Base Words
We ______ out of the car and went into the store.
1. hoped
2. hopeed
3. hopped
3. hopped
What does "cat nap" mean in the sentence below?
Meg took a cat nap so she would feel rested.
1. sleep all day
2. sleep with a cat
3. a short nap
3. a short nap
Our _____ put up a picture.
1. teacher
2. they
3. today
1. teacher
It is a ______ day.
1. sunny
2. sixty
3. thief
1. sunny
Vashti's art made "quite a splash" at the art show. What does that mean?
1. her art got splashed with water
2. many people liked it
3. her art got wet
2. many people liked it
The sun was ______, so I said "Let's go to the beach!"
1. shineing
2. shinning
3. shining
3. shining
What does "raining cats and dogs" mean in the sentence below?
It is raining cats and dogs outside!
1. lots of rain
2. animals are falling from the sky
3. cats and dogs run around
1. lots of rain
It had clouds floating _____ two sailboats.
1. away
2. are
3. above
3. above
She runs and acts _______ when she sees me.
1. chief
2. silly
3. grief
2. silly
How is the boy's art different than Vashti's?
1. He draws a box.
2. He draws a swirl.
3. He draws a squiggle.
3. He draws a squiggle.
The rain was _______ down when we got to the lake.
1. coming
2. comeing
3. comming
1. coming
What does "out of the blue" mean in the sentence below?
My dog ran into my room out of the blue and started barking.
1. a big surprise
2. a long time
3. with blue paint
1. a big surprise
She pointed _____ the picture.
1. think
2. toward
3. talks
2. toward
I gave the horse a _______ of candy.
1. piece
2. field
3. yummy
1. piece
How are Vashti and the boy the same?
1. Both like math more than art.
2. Both think they cannot draw at first.
3. Both think they can draw anything at first.
2. Both think they cannot draw at first.
Tish _____ and asked if I wanted ice cream.
1. smileed
2. smilled
3. smiled
3. smiled
What does "in the wink of an eye" mean in the sentence below?
Fran cleaned her room in the wink of an eye.
1. slow
2. quick
3. messy
2. quick
She said a breeze _____ the clouds and boat to make them go.
1. paper
2. pretty
3. pushed
3. pushed
1. kitty
2. penny
3. candy
1. kitty
How is Vashti the SAME as her teacher?
1. Both help kids draw.
2. Both make jokes.
3. Both frame pictures.
1. Both help kids draw.
Do you want to go _________?
1. swiming
2. swimmed
3. swimming
3. swimming
What does "time flies" mean in the sentence below?
Wow! Time flies when you're having fun.
1. goes by quick
2. clocks have wings
3. someone threw a clock
1. goes by quick
We were _______ that it could make such big things go!
1. school
2. surprised
3. some
2. surprised
She will sleep for a ______ time.
1. husky
2. brief
3. theif
2. brief
How does Vashti change by the end of the story?
1. She likes art shows.
2. She does not like art.
3. She likes to draw.
3. She likes to draw.