Literal/Nonliteral
There was only a drop of milk left in the jug.
a. bubble
b. splash
c. run fast
d. dip
b. splash
My teacher is so petite. Even her students are taller than she is.
a. tiny
b. young
c. minute
d. limited
a. tiny
Mount Kilimanjaro is an inactive volcano located in Africa.
a. lazy
b. motionless
c. sluggish
d. slow
b, motionless
Because my dad burned the chili, he had to scour the pot.
a. scrub
b. wash
c. polish
d. rinse
a. scrub
My uncle was pulling my leg when he said he saw a unicorn flying over his yard.
a. tugging
b. lying
c. tricking
d. joking
c. joking
Fred has a heart of gold. He is always willing to help others.
a. kind
b. rich
c. friendly
d. happy
a. kind
Points
+ 100
The book had a misprint and I couldn't understand what I read.
a. bungle
b. misstep
c. fault
d. error
d. error
Points
+ 5
My mom makes a use a coaster so we won't leave a ring on the table.
a. an area for shows
b. a piece of jewelry
c. a round stain
d. a sound like a bell
c. a round stain
My aunt gave me a tip on how to study for my history test.
a. warning
b. money
c. help
d. end
c. help
I had to mute the television while my grandma was on the phone.
a. hush
b. deafen
c. soften
d. silence
d. silence
The teacher made us rewrite the poem as a rap song.
a. copy
b. revise
c. create
d. fox
b. revise
Our teacher assessed us to see how well we were doing with math.
a. read to
b. tested
c. talked to
d. wrote to
b. tested
My brother always has his nose in a book.
a. writes often
b. studies a lot
c. works hard
d. reads a lot
d. reads a lot
I studied for hours so the test was a piece of cake.
a. hard
b. easy
c. fun
d. basic
b. easy
My cat loves to doze in the afternoon sun.
a. dream
b. snore
c. nap
d. pause
c. nap
Eli had to decide which sport to play. It was an impossible choice.
a. unreasonable
b. difficult
c. useless
d. hopeless
b. difficult
The fort had massive walls in order to keep out attackers.
a. huge
b. tall
c. big
d. thinck
a. huge
He wound the tape around the package before he mailed it.
a. wrapped
b. curved
c. turned
d. twist
a. wrapped
The fair weather made the school's field day even more enjoyable.
a. calm
b, pretty
c. even
d. pale
a. calm
Points
+200
Kara told an unbelievable story about aliens stealing her homework.
a. false
b. amazing
c. unrealistic
d. fantastic
c. unrealistic
I slowly trudged home after a long day at school.
a. hiked
b. marched
c. strolled
d. shuffled
d. shuffled
Charlie always bends over backwards for his friends, but they never thank him.
a. falls over often
b. agrees with
c. practices a lot
d. tries hard to help
d. tries hard to help