Vocabulary
What does the word Literary mean in the sentence below?
Reese won the literary prize for the poem she entered in the school's talent competition.
a. well-read
b. highly-skilled
c. dealing with games
d. dealing with writing
d. dealing with writing
What is the complete subject in the sentence below?
The busy volunteers built the house in just one week.
A. built the house
B. volunteers built
C. busy volunteers
D. The busy volunteers
D. The busy volunteers.
Which word best describes the relationship between Hannah and Natalie?
A. Close
B. Dishonest
C. indifferent
D. tense
A. Close
What is the correct way to divide the word halter into syllables?
A hal-ter
B ha-lter
C halt-er
D halte-r
A Hal-ter
What does the word nondairy mean in the sentence below?
Soy milk and rice milk are nondairy drinks.
f. containing soy
g. containing milk
h. containing no dairy products
i. containing no liquid products
h. containing no dairy products.
What does the word wry mean in the sentence below?
After losing the chess game, Erin gave her brother a wry smile.
f. honest and sincere
g. hopeful and joyful
h. serious and triumphant
i. amused but slightly bitter
i. amused but slightly bitter
What is the complete subject in the sentence below?
Each child in the family would have a separate bedroom.
F. child
G. would have
H. Each child in the family
I. would have a separate bedroom.
H. Each child in the family
Letha Springfield can best be described as
A. demanding.
B. disorganized.
C. fun-loving.
D. generous.
A. demanding
What is the correct way to divide the word seldom into syllables?
F. se-ldom
G. seld-om
H. sel-dom
I. s-eldom
H. sel-dom
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
A. Sleep is important.
B. A good night's sleep.
C. Eight hours of sleep every night.
D. Dreams about five times a night.
A. Sleep is important.
What does the word manuscript mean in the sentence below?
The ancient manuscript describes life during the Roman Empire.
a. artistic design
b. scientific study
c. audio recording
d. written material
d. written material
What is the complete predicate in the sentence below?
The children chose the colors for their bedrooms.
A. chose
B. The children
C. chose the colors
D. chose the colors for their bedrooms
D. chose the colors for their bedrooms.
The midnight telephone conversation between Natalie and Zoe reveals that
F. Zoe is reluctant to go through with the plan.
G. Natalie is determined to be a published writer.
H. Natalie feels she is being unfair to other writers.
I. Zoe is annoyed that Natalie won't let her call Hannah.
H. Natalie feels she is being unfair to other writers.
What is the correct way to divide the word lawyer into syllables?
A. la-wyer
B. lawy-er
C. lawye-r
D. law-yer
D. law-yer
What is the correct way to divide the word platter into syllables?
A. pla-tter
B. pl-atter
C. platt-er
D. plat-ter
D. Plat-ter
What does the word revisions mean in the sentence below?
The proofreader made revisions to the article before sending the magazine to the printer.
f. changes
g. enlargements
h. reductions
i. translations
f. changes
What is the complete predicate in the sentence below?
The grateful family could not wait to move in.
F. to move in
G. could not wait
H. The grateful family
I. could not wait to move in.
I. could not wait to move in.
What two things does the simile she felt like a spy compare in the sentence below?
Even though she'd been here a hundred times, she felt like a spy sneaking into a strange building.
F. a spy and a thief
G. Natalie and a spy
H. a spy and a strange building
I. Natalie and a strange building
G. Natalie and a spy.
What is the correct way to divide the word expand into syllables?
F. exp-and
G. ex-pand
H. e-xpand
I. expa-nd
G. ex-pand
What is the main conflict that Natalie has in the passage?
A. She has an argument with Zoe.
B. She feels guilty about tricking her mother.
C. She is jealous of her mother's successful career.
D. She does not get to spend enough time with her mother.
B. She feels guilt about tricking her mother.
What does the word editorial mean in the sentence below?
One of Don's editorial duties at the newspaper is to check articles for errors.
a. relating to directing
b. relating to earning money
c. relating to taking pictures
d. relating to correcting for publication
d. relating to correcting for publicaton
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
A. No one in the family.
B. The family went on a picnic.
C. Packed sandwiches in a large cooler.
Spreading out the blanket under a tree.
B. The family went on a picnic.
The reader can conclude that Hannah
a. knows that Natalie is Cassandra Day.
b. wants to be an author instead of an editor.
c. is thinking of leaving her job at Shipley Junior Books.
d. is excited because she has found the next best-selling book.
D. Is excited because she has found the next best-selling book.
What is the correct way to divide the word gander into syllables?
A. g-ander
B. ga-nder
C. gan-der
D. gand-er
C. gan-der
What does the word interact mean in the sentence below?
The biologist is studying how the monkeys interact.
A. make decisions
B. learn new things
C. differ from each other
D. behave with each other
D. behave with each other.