Word Analysis
What is the base word of 'wagged'
wag
Read this sentence:
Everyone finished eating and began clearing the breakfast table.
In which sentence does the word 'clearing' mean the same as it does in the sentence above?
a. The family was clearing the trash from the building.
b.The family walked into the clearing beyond the hill.
A. The family was clearing the trash from the building.
You want to learn more about the life of Barack Obama. Where should you look?
Encyclopedia
alien
apricot
attention
apple
alien
apple
apricot
attention
This story is-
a. fiction
b. a poem
c. nonfiction
d. a fairy tale
A. fiction
Which word uses the -ing in the same way as in 'looking'?
a. sing
b. doing
c. sling
d. king
b. doing
I've met many new people in my travels.
Which of these is another way to write "I've"
a. I will
b. I would
c. I have
d. I may
c. I have
You want to find a synonym for word 'ancient'. Where should you look?
Thesaurus
Which word would be on the same page as these guide words?
apple-astronaut
a. alien
b. apricot
c. attention
b. apricot
Based on paragraph 5, Lula's great-grandmother believes the Northern Lights were-
a. smoke
b. lights
c. fox fires
d. shooting stars
C. Fox fires
Which two words correctly complete the sentence?
_________ was still harder fighting on the ______ back to Boston.
a. Their, way
b. There, weigh
c. There, way
d. Their, weigh
c. There, way
He walked to the edge of the sea and sang along with the whales.
Which word could replace the whales ?
a. them
b. him
c. it
d. they
a. them
You want to know where Rome is located on a map. Where should you look?
Atlas
Which entry word would fall between these two guide words?
ill-imagination
a. illustrate
b. igloo
c. important
a. illustrate
What takes place in paragraph 1?
a. Granny and Lula watch a fox
b. Granny and Lula look at the night sky.
c. Lula walks out of the house
d.Granny remembers her mother's story
B .Granny and Lula look at the night sky.
Which word has the same vowel sound as 'box"
a. forks
b. pots
c. nose
d. lose
b. pots
Read this sentence:
It was built as a temple, and housed many sculptures.
In this sentence, what does the word 'housed' mean?
a. buildings to live in
b. provide storage for
c. to live in a home.
d. created or built
b. provide storage for
Dictionary
Put the following words in alphabetical order:
cry
crocodile
crow
crop
crocodile
crop
crow
cry
Which question is answered in paragraph 11?
a. What types of animal tracks did Lula see in the snow?
b. What colors did Lula see in the Northern Lights?
c. How do the foxes create the fox fires?
d. In which country did Lula's great-grandmother grow up?
A. What types of animal tracks did Lula see in the snow?
How should the word 'trouble' be divided into syllables?
a. tro-u-ble
b. tr-ouble
c. tr-ou-ble
d. trou-ble
d. trou-ble
Read this sentence:
None of these attempts worked, and the people went home disappointed.
What is the meaning of 'attempts' in this sentence?
a. mistakes
b. wishes
c. tries
d. puzzles
c. tries
You want to know the weather for today. Where should you look?
Internet
Which entry word would be found between these guide words:
mail-make
a. man
b. major
c. maid
d.maker
b. major
This story is mostly about-
a. a great-grandmother in Finland who often sees the colorful Northern Lights
b. A girl named Lula who learns about the Northern Lights and sees them in the night sky.
c.two magical foxes who wave their tails to make fox fires
d. a grandmother who shares a story about how foxes create northern lights.
D.