Language Review
At that time, the king of Syracuse had complete authority. He often abused his power and made his people suffer. The king was hot-tempered and would not stand for anyone to speak against him. He put to death anyone who dared anger him.
What does the word authority mean as used in the sentence above?
A.to share good ideas
B.to tell others what to do
C.to punish those who break rules
D.to prevent people from speaking
B.to tell others what to do
10. Select the sentence below that is written with correct grammar, punctuation, capitalization, usage, and spelling.
A. Damon trusted his friend to return to the palace on time.
B. Damon trusted his freind to return to the palace on time.
C. Damon trusted he friend two return to the palace on time.
D. Damon trusted he freind two return to the palace on time.
A. Damon trusted his friend to return to the palace on time.
Bright sky, pink clouds, the rising sun-
Rooster called, “The morning’s come.”
But then he noticed things amiss.
He crowed, surprised, “Whose egg is this?”
Select the word that has a SIMILAR meaning as the word amiss?
A. happy
B. organized
C. straight
D. wrong
D. wrong
3.Read the introduction from the passage.
We had just started setting up our equipment when . . . FLASH! KA-BOOM! Lightning danced around us and thunder echoed across the field. The blinding flash and deafening crash meant one thing. We were too close to the storm. A jagged bolt of lightning had just split a fence post a few feet away from us. We didn’t really mind. After all, big time lightning is what we had been driving all day to find.
Select a phrase from the introduction that provides an example of the team being in danger.
A.started setting up our equipment
B.thunder echoed across the field
C.lightning had just split a fence post
D.we had been driving all day
C.lightning had just split a fence post
7. How is intracloud lightning different from cloud-to-ground lightning?
A. Intracloud lightning is dangerous, while cloud-to-ground lightning is safe.
B. Intracloud lightning disappears, while cloud-to-ground lightning remains inside a cloud.
C. Intracloud lightning remains hidden, while cloud-to-ground lightning reaches the ground.
D. Intracloud lightning is made of water droplets, while cloud-to-ground lightning is made of ice crystals.
C. Intracloud lightning remains hidden, while cloud-to-ground lightning reaches the ground.
At that time, the king of Syracuse had complete authority. He often abused his power and made his people suffer. The king was hot-tempered and would not stand for anyone to speak against him. He put to death anyone who dared anger him.
Select the word from paragraph 3 that helps readers understand the meaning of the word authority.
A. power
B. suffer
C. stand
D. dared
A. power
10. Select the sentence below that is written with correct grammar, punctuation, capitalization, usage, and spelling.
A. This famous photograph was taken by the apollo 8 crew on december 24 1968.
B. this famous photograph was taken by the Apollo 8 crew on December 24 1968.
C. This famous photograph was taken by the Apollo 8 crew on December 24, 1968.
D. this famous photograph was tooken by the Apollo 8 crew on December 24, 1968.
C. This famous photograph was taken by the Apollo 8 crew on December 24, 1968.
Out popped a baby turtle’s head.
They clapped and hugged and named her Sue.
She loved her roost, and learned to moo.
She found those slugs the best to eat,
and thought her bed of reeds a treat.
What does the author tell about the animals with these lines?
A. The animals are excited because the egg has finally hatched.
B. The animals are pleased because they are now able to name the egg.
C. The animals are relieved because the sun has come out after the storm.
D. The animals are nervous because they have been waiting for a long time.
A. The animals are excited because the egg has finally hatched.
5. Which two statements can be supported by information provided in Chart 2?
A. Tampa is least likely to see lightning strikes in January.
B. Tampa experiences the most lightning strikes during July.
C. Lighting strikes are common in Tampa during the winter months.
D. Lightning strikes rarely occur in Tampa during the summer months.
E. Lightning strikes in Tampa injure more people in June than any other month.
A. Tampa is least likely to see lightning strikes in January.
B. Tampa experiences the most lightning strikes during July.8. What does the heading “Risky But Not Reckless” mean as used in the passage?
A. Studying storms is expensive.
B. Chasing lightning is a deadly activity.
C. Storm chasing is predictable and slow.
D. Even though lightning is dangerous they are safe.
D. Even though lightning is dangerous they are safe.
Unfortunately, not much went on in the city that the king did not notice. The more he heard about what Pythias was saying, the angrier he grew. Finally, he exploded and told his soldiers, “Bring this troublemaker to me! He will not live to see another sunset!”
Select the word from the paragraph that helps readers understand how the word exploded is used in the sentence above.
A. notice
B. heard
C. about
D. angrier
D. angrier
10.Select the sentence below that is written with correct grammar, punctuation, capitalization, usage, and spelling.
A.The Rooster Chicken, Duck Goose and sue live happily ever after.
B.The Rooster, Chicken, Duck Goose and sue lived happy ever after?
C.The Rooster, Chicken, Duck, Goose and Sue lived happily ever after.
D.The Rooster and Chicken, Duck, Goose and Sue lives happy ever after?
C.The Rooster, Chicken, Duck, Goose and Sue lived happily ever after.
They huddled up all close together.
No one moved beak, hoof, or feather.
Small and silent, round and white,
that egg was watched all through the night.
Select two words from the lines above that best explain what the animals are doing when they huddled up.
A. night
B. small
C. round
D. together
E. watched
D. together
E. watched1. Part A
What is the purpose of the section “Opposites Attract”?
A. to prove why lightning comes from storm clouds
B. to list all of the different types of lightning that can form
C. to provide an example of how water droplets and ice crystals create lightning
D. to explain how positive and negative charges come together to form lightning
2. Part B
Which sentence from the section “Opposites Attract” supports your answer to Part A?
A. To understand lightning, you have to start with a storm cloud made of tiny water droplets and ice crystals.
B. The water droplets and ice crystals zip and zoom around inside the cloud, banging into one another.
C. They build up on trees, rooftops, and even our van.
D. When positive charges from the ground stream up into the air and meet the negative charges, we see lightning.
1. D. to explain how positive and negative charges come together to form lightning
2. D. When positive charges from the ground stream up into the air and meet the negative charges, we see lightning.
9. Which sentence from the passage best explains how the author feels about lightning?
A. To find lightning, we first have to find bad weather. (Paragraph 2)
B. It may look like lightning strikes down from the cloud. (Paragraph 6)
C. Lightning is nothing to mess around with. (Paragraph 11)
D. This is called ball lightning. (Paragraph 14)
C. Lightning is nothing to mess around with. (Paragraph 11)
Pythias’s answer angered the king even more. He felt Pythias should cry and beg for his life. He could see Pythias was unafraid and wanted him to ask for mercy. The king decided to not show him any kindness.
If afraid means “scared”, what does unafraid mean?
A.not scared
B. less scared
C. very scared
D. more scared
A.not scared
10. Select the sentence below that is written with correct grammar, punctuation, capitalization, usage, and spelling.
A. The community and government be working to protect the wild ponys living on Assateauge Island Virginia.
B. The community and government will work to protect the wild ponies living on Assateague Island, Virginia.
C. The community and government was working to protect the wild ponys living on Assateague Island Virginia.
D. The community and government is hasing to work to protect the wild ponies living on Assateague Island, Virginia.
B. The community and government will work to protect the wild ponies living on Assateague Island, Virginia.
The chickens ran to clean the roost.
"I'll dig up tasty slugs," said Goose,
while Duck fixed up a bed of reeds.
Cow polished, vacuumed, dusted, sneezed.
Goose describes the slugs as tasty to show she
A. wants to eat a snack while waiting.
B. plans to share them with the other animals.
C. feels she deserves the egg more than the others.
D. selected a food for the egg that she enjoys eating.
D. selected a food for the egg that she enjoys eating.
4. What information can the reader gain from Chart 1 that is not discussed in the passage?
A. Chart 1 provides information on lightning flashes by state while the passage provides general information on lightning.
B. Chart 1 provides a list of the most dangerous states while the passage provides a list of the states visited by the team.
C. Chart 1 provides data on lightning flashes around the world while the passage provides data only on local lightning flashes.
D. Chart 1 provides details on the how many lightning flashes were witnessed by the team while the passage provides details on one specific event.
A. Chart 1 provides information on lightning flashes by state while the passage provides general information on lightning.
Tales of Coyote, an animal who liked to play tricks on others, are told by many American Indians.
Select two sentences that use the word play the same way it is used above.
A.My parents went to a play last Saturday night.
B.The kitten likes to play with toy that has a small bell on it.
C.I had to clean my room before I could go outside to play ball.
D.Our coach described a new play he wanted to try during the game.
E.I was so excited when I caught the baseball to make the outfield play.
B.The kitten likes to play with toy that has a small bell on it.
C.I had to clean my room before I could go outside to play ball.
Read the following sentence from the passage.
Unfortunately, not much went on in the city that the king did not notice.
Select two words that contain the same base word as unfortunately.
A. comfortable
B. misfortune
C. fortunate
D. terribly
E. unfulfilled
B. misfortune
C. fortunateSelect the sentence below that is written with correct grammar, punctuation, capitalization, usage, and spelling.
A. If you hear thunder, then you need to go indoors or get in a car for your own safety.
B. If you hears thunder, then you needs to be indoors or be in a car for your own safety
C. If you hear thunder, then you need to go indoors or gets in a car for you’re own safety.
D. If you here thunder, then you needing to go indoors or get in a car for your own safety.
A. If you hear thunder, then you need to go indoors or get in a car for your own safety.
Then all raced back to wait and see,
each wondering, "Will it look like me?"
Small and silent, round and white,
the egg held to its secret tight.
What does the author tell about the egg with the phrase the egg held to its secret tight?
A. The egg was having trouble moving in its bed.
B. The egg was too nervous to talk to the animals.
C. The egg was scared after hearing so many loud voices.
D. The egg was unable to give clues as to where it came from.
D. The egg was unable to give clues as to where it came from.
6. Which sentence from the passage helps show why lightning is seen before thunder is heard?
A. We call that sound thunder.
B. However, light travels a lot faster than sound.
C. Most lightning happens at the beginning of a storm.
D. Lightning and thunder happen at just about the same time.
B. However, light travels a lot faster than sound.
“Yes,” said Coyote. “Every day at noon, I shake the tree, and ripe coins fall from it.” He shook the tree to show them.
Which sentence uses the word show as used in the sentence above?
A. The artist proudly displayed her work in an art show.
B. My teacher asked me to show the new student around school.
C. The television show did not have enough viewers so it was cancelled.
D. We are having a field trip tomorrow to see a show about a talking dog.
B. My teacher asked me to show the new student around school.