Clues in Sentences
Prefixes/Suffixes
Phonics
Similes
Compound Words
100
Water in the air is invisible and so it cannot be seen. If something is invisible, you are unable to 

 a - feel it 

b - smell it 

c - look at it 

d - pick it up

C - look at it
100
Most animals are unable to survive in the cold in the Antarctic. If an animal is unable to do something, it 

a - can do it 

b - cannot do it 

c - wants to do it 

d - needs to do it

b - cannot do it
100
Which word begins with the same sound as in right? 

a - light 

b - wrong 

c - price 

d - bank

b - wrong
100
Jason felt as worried as a child on the first day of school. This means that Jason 

a - was not a child 

b - was not worried 

c - was very worried 

d - did not like school

c - was very worried
100
Water hides underground in spaces between rocks and dirt. What does underground mean in the sentence above? 

a - below ground 

b - on top of land 

c - made of rocks 

d - above the ground

a - below ground
200
The strange taste was very unfamiliar to him. Which word in the sentence helps you understand what unfamiliar means? 

a - him 

b - strange 

c - taste 

d - very

b - strange
200
A wave might wash a sandcastle away, but you can just rebuild it! When you rebuild something, you 

a - tear it down 

b - wash it again 

c - leave it alone 

d - make it again

d - make it again
200
Which word has the same vowel sound as turn? 

a - fern 

b - bun 

c - tune 

d - cart


a - fern
200
Thunder's voice sounded like one hundred drums banging together. This simile means that Thunder's voice 

a - is loud 

b - is quiet 

c - is like music 

d - makes no sound

a - is loud
200
Which compound word means something that could help people see in a cave? 

 a - anything 

b - cannot 

c - headlamps 

d - inside

c - headlamps
300
Many caves have passages, or paths, that lead deeper underground. What does passages mean in the sentence above? 

a - wall of rock 

b - signs to follow 

c - paths to walk on 

d - drawings on the rocks

c - paths to walk on
300
Which word has the same root word as noisy? 

 a - is 

b - noises 

c - oily 

d - sounds

b - noises
300
Which word has the same vowel sound as short? 

a - dart 

b - shame 

c - core 

 d - look

c - core
300
The gray clouds were as puffy as popcorn. Why is the author comparing clouds and popcorn? 

a - to show how the clouds move 

b - to show that someone is hungry 

c - to show what the clouds look like 

d - to show that it is raining very hard

c - to show what the clouds look like
300
Which compound word means not close? 

 a - faraway 

b - however 

c - outside 

d - throughout

a - faraway
400
A guide takes people inside and talks about cave life. What does guide mean in the sentence above? 

a - a visitor 

b - a scientist 

c - a person who explores 

d - a person who shows the way

d - a person who shows the way
400
Which word has the same root word as walking? 

 a - walkable 

d - waiter 

c - waking 

d - wasted

a - walkable
400
Which word has the same vowel sound as mere? 

a - her 

b - mouse 

c - port 

d - deer

d - deer
400
The thick leaves made the path as dark as night. What does this simile mean? 

a - The leaves are very thick. 

b - The leaves are very dark. 

c - The path is very dark. 

d - It is night.

c - The path is very dark.
400
The Antarctic is so cold that nobody lives there for long. What does nobody mean in the sentence above? a - nothing 

b - no people 

c - many things 

d - many people

b - no people
500
My mom used dye to make the eggshell red. In the sentence above, the word dye means something that adds 

 a - heat 

b - taste 

c - color 

d - food

c - color
500
Which word has the same root word as softly? 

 a - often 

b - safely 

c - soggy 

d - softer

d - softer
500
Which word has the same vowel sound as hair? 

a - hat 

b - horse 

c - tear 

d - cart

c - tear
500

The candle burned like a tiny drop of sun. What does the simile tell about the candle? 

a - It is very far away. 

b - It came from the sun. 

c - It was not very strong. 

d - It was small and bright.

d - It was small and bright.
500
Which word is a compound word? 

a - outer 

b - outdoors 

c - outing

d - shout

b - outdoors
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