily seen
C. a screen where movies can be watched
D. something that shows where an object is
A. a recording to watch
What change should be made to sentence 7?
A. Change spray to sprays
B. Change spray to sprayed
C. Change spray to spraying
D. No change needed.
B. Change spray to sprayed
The Pumpkin Patch:
What change should be made in sentence 2?
A. Change picked to pick.
B. Change picked to picking.
C. Change picked to will pick.
D. No change is needed.
D. No change is needed.
What is the theme of the story?
A. Things often work out better than expected.
B. It is important to have friends you trust.
C. Always ask for help when it is needed.
D. Saying goodbye can be hard to do.
A. Things often work out better than expected.
What is the correct way to write sentence 6?
A. "It’s as if it is saying," Thanks for the food!
B. It’s as if it is saying, "Thanks" for the food!
C. It’s as if it is saying, "Thanks for the food!"
D. No change needed.
C. It’s as if it is saying, "Thanks for the food!"
In paragraph 22, why does Suzy most likely ask to put the letterbox back?
A. She wants to take part in some way since she does not have a stamp.
B. She is in a hurry to get back home so she can play basketball.
C. She is upset that her sister was the one who found the box.
D. She wants to make sure that the box will be hard to find.
A. She wants to take part in some way since she does not have a stamp.
What change should be made to sentence 1?
A. Change him to he
B. Change him to his
C. Change him to her
D. No change needed.
B. Change him to his
A Pumpkin Patch:
What change should be made in sentence 7?
A. Change feed to fed.
B. Change feed to feeding.
C. Change feed to will feed.
D. No change is needed.
C. Change feed to will feed.