Vocabulary
Which word means "in a kind or soft way"?
a. rarely
b. gently
c. curious
d. enormous
b. gently
Replace the pronoun and verb in the sentence with a contraction.
He is happy about the score.
He's happy about the score.
Which of the following describes the genre realistic fiction?
a. A text that provides facts or information about a topic.
b. A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers.
c. A story using made-up characters that could happen in the real world.
d. The story of a person's life.
c. A story using made-up characters that could happen in the real world.
Name a synonym for the word "thin."
Narrow, skinny, slim, slender, etc.
Write the book title with correct capitalization.
harry potter and the chamber of secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Which word means "joined together"?
a. history
b. public
c. form
d. united
d. united
Choose the correct verb that agrees with the subject.
The dog (growl, growls) at the cat.
The dog growls at the cat.
Which of the following titles would not be an example of a biography?
a. All About Anne Frank
b. Who Was Walt Disney?
c. Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Many Talents
d. Rudy the Raccoon
d. Rudy the Raccoon
Name a synonym for the word "smart."
Clever, bright, intelligent, sharp, etc.
What is the meaning of the idiom "a piece of cake?"
Something that is easy or simple.
Which word means "making someone try harder"?
a. challenging
b. succeed
c. interest
d. perform
a. challenging
Replace the words in parentheses with the correct possessive pronoun.
This book is (my book).
This book is mine.
Identify the problem and solution in this paragraph:
Carl was growing tomato plants in his backyard. The tomato plants were growing bigger and healthier each day, but Carl quickly noticed that they weren't growing up straight. All of the tomatoes would end up falling onto the ground if he didn't do something soon. After talking to his neighbor Lucy about the issue, she offered him some tall sticks to use as stakes for his plants to grow up.
Problem: Carl's tomato plants were not growing up straight/ his tomatoes were going to fall on the ground.
Solution: Lucy gave Carl stakes to help his tomato plants grow straight up.
What is the homophone for the word "flower"?
Flour
Sarah loved to assist her mom with cooking dinner.
In this sentence, what word has almost the same meaning as assist?
a. call
b. show
c. help
d. change
c. help
Which of the following is the correct definition of the word "rules"?
a. to make
b. events of the past
c. people who put their thoughts on paper
d. guides for how to act
d. guides for how to act
Choose the correct verb that agrees with the subject.
They (wants, want) ice cream.
They want ice cream.
Give an example of a cause and effect relationship.
Answers will vary.
Remember, the cause is why something happens and the effect is what happens because of it.
What is the homophone for the word "peace"?
Piece
Which of the following shows the words in correct alphabetical order?
a. school, soccer, teacher, try
b. teacher, try, school, soccer
c. school, teacher, try, soccer
d. soccer, school, try, teacher
a. school, soccer, teacher, try
Which of the following is the correct definition for the word "perform"?
a. to try to learn
b. to do well at something
c. to do something skillful in public
d. to find for the first time
c. to do something skillful in public
Replace the pronoun and verb with a contraction.
We are about to win the game.
We're about to win the game.
Name three examples of text features you might see in a nonfiction text?
Pictures, captions, graph, chart, map, heading, sidebar, etc.
Name two homophones.
Answers will vary.
Words must sound the same but be spelled differently and have different meanings.
Put the following words in correct alphabetical order:
money, plate, manners, paper, popcorn
manners, money, paper, plate, popcorn