Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Poetry
Synonyms and Antonyms
Author's Purpose
Main Idea
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What does the word DISAGREED mean? A. agreed again B. a person who agrees C. did not agree D. agree before
C. did not agree
100
While she see picks up the ones I MISS. This sentence probably means that the child... A. does not get all the things on the list. B. wishes for someone that has gone away. C. did not get the ball through the net. D. wants to be somewhere else
A. does not get all the things on the list.
100
Which word is a synonym for JOY? A. happy B. sad C. tired D. slow
A. happy
100
The slim-o-matic will cause you to loose pounds and inches from your body in one month. This amazing machine helps you to exercise correctly and provides an easy video to show you the proper way to exercise. Send $75.99 and begin exercising today.
to persuade
100
A set is the place in which a movie is filmed. Carpenters build sets to show scenes where the action takes place. Some sets are painted to look like real rooms. They can be used for plays, films, or television shows. Sets can also be built to look like the outdoors. A set for a whole street or town can even be built. This story mainly tells A. How television shows and movies are made. B. That films are made outdoors. C. How sets are used. D. That carpenters build sets.
C. How sets are used.
200
Someone who is CAREFUL... A. works with care B. works sloppily C. works very fast D. almost happy
A. works with care
200
Which object in the passage acts like a person? A. the cans B. the jars C. the cheese D. the milk
D. the milk
200
Which word is an antonym for HARD? A. easy B. tiring C. stiff D. fast
A. easy
200
Calligraphy is a form of handwriting. A special pen must be used. Letters are formed using up and down strokes. Old documents are usually written in this form. Dipomas, certificates, and other awards are written in calligraphy. It is an interesting form of handwriting.
to inform
200
The Lock Ness Monster has been seen many times. It lives in a lake in Scotland called Loch Ness. The waters of Loch Ness are the color of coffee. So no one has been able to take a clear picture of the monster or catch it. The monster is said to be about twenty feet long. It has a tiny head and a long neck. Its big body has flippers and many humps. This story mainly tells about A. That the monster does not exist. B. How many people have seen the monster. C. Where Loch Ness is located. D. How no one has proved that the monster is real.
B. How many people have seen the monster.
300
What does the word unhappy mean? A. not happy B. a little happy C. happy again D. almost happy
A. not happy
300
Which is the best new title for this passage? A. "A Day at the Market" B. "Saturday Dinner" C. "Shopping with Dad" D. "Breakfast with Mom"
A. "A Day at the Market"
300
Which word is NOT a synonym for fast? A. quick B. rush C. speedy D. slow
D. slow
300
Katina and her brother, Jess were playing with the water hose outside one day. Jess was hiding from Katina so she wouldn't squirt him with the water. The back door opened and Katina pointed the water hose toward the door. It was Mom and she was dripping wet!
to entertain
300
Some butterflies lay their eggs on just one kind of plant. By tasting the plant, they know which one is right. Sometimes butterflies taste the wrong plant. So they fly to another plant and taste again. When they find the right plant, they lay their eggs there. Soon the eggs hatch. The hungry babies eat the plant their mother chose! This story mainly tells A. When baby butterflies come out of eggs. B. How butterflies choose where to lay eggs. C. What flies from one plant to another. D. How butterflies always taste the right plant.
B. How butterflies choose where to lay eggs.
400
What is the root word in MISBEHAVING? A. miss B. behaving C. behave d. having
C. behave
400
Then we sack up what we have bought...Sack up means about the same as A. put back B. put in a bag C. pick off the ground D. give to someone
B. put in a bag
400
Which word is an antonym for STRONG? A. tough B. weak C. strange D. smart
B. weak
400
Tom was not happy one little bit. His sister, Susan was making honor roll again. His parents would allow her to do anything she wanted to do. Tom was not making honor roll this time and he was not going to be allowed to do all the things he wanted to do. He would have just have to study harder and get back on the honor roll.
to entertain
400
The first dollhouses were built for grown-ups. These houses were as tall as people. They were filled with pretty things. Rich people made these dollhouses look like their own homes. Only later did they build smaller dollhouses for children. Some of these are still around. They help us learn what real houses looked like long ago. This story is mainly about A. When people made dollhouses for children B. Which dollhouses were the tallest C. What the first dollhouses were like D. Which people didn’t build dollhouses
C. What the first dollhouses were like
500
What is the root word in UNDERPRICED? A. under B. un C. priced D. price
D. price
500
The parent in the passage A. wishes the child had stayed home B. will go home by train C. has a lot of things to buy D. lets the child shop by herself
C. has a lot of things to buy
500
Which word is NOT a synonym for tired? A. sleepy B. tired C. drowsy D. awake
D. awake
500
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was born on Feb. 7, 1867 in Pepin, Wisconson to Charles and Caroline Ingalls. She met and married Almanzo James Wilder in 1885. She published many books based on her travels to the west. Her writing became the basis for the "Little House" series. She died in 1957.
to inform
500
Long ago Jane Addams didn’t believe that poor people were treated fairly. She wanted a law that would keep poor children from having to work. She also thought that poor women shouldn’t have to work more than eight hours a day. Many of her wishes became laws. This story mainly tells A. How Jane Addams worked to help the poor B. Why people are poor C. When children should work long hours D. How people were treated fairly
A. How Jane Addams worked to help the poor
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