I LOVE SCHOOL
So many living things are in just one kapok tree! A wild cat hunts small animals in the tree. It crawls along branches. It looks for climbing rats to eat. A sloth visits the tree. It eats leaves. It hangs around on branches. Later, it will go to another tree and eat more leaves. An eagle makes a nest high in the tree. Up here, it watches for prey to catch. It brings back prey to its young.
The animals _____ the tree.
A. Feed
B. Use
C. Hurt
D. Carry
Mark filled a glass with cold water and brought it over to the couch. "You must be very thirsty, Mr. Whitehead," he said timidly. "Would you like some water?"
Mark was _____ .
A. Cold
B. Angry
C. Polite
D. Silly
During the day at the weather station, two weather forecasters and a meteorologist are on duty. At night there is one forecaster. Weather conditions are updated around the clock.
Someone is always _____ .
A. Playing
B. Listening
C. Talking
D. Working
D. Working
Sandy felt her face go hot. She knew that Cohn liked her. But why was he always trying to be funny? She felt angry that he had been able to hear the lecture and she hadn't. Having to work and go to school at the same time wasn't easy. It didn't seem fair to Sandy that she had to miss out on some things.
She was _____ .
A. Elated
B. Worried
C. Upset
D. Curious
I should have undone the package carefully so we could use the wrappings again. But I was too excited. I tore off the ribbon and paper. Inside was a long, thin white box. I opened it up and saw a slender golden chain from which hung a tiny golden heart. "Oh, Mama," I cried, "oh, Papa, it's beautiful. It's so—so grown-up."
She was _____ .
A. Jealous
B. Delighted
C. Upset
D. Afraid
Mom came back to my room with a box wrapped in silver paper, tied with a purple ribbon. I opened the card. With love to the birthday girl, from all the Robinsons, it said in Mrs. Robinson's handwriting. Inside the box was a long, white Victorian nightgown, the kind the girl in The Nutcracker wears. I've always wanted one. I held it up for Mom to see.
It was a(n) _____ gift.
A. Playful
B. Disappointing
C. Memorable
D. Ordinary
"Where am I?" In front of him was a house with lots of windows. The front door was open, so he went in. There were lots of doors, too. In one of the rooms, he found some colored pencils.
He made a _____ .
A. Mistake
B. Discovery
C. Problem
D. Plan
It was four o'clock in the afternoon. Sylvester was late again. Horace, the lion, was getting impatient. He couldn't wait to tell his friend about all the things he had seen and done, or was going to see and do. It was no fun having tea and cookies alone with no one to impress.
Horace was _____ .
A. Powerful
B. Wrong
C. Anxious
D. Quick
C. Anxious
Daniel sat on a three-legged stool by the fireplace facing the visitor. Now the other Boones drew their chairs and stools closer. Mr. McGuire was always a welcome visitor. He told a good story every time he came to the cabin. All of them wanted to hear every word. Only occasionally did they have such good entertainment.
Mr. McGuire had their _____ .
A. Books
B. Sympathy
C. Attention
D. Love
Kelly's smile sagged. Folding programs was not a special part. It was plain old ordinary stupid job.
She was...
A. Mad
B. Scared
C. Sweet
D. Lucky
Although germs are all around, they do not always make you sick. Many germs are not harmful. Also, your body keeps out harmful germs most of the time. Your skin blocks the germs. As long as there are no cuts or scratches on your skin, germs can't get in.
Your skin is _____ .
A. Thin
B. Protection
C. Wide
D. Unnecessary
In spite of the way Kate talked to Anders, she had some questions of her own. Questions that nagged away at the back of her mind. What was in those boxes? And why did Stretch have one blue hand?
She was _____ .
A. Guilty
B. Ready
C. Curious
D. Quiet
In the mornings he had no one to share his English muffins. In the afternoons he had no one to share his tea. And in the evenings there was no one Mr. Putter could tell stories to.
Mr. Putter lived _____ .
A. Happily
B. Long
C. Alone
D. Honestly
There are very few evergreen trees in the Philippines. An evergreen tree is a tree that is always green. Instead, many Filipinos have fake evergreen trees.
They have to _____ .
A. Study
B. Promise
C. Pretend
D. Disappear
The river nudged the bridge bottom. Still we boasted, "it won't flood us." But we left our radios crackling that night when we went to sleep. The warning whistle didn't have to blow twice.
We had to be...
A. Quiet
B. Angry
C. Happy
D. Ready
The cockroach makes a high-pitched screaming noise. It scrambles out of the way. Foam splashes some of the other roaches. They all panic, crawling up the walls and skittering across the ceiling.
The roaches are _____ .
A. Calm
B. Afraid
C. Unaware
D. Lost
Bears eat berries, nuts, grass, insects, and meat. Some bears eat honey. Some bears hunt for fish in water. Most bears live in forests. Bears sometimes come near towns or homes to look for food. Bears hibernate in dens in the winter. They come out in spring to look for food. Time to hunt!
Bears _____ for food.
A. Dance
B. Fight
C. Search
D. Roar
I ran to the building. But there wasn't any doorman. In fact, there wasn't even any building! What I thought was a building was only a fake front, like a movie set.
I was _____ .
A. Helped
B. Tricked
C. Needed
D. Blamed
Most geckos live outside. But tree geckos, like this one, often live in houses. People don't mind having it around because it clears the house of insects.
Geckos are _____ to people.
A. Harmful
B. Helpful
C. Dangerous
D. Awful
Our visiting Indian was called Samoset. He spoke some of our language. He told us about an Indian named Squanto who had met many white men and could also speak our language. Several days later, we met Squanto. He became our good friend and helper.
These Indians _____ us.
A. Upset
B. Assisted
C. Avoided
D. Worried
A newborn koala weighs only one-thirtieth of an ounce (one gram). It is only three-fourths of an inch (about two centimeters) long. A newborn koala is pink and has no hair. It cannot see.
It is _____ .
A. Tiny
B. Fuzzy
C. Warm
D. Alone
Some foods, like breads, are not easy to make. For these, you need a recipe. A recipe is a plan for making food. It tells you what things you need. It tells you each step. It tells you when to mix, stir, or bake.
It helps you _____ .
A. Vote
B. Cook
C. Agree
D. Explain
The Stegosaurus was big and slow. It did not run from enemies. But it had spikes on its tail. It used the spikes to fight. The plates on the back made it hard for another dinosaur to bite a Stegosaurus.
The Stegosaurus was _____ .
A. Bold
B. Sick
C. Kind
D. Weak
"Come on," you begged your parents. "We're in South America and you want me to sit by the pool all day? I could do that at home. Why did you take me to a foreign country if you didn't want to expose me to new things?"
I am _____ .
A. Kind
B. Hungry
C. Disappointed
D. Glad
C. Disappointed
Whether working or resting, the crew faced one unearthly condition. They were weightless. The spacecraft was high above the earth and moving fast (17,500 miles per hour). Gravity did not hold the men to the floor.
They _____ .
A. Played
B. Floated
C. Learned
D. Ran