Word Work
Which suffix can be added to the word defense to make a word that means "doing something to defend?"
A. -ic
B.-ive
C.-ism
D. able
B. -ive
Which is an interrogative sentence?
A. A Greek poet named Homer.
B. Why is Homer's work so popular?
C. Homer was the most famous Greek poet!
D. A Greek poet named Homer wrote poems.
B. Why is Homer's work so popular?
looking closely at something
A. citizens
B. peering
C. microbes
D. express
B. peering
What can you conclude about Helen from this sentence:
When the Greeks discovered Helen missing, they started a war with Troy.
A. Helen was beautiful
B. Helen was an important queen.
C. Helen wanted to start a war
D. Helen was excited about her new life with Paris.
B. Helen was an important queen.
Who is the narrator of the selection?
A. Dad
B. David
C. Aunt Claudia
D. Dad's cousin
B. David
The meaning of the root chron in the word chronological is
A. life
B. changing
C. time
D. measure
C. time
Which of the following is an independent clause?
A. after the sun sets
B. because my father told me
C. she arrives on tomorrow's train
D. when we get up tomorrow morning
C. she arrives on tomorrow's train
devices that can sense a change in light
A. sensors
B. fathoms
C. exhibit
D. course
A. sensors
What two details support the idea that Homer's poetry is well known.
A. Around thee thousand years ago
B. wrote two epic, or very long, poems
C. inspired many other writers
D. are still read today
C. inspired many other writers
D. are still read today
Which sentence from the selection tells you who the narrator is?
A. I looked over at my dad and he looked thoughtful
B. I didn't even know we had any family in Portugal
C. Oh, yes, Davis, he replied
D. Then, he began to tell stories I had never heard before
C. Oh, yes, Davis, he replied
The meaning of the root geo in the word geology is
A. life
B. Earth
C. study of
D. measure of
B. Earth
Which sentence best combines the two sentences here: Raul took the bus. Susie walked to school.
A. Raul took the bus or Susie walked to school
B. Raul took the bus Susie walked to school.
C. Raul took the bus, for Susie walked to school.
D. Raul took the bus, but Susie walked to school.
D. Raul took the bus, but Susie walked to school.
overlapping
A. intersecting
B. processing
C. citizens
D. jaunts
A. intersecting
What features help the reader know what each paragraph is about?
A. selection title
B. section headings
C. poem name sin Italics
D. sidebar
B. section headings
What two words in this sentence tell you it is being told in the first person:
The, he began to tell stories I had never heard before- about my great aunt and her family in Lisbon's central neighborhood.
I and my
Which word contains a vowel team that has a short e sound
A. early
B. already
C. beach
D. great
B. already
Which of the following is a collective noun?
A. team
B. coach
C. players
D. trainers
A. team
an agreeable situation
A. colony
B. tide
C. opportunity
D. admitted
C. opportunity
Because not much is known about Homer, some people
A. doubt that he existed
B. doubt that he is famous
C. think he wrote more poems than we know
D. think he wrote poems under a different name
A. doubt that he existed
In the father's poem, the simile "sunsets like fire" means
A. the temperature is hot
B. the sky is the color of flames
C. he can see fire in the distance
D. the sunsets are difficult to watch
B. the sky is the color of flames
What pair of words has the vowel teams that are pronounced the same?
A. break/instead
B. yellow/down
C. choir/voyage
D. believe/retreat
D. believe/retreat
What changes need to be made in this sentence:
The weather is getting cooler, and the leaf are beginning to fall from the trees.
A. change weather to weathers
B. change leaf to leaves
C. change beginning to begin
D. change fall to falling
B. change leaf to leaves
short journeys
A. jaunts
B. fathoms
C. leagues
D. girth
A. jaunts
The author ends the selection with the ideas in paragraph 3 most likely to show that
A. The Odyssey was Homer's favorite poem
B. the events of The Odyssey take place after The Illiad
C. The Illiad is a more important poem than The Odyssey
D. the events of The Illiad are more exciting than The Odyssey
B. the events of The Odyssey take place after The Illiad
The rhyming words fast and last in the poem emphasize that
A. the poet wants the sun to stay up longer
B. the poet is impatient for the summer to end
C. the poet knows he will never return to Lisbon
D. the poet does not want his time in Lisbon to end
D. the poet does not want his time in Lisbon to end