Vocabulary
Comprehension
Pronouns
Using Resources
Complete Sentences
100
I do not like visiting Freddie because he is mean to me. In the sentence above, the word mean means _____. A. stands for B. average C. usual D. unkind
What is D. unkind?
100
Which sentence is a fact? A. All of the prettiest people live in California. B. California is warmer than any other state. C. California has the best looking mountains. D. California is the most populated state in the United States.
What is D. California is the most populated state in the United States?
100
Mary, the captain of the swim team, came in third place because the coach wouldn't let _____ practice. What pronoun should go in the blank? A. she B. it C. we D. her
What is D. her?
100
Using Resources Jimmy Jerry Sally Phil Jennifer Irene If you placed the above names in alphabetical order, which name would come FIRST? A. Jerry B. Sally C. Irene D. Phil
What is C. Irene?
100
Which sentence below is written correctly? A. I ran fifteen laps! B. I said thinking that fast I was going! C. Just do the best very that you can do! D. Said she that I was going too slow!
What is A. I ran fifteen laps!
200
The fans in the stadium went wild when the player scored the last goal. The word fans means _____________ in the sentence above. A. television viewers B. cooling machines C. folded paper D. sports lovers
What is D. sports lovers?
200
SARAH: Did it stop yet? LARRY: No. It's worse than ever. SARAH: We'll never get to play our soccer game. LARRY: No. Even if it stops, it's still too muddy to play. SARAH: This always happens in the spring! Maybe we should change the soccer season. From the story, the reader can tell that A. it is raining outside. B. it is a school day. C. the kids do not get along. D. the kids do not like soccer.
What is A. it is raining outside?
200
Gina went to the party by herself even though Berta wanted to go too. What does the pronoun herself refer to? A. wanting to go B. party C. Berta D. Gina
What is D. Gina?
200
The definition of which word is found closest to the beginning of the dictionary? A. Catastrophe B. Tragedy C. Mayhem D. Disaster
What is A. Catastrophe?
200
Which sentence is a complete sentence? A. All the kids in Mrs. Ross' class. B. James is the youngest. C. The long, dark hallways. D. Crowded into the small classroom.
What is B. James is the youngest?
300
Which word means almost the same as go up? A. rise B. sink C. sit D. underneath
What is B. rise?
300
Luther tugged at his shoes. Ouch! His toes were cramped. He looked closely at the shoes. Were these his little brother's shoes? No. They were his, alright. He'd have to tell Dad. Why did Luther probably have to talk to his father? A. He badly hurt his toes. B. He needs bigger shoes. C. He needs help tying his shoelaces. D. He wants his brother's shoes.
What is B. He needs bigger shoes?
300
Stanley tried to explain that the dog the pound took was _____ dog. A. we B. she C. his D. he
What is C. his?
300
Which of these words is found closest to the end of a dictionary? tenant young bridge maybe A. Maybe B. Tenant C. Bridge D. Young
What is D. Young?
300
Which sentence below is written with the correct word order? A. Visits maybe he even for a few hours another family. B. Like me has a best friend he I hope to play with. C. Wonder I what the cat does he goes outside when. D. He may climb a tree and sit high in the branches.
What is D. He may climb a tree and sit high in the branches?
400
Justin was angry. He had his bike stolen. His friends did not talk to him at lunch. On the way walking home from school, his book bag got hooked on a tree and was broken. Now, he had to lug all his books and walk home in the hot, hot heat of the afternoon. Which word means almost the same as lug? A. log B. run C. carry D. walk
What is C. carry?
400
If you grew up with Abraham Lincoln, you would have seen great changes from the time Lincoln was a boy in Kentucky and Indiana to the time he was president in Washington, D.C. Important changes took place in transportation. When Lincoln was a boy, there were no trains at all. It took a long time to send a message by stagecoach. By the time Lincoln was a grown man, the telegraph was invented. Messages could be sent very quickly. Lincoln's mother cooked over a fireplace. When Lincoln was a lawyer in Springfield, his wife cooked on a stove. Women on the frontier made their own cloth. Later, more and more women could buy cloth made in factories. When Lincoln was a boy, people did not have machines to help them farm. By the time Lincoln was president, many farmers were using machines to help them harvest crops. When Lincoln lived in a log cabin on the frontier, he never dreamed that one day he would live in a house like the White House. Which of these is an opinion (not a fact) stated in this story? A. Important changes took place in transportation. B. Lincoln's mother cooked over a fireplace. C. When Lincoln was a boy, there were no trains at all. D. Women on the frontier made their own cloth.
What is A. Important changes took place in transportation?
400
Jamie and Oliver went to the park to meet their friends for a soccer game. What does the pronoun their refer to? A. the park B. friends C. soccer game D. Jamie and Oliver
What is D. Jamie and Oliver?
400
Which reference book would you use to find out how many syllables are in a word? A. Encyclopedia B. Atlas C. Almanac D. Dictionary
What is D. Dictionary?
400
Which sentence is a complete sentence? A. Ate the snack they saved from lunch. B. Even in the winter. C. Sometimes with her best friend Will. D. He liked going to the park after school.
What is D. He liked going to the park after school. ?
500
I was so excited when the toy I ordered finally came in the mail. I had been waiting for weeks for my own Zip-Hanger! But when I opened the box, I was really surprised. I didn't find my Zip-Hanger. I found hundreds of pieces. I didn't know I would have to assemble it. There were so many pieces; I didn't even know where to begin! Based on the context clues in the passage, what is the meaning of assemble? A. put together B. ask for C. take apart D. tear off
What is A. put together?
500
The small collie pup ran back and forth between the house and the little girl out in the field. It ran into the house crying and barking. It waited a moment, and then it ran outside again. Outside, the pup licked the face of the crying girl. It barked a few times. Then it ran into the house once more. In the house, the collie barked louder. It grabbed the pant leg of the girl's father and pulled him from his chair. adapted from "Pets" by Jacci Cole 14. Which of the following statements is most likely true? A. The little girl is in trouble. B. The dog wants to play. C. The father does not like the dog. D. The dog is happy to be outside.
What is A. The little girl is in trouble?
500
Misha lost all ____ money when she left _____ wallet on the bus. What pronouns should go in the blanks? A. her, her B. you, my C. it, we D. he, his
What is A. her, her?
500
Where would be the best place to look if you wanted to find a word that meant the same thing as the word angry? A. Thesaurus B. Table of contents C. Glossary D. Dictionary
What is A. Thesaurus?
500
Which sentence below is written with the correct word order? A. Fun days weekends for my family are. B. My sister goes to the mall with her friends. C. Read I in the newspaper the comics funny. D. Watches sports my dad on the television.
What is B. My sister goes to the mall with her friends. ?
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