A
After Gavin's mom told him that she didn't have time to take him to a movie, he sulked all afternoon.
A. smiled B. worried
C. pouted D. walked
C. pouted
My grandpa has been in the hospital for ten days. We visited him yesterday, and he looked very frail. I hope he gets better soon.
A. weak B. strong
C. afraid D. happy
A. weak
The empty car rolled down the hill and came to a halt after it crashed into a telephone pole.
A. fast speed B. sign
C. stop D. parking space
C. stop
There were many vendors at the farmers market.
A vendor is a person who sells things.
A. writer
B. farmer
C. seller
D. server
C. seller
My grandpa labored in the coal mine for thirty-two years.
A. worked
B. hunted
C. cleaned
D. sang
A. worked
Let's go have our picnic on the bank. It will be fun to watch the boats sail by.
A. a place where people can save money
B. the land alongside a river or a lake
C. a place where people can spend money
D. the side of a mountain
B. the land alongside a river or a lake
Jared and Ryan have always been foes. Jared is
jealous of how Ryan is good at every sport, and
Ryan thinks Jared is a know-it-all.
A. friends
B. enemies
C. cousins
D. partners
B. enemies
Dad tethered the boat to the dock so that it
wouldn’t float away while we visited with our
friends.
A. filled it up with gas
B. pushed
C. pulled
D. tied
D. tied
After she drew water from the well, the bucket
was very heavy.
A. to use a pencil to make a picture
B. drank
C. to throw away
D. to pull out
D. to pull out
John wanted to visit his uncle in Boston, but he
needed ten more dollars to pay the bus fare.
A. equal
B. light
C. cost
D. miles
C. cost
Dad never buys dessert at restaurants, but tonight
he splurged on a slice of cake since it was Mom’s
birthday.
A. to save money
B. to share a meal with someone
C. to collect money from someone
D. to spend money freely
D. to spend money freely
What a hapless day! Mom’s car had a flat tire, I
fell and skinned my knee at recess, and I lost my
library book. I hope tomorrow is better!
A. amazing
B. unlucky
C. boring
D. easy
B. unlucky
Mrs. Ling was cross because her students kept
asking her questions when she was meeting with a
reading group.
A. glad
B. tired
C. grumpy
D. late
C. grumpy
Manny wanted to enjoy the nice weather, so he sat on the stoop and did his homework. His neighbors said hello to Manny as they passed by.
A. to bend over
B. a flat area outside the front door of a house
C. a deck at the back of the house
D. a flat area just inside the front door of a
house
B. a flat area outside the front of a house
I wonder if I will grow up to be tall like my dad, or
petite like my mom.
A. small
B. shy
C. kind
D. strong
A. small
My twin brothers make a horrible din when they
both start banging on the pots and pans. I can’t
believe my mom lets them do it!
A. a big mess
B. to cook foods
C. a small dinner
D. a loud noise
D. a loud noise
As soon as I set out the dish of milk, the hungry
kitten began to lap it up.
A. the top part of your legs
B. to scoop into the mouth with the tongue
C. to sniff something
D. to run around a large circle
B. to scoop into the mouth with the tongue
This is one hardy plant. All of my other tomato
plants were destroyed in the storm, but this one is
still in good shape.
A. strong
B. green
C. tall
D. short
A. strong
Because of her fair skin, Bailey gets sunburns
easily.
A. equal
B. light
C. dark
D. soft
B. light
“I wish this thing had wheels,” Lexie said as she
lugged the big suitcase behind her.
A. to pull something heavy
B. to lift something light
C. to pack for a trip
D. to unpack after a trip
A. to pull something heavy
“When I was young, I used to be limber like you,”
Grandma told me. “I could do cartwheels and flips.
But then I got old, and my body became stiff.”
A. flexible
B. pretty
C. smart
D. tall
A. flexible
Sam, Easton, and I dug into the pizza with our hands, but Ashley sat primly in her chair. “I only eat pizza with a fork.”
A. rudely
B. hunched over
C. formal and proper
D. quietly
C. formal and proper
I tried not to snicker at Dustin’s joke, but I couldn’t stop myself. Mrs. Drake heard me giggle, and she frowned at me.
A. listen to
B. a loud laugh
C. a quiet laugh
D. a candy bar
C. a quiet laugh
All of a sudden, Kaleb realized that he kicked the
ball into the other team’s goal! His face turned
scarlet as his coach began to yell at him.
A. white
B. red
C. blue
D. green
B. red
Julie decided to be candid with her mom, and to tell her the truth about what happened at school.
A. to tell a lie
B. honest
C. upset
D. friendly
B. honest