Comprehension
Read “Winds of Hope” and answer each question.
How did William get many of the parts needed to build his windmill?
a. He bought them at a store in town
b. He borrowed them from his teachers.
c. He collected them from the junkyard.
d. He looked for them in the maize fields.
c. He collected them from the junkyard.
Which of these is an exclamatory sentence?
a. That tree just blew over!
b. My sister drove to the city.
c. Our aunt lives in North Carolina.
d. Have you ever been in a bad storm?
a. That tree just blew over!
Find a synonym for the bold word.
Purple is a combination of blue and red.
a. opposite
b. example
c. mix
d. result
c. mix
True or False?
Contrary opinions are very similar to one another.
False
Find a synonym for the bold word.
There are bold beverages in the refrigerator.
a. desserts
b. drinks
c. snacks
d. salads
b. drinks
Read “Winds of Hope” and answer each question.
What made William want to build his windmill?
a. William thought that a windmill could help his family and their farm.
b. William wanted to learn about windmills since he could no longer go to school.
c. William found a book in his library that showed how to build windmills on farms.
d. William hoped that people would see his windmill and come to his farm to ask him about it.
a. William thought that a windmill could help his family and their farm.
Which of these is an interrogative sentence?
a. I used to know a girl named Betsy.
b. Scientists study how ants work together.
c. Do you know why hurricanes have names?
d. Grandma and Grandpa are finally coming to visit!
c. Do you know why hurricanes have names?
Find a synonym for the bold word.
That cluster of stars is called Orion's Belt.
a. group
b. line
c. pattern
d. glitter
a. group
Which word does not belong?
tripod
a. legs
b. nails
c. three
d. camera
b. nails
True or false?
Linda drank the antiseptic to help flush out the poison.
False
Read “Winds of Hope” and answer each question.
When the author describes the axle of the windmill, she explains that when the wind blows, the blades rotate and spin the bicycle wheel. What is the meaning of the word rotate?
a. stay
b. stop
c. crash
d. twirl
d. twirl
Which of these is an imperative sentence?
a. The volcano is erupting!
b. Please go patch the roof.
c. Debbie has to clean up her room.
d. What time is the movie on Saturday?
b. Please go patch the roof.
Computers were introduced to people's homes in the early 1980s. This means that home computers
a. were invented at that time
b. came into common use at that time
c. were first thought of at that time
d. were experimented with at that time.
b. came into common use at that time
Synonyms or antonyms?
antidote/sickness
a. synonyms
b. antonyms
b. antonyms
Tell me an interrogative sentence.
=)
Read “Winds of Hope” and answer each question.
Why does William most likely continue to provide villages across Africa with wind and solar power?
a. He believes it can improve people’s lives.
b. He knows there is a lot of wind in Malawi.
c. He believes it is better for the environment.
d. He wants to share what he learned in college
a. He believes it can improve people’s lives.
Which of these is a declarative sentence?
a. Tom played basketball.
b. Where is the art teacher?
c. Stop beating those drums!
d. Patty’s dog won first prize!
a. Tom played basketball.
Which of the following is the equivalent of twenty-five cents?
a. a dollar
b. a quarter
c. a dime
d. a nickel
b. a quarter
Which word does not belong?
audible
a. volume
b. sound
c. ears
d. perfect
d. perfect
Read “Wheelchair Sports: Hang Glider to Wheeler-Dealer” and answer each question.
What was one result of Dr. Ludwig Guttmann’s idea to use activity as medicine?
a. Fleeing soldiers left England before the Second World War
b. Soldiers experienced kidney infections and painful bedsores.
c. Soldiers with spinal cord injuries created Mandeville Hospital.
d. Injured soldiers regained their strength and went home to live healthy lives.
d. Injured soldiers regained their strength and went home to live healthy lives.
Read “Wheelchair Sports: Hang Glider to Wheeler-Dealer” and answer each question.
What made Marilyn Hamilton invent the Quickie wheelchair?
a. She wanted to compete in the Paralympics.
b. She wanted a lighter and faster wheelchair to play sports in.
c. She wanted to play tennis without getting blisters on her hands.
d. She wanted to expand the range of sports athletes could participate in.
b. She wanted a lighter and faster wheelchair to play sports in.
Tell me an imperative sentence.
=)
Rico had a craving for a tomato and cheese sandwich. In this sentence, craving means
a. a lunchbox.
b. a recipe.
c. a strong desire.
d. a strong dislike
c. a strong desire.
see::visible
hear:: ________
audible
Read “Wheelchair Sports: Hang Glider to Wheeler-Dealer” and answer each question.
How are negative cambered wheels different from traditional wheelchair wheels?
a. They are wider, which gives them more grip
b. They are lighter, which means they move faster and go farther.
c. They are straighter, which gives them a higher center of gravity.
d. They are angled, which means the wheels are closer to a person’s body and easier to push harder.
d. They are angled, which means the wheels are closer to a person’s body and easier to push harder.