Read this sentence.
He pointed to his pet goldfish swimming lazily in a glass bowl.
The sentence shows that the goldfish is---
A being careful
B falling asleep
C feeling hungry
D moving slowly
What is
D moving slowly
100
If a child wanted to find another word that means the same as "strong", what resource would be most useful?
A thesaurus
B glossary
C dictionary
D encyclopedia
What is
A thesaurus
100
Read this sentence.
The boy pleaded with his mom to let him go to the movies.
What does the word pleaded mean?
A cried
B begged
C hesitated
D whispered
What is
B begged
100
Which two words have almost the same meaning?
A make, prepare
B bake, boil
C add, remove
D safety, help
What is
A make, prepare
100
Read this sentence.
The famous pilot was honored with her picture being place on a stamp.
Which meaning of stamp is used in the sentence?
A a small piece of paper put on an envelope
B shape formed by a machine
C mark that shows something is completed
D to destroy
What is
A a small piece of paper put on an envelope
200
Read this sentence.
The child was crying and kicking her feet to get off the bus.
The sentence shows that the child is feeling---
A excited
B proud
C angry
D lazy
What is
C angry
200
If a child wanted to find out what the word "resources" meant in their social studies book, he or she should look in---
A thesaurus
B glossary
C atlas
D encyclopedia
What is
B glossary
200
Which word means "stopped an activity?"
A fluttered
B played
C interrupted
D pulled
What is
C interrrupted
200
Read this sentence.
"But Mr. Baker is counting on me to help," she said.
Another word for counting as it is used in the sentence is---
A waiting
B calling
C checking
D depending
What is
D depending
200
Which guide words would appear on a dictionary page containing the word "enjoy?"
A echo-eighty
B effort-either
C elbow-enter
D elephant-emotion
What is
C elbow-enter
300
Read this sentence.
The mother saw her child steal the cookies and hide them in his coat.
The sentence shows that the mother is feeling--
A disappointed
B proud
C happy
D hungry
What is
A disappointed
300
To find out more information about Stonewall Jackson, a child should use---
A atlas
B dictionary
C thesaurus
D encyclopedia
What is
D encyclopedia
300
Read this sentence.
Arnold's clothes are ling in a heap on his bedroom floor.
What does the word heap mean?
A pile
B row
C corner
D pattern
What is
A pile
300
Read this sentence.
Carlos _____his teacher talking about ____ of his favorite books.
Which pair of words makes this sentence correct?
A heard, some
B herd, some
C heard, sum
D herd, sum
What is
A heard, some
300
Which word sound exactly like "male" but is spelled in a different way and has a different meaning?
A meal
B mile
C mall
D mail
What is
D mail
400
Read this sentence.
The teacher could not believe that all of her students got passing scores on their tests.
This sentence shows that the teacher is feeling---
A angry
B confused
C surprised
D proud
What is
D proud
400
To look up a word's meaning, the best resource would be...
A atlas
B dictionary
C thesaurus
D encyclopedia
What is
B dictionary
400
Read this sentence.
Suddenly, a deafening crash broke the quiet night.
What does the word deafening mean?
A loud
B distant
C exciting
D mysterious
What is
A loud
400
Read this sentence.
Josh felt proud as he watched the people walking by and smiling at his father.
Which word means the opposite of proud?
A ashamed
B encouraged
C popular
D selfish
What is
A ashamed
400
Which sentence is an opinion?
A It is a pleasure to watch fireflies.
B Fireflies flash their lights at night.
C Fireflies waste less power than light bulbs.
D It is common for female fireflies to fly low.
What is
A It is a pleasure to watch fireflies.
500
Read this sentence.
Peter moved closer to take a look at the fish in the tank.
This sentence shows that Peter is---
A proud
B curious
C lazy
D smart
What is
B curious
500
If a child wanted to find out what states the James River goes through, the best resource to use would be the---
A atlas
B dictionary
C thesaurus
D glossary
What is
A atlas
500
Read this sentence.
Use it to control the movements of the puppets across the stage.
The word across means to---
A be in touch with
B move in a winding position
C be next to something
D go from one side to another
What is
D go from one side to another
500
Read this sentence.
A scientist noticed that ladybugs ate damaging bugs.
What is another word for damaging?
A difficult
B harmful
C hunting
D surviving
What is
B harmful
500
Which word sounds like scene but is spelled in a different way and has a different meaning?
A scent
B seam
C seen
D since