Vocab! Vocab! Vocab!
"Happy New Year"
"Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin"
Linking Verbs
Days, Months and Holidays
100

My grandma dropped in small bits of salt into the soup.

a) sprinkled

b) welcomed

c) arrived

d) counted

a) sprinkled

100

What is the genre of this story?

a) informational text

b) play

c) realistic fiction

d) biography

c) realistic fiction

100

In this story, what does primo mean?


a) friend

b) dad

c) brother

d) cousin

d) cousin

100

The book ____ very difficult for my baby sister

a) were

b) is

c) are

d) am

b) is

100

Choose the correct sentence.

a) My Birthday is on Christmas.

b) My birthday is on christmas.

c) My birthday is on Christmas.

d) My Birthday is on christmas.

c) My birthday is on Christmas.

200

The man carved many small statues to sell at the market.

a) to continue to exist

b) to say numbers in the right order

c) to make something by cutting materials, such as ice, stone, wood, etc.

d) to be all around someone or something

c) to make something by cutting materials, such as ice, stone, wood, etc.

200

How are New Year's celebrations in China and United States similar?

a) People wear red clothing for both 

b) People make paper lanterns for both

c) Both are exciting family celebrations

d) Both celebrations last for many days 

c) Both are exciting family celebrations

200

"Skyscrapers are buildings so tall they tickle the clouds."

a)Skyscrapers can tickle the clouds and make them disappear.

b) Skyscrapers can tickle the clouds and make it rain.

c) Skyscrapers are short and cannot touch the clouds.

d) Skyscrapers are so tall they seem to touch the clouds.

d) Skyscrapers are so tall they seem to touch the clouds.

200

The blankets ____ very soft and warm

a) be

b) is

c) were

d) am

c) were

200

Choose the correct sentence.

a) We will go on vacation in August.

b) We will go on vacation in august.

c) We will go on Vacation in August.

d) We will go on Vacation in august.

a) We will go on vacation in August.

300

Two people worked together to clean the classroom.

a) lantern

b) custom

c) pair

d) property

c) pair

300

American New Year lasts ____ day(s).

Chinese New Years lasts ____ day(s).

American New Year lasts 1 day.

Chinese New Years lasts 15 days.

300

What idea do both cousins have?

a) Charlie and Carlitos want to move and live with each other.

b) Charlie and Carlitos want to visit their home.

c) Charlie and Carlitos want to learn each other's languages

d) Charlie and Carlitos want to stop writing letters to each other.

b) Charlie and Carlitos want to visit their home.

300

We ___ sleepy during the movie

a) were

b) is

c) am

d) was

a) were

300

Choose the correct sentence.

a) I will play Tennis on Friday with my sister.

b) I will play Tennis on friday with my sister.

c) I will play tennis on Friday with my sister.

d) I will play tennis on friday with my sister.

c) I will play tennis on Friday with my sister.

400

The bananas will not last for long, so we must eat them soon.

a) to drop or scatter in small bits

b) to continue to exist

c) to reach the place you set out to go

d) to say numbers int he right order

b) to continue to exist

400

How many times does the narrator celebrate the New Year in this story?

a) one time

b) two times

c) three times

d) four times

b) two times

400

How are the ways the boys get to school different?

a) Charlies rides his bicycle, and Carlitos ride the subway.

b) Charlies rides the subway, and Carlitos rides his bicycle.

c) Charlie rides his bike, and Carlitos walks to school.

d) Charlie walks to school, and Carlitos rides his bicycle.

b) Charlies rides the subway, and Carlitos rides his bicycle.

400

Michael ____ good at swimming

a) am

b) is

c) to be

d) were

b) is

400

Choose the correct sentence

a) I called my Parents every day in June.

b) I called my Parents every day in June.

c) I called my parents every day in june.

d) I called my parents every day in June.

d) I called my parents every day in June.

500

My best friend's family always welcomes me to their home with a big hug.

a) to be all around someone or something

b) to reach the place you set out to go

c) to continue to exist

d) to accept or receive someone gladly

d) to accept or receive someone gladly

500

"A plane is huge and travels over the ocean like a whale in the sky."

Why does the author compare a plane to a whale?

a) to tell readers how big a plane is

b) to tell readers that planes can travel underwater

c) to tell readers that planes can travel over oceans.

d) to tell readers that planes can travel in the sky.

a) to tell readers how big a plane is

500

What is the story mainly about?

a) Mexican American history

b) shopping at different types of markets

c) comparing life in Mexico and America

d) learning how to make Mexican food

c) comparing life in Mexico and America

500

I ___ a good student

a) were

b) am

c) are

d) is

b) am

500

Which letters need to be capitalized?

monday, january 1, 2015 was my birthday. It was also new year's day.

Monday

January

New

Year's

Day

M
e
n
u