Vocabulary
Which word means it has no end and lasts forever?
A. Eternal
B. Intriguing
C.Organic
A. Eternal
Which word is the adverb in this sentence?
The dog ran quickly to the door.
A. dog
B. ran
C. quickly
D. door
C. quickly
Why did people used to think that some of the ringing rocks did not ring?
A Some people tapped the rocks with a type of hammer that does not create a ring.
B Some of the ringing rocks make sounds that are too low for people to hear.
C The rocks are made of diabase, which is a type of volcanic rock.
D Some of the rocks have been frozen and thawed many times.
B Some of the ringing rocks make sounds that are too low for people to hear.
Think about the poem “The Great Barrier Reef.” Why are astronauts able to see the reef from space?
A The reef is made of beautiful coral.
B The reef is sixteen hundred miles long.
C The reef is a habitat to different sea creatures.
D The reef is located along the Queensland coast
B The reef is sixteen hundred miles long.
What does the suffix -ment usually help a word mean?
A. A person
B. An action or result
C. A place
D. A time
B. An action or result
Which word means made up of living matter?
A. Intriguing
B. Eternal
C. Organic
C. Organic
Which sentence uses the adverb in the middle of the sentence?
A. Yesterday, we went to the park.
B. She quietly closed the book.
C. He always eats breakfast before school.
D. Tomorrow, we will have a test.
C. He always eats breakfast before school.
Think about the Caverns of Sonora. Why does the author explain that dripping water creates mineral buildup?
A to show why some of the cave deposits look like popcorn
B to tell how stalagmites and stalactites are created
C to show what led a dog to the cave’s entrance
D to tell how a layer of limestone was dissolved
B to tell how stalagmites and stalactites are created
What is the main idea of the first stanza of “The Mariana Trench”?
A The trench is mysterious, but people will still be able to learn things about it.
B The trench is like a sleeping giant, and it will be angry that its rest is being disturbed.
C The trench realizes that it is more grand and beautiful than anything else in the ocean.
D The trench admires the explorers and the machines they use to travel through the deep
A The trench is mysterious, but people will still be able to learn things about it.
Which sentence uses a word with -ment correctly?
A. She showed her excite-ment at the party.
B. The class made an agreement about the rules.
C. He felt sadment after the game.
D. Her enjoyness was clear.
B. The class made an agreement about the rules.
Which word means it is made up of things that are different from each other?
A. Intriguing
B. Wrath
C. Diverse
C. Diverse
Which adverb tells how often something happens?
A. loudly
B. very
C. never
D. outside
C. never
The passage says some rocks resemble drinking straws. What does resemble mean?
A are close in appearance to
B are the same color as
C are bigger than
D are used as
A are close in appearance to
Line 7 of “Aurora Borealis” contains the word peer. What does peer mean?
A fall
B stay
C look
D swim
C look
Which sentence best explains the meaning of the word darkness?
A. A place that is dark
B. The act of becoming dark
C. The state of being dark
D. A person who likes the dark
C. The state of being dark
Which word means you understand it?
A. Wrath
B. Idle
C. Fathom
C. Fathom
Which sentence uses an adverb that shows intensity (how strong something is)?
A. She will arrive soon.
B. The movie was very funny.
C. He runs daily after school.
D. We played outside yesterday.
B. The movie was very funny.
Why does the author include information about scientists studying “sailing” rocks in Death Valley?
A to show which types of rocks scientists think will move the farthest
B to describe which rocks scientists believe are most likely to move
C to explain how scientists discovered the reason the rocks moved
D to argue that more scientists should learn about rocks that move
C to explain how scientists discovered the reason the rocks moved
The poem “Aurora Borealis” depends most on which sense to present its message?
A sight
B smell
C touch
D hearing
A sight
.Which sentence uses -ment to show the result of an action?
A. The baby’s cryment was loud.
B. They made an improvement to the project.
C. She was full of happyment.
D. His tiredment made him sleep.
B. They made an improvement to the project.
Which word means it is not doing anything?
A. Wrath
B. Core
C. Idle
C. Idle
Where is the adverb in this sentence?
Carefully, the student wrote her name.
A. At the beginning
B. In the middle
C. At the end
D. There is no adverb
A. At the beginning
Think about the title. How did the author show that rocks are weird and wondrous?
A by answering questions from the readers about rocks
B by arguing which types of rocks are the most beautiful
C by telling how rocks have changed since the beginning of time
D by giving examples of unique rocks from across the United States
D by giving examples of unique rocks from across the United States
How does the poet arrange the lines in the poem “Mount Everest”?
A by making sure that every pair of lines ends with rhyming words
B by asking and then answering a list of questions about the mountain
C by dividing the poem into the times before and after the climbers reach the top
D by making each line longer than the one above it so the poem looks like a mountain
D by making each line longer than the one above it so the poem looks like a mountain
Which sentence uses a -ness word correctly?
A. The loudness of the music hurt my ears.
B. She showed her kind when she helped a friend.
C. He felt happyment after the game.
D. The dark was scary at night.
A. The loudness of the music hurt my ears.