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100
The zoo was so crowded that visitors were ___ each other to see the rare animals.
What is jostling
100
What sentence has a compound predicate? A) Bats and birds are able to fly. B) Birds are able to swoop and dart through the sky. C) Birds can fly. Bats can fly.
What is B) Birds are able to swoop and dart through the sky.
100
What is the meaning of the word motionless? "As motionless as a statue, the turtle sat on the log."
What is without motion.
100
Choose the sentence with the misspelled word. a) We lit a candel when the power went out. b) The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable. c) The egg sizzle in the hot pan.
What is a) We lit a candel when the power went out.
100
What reason best tells why the author wrote "This Time Was Different" about the Dust Bowl? A) to inform readers about what happened in the past B) to convice people to conserve water C) to excite readers about a dramatic story
What is A) to inform readers about what happened in the past
200
The new sign with the flashing lights outside the store looked _____.
What is slick
200
Which is a compound sentence? A) Maria and Marlene went to the store. B) Maria and Marlene went to the store and ate lunch. C) Maria went to the store, but Marlene ate lunch. D) Maria went to the store and ate lunch with Maria.
What is C) Maria went to the store, but Marlene ate lunch.
200
What is the root word of actually? A) act B) actual C) ally D) ly
What is B) actual
200
Choose the sentence with the misspelled word. a) The rabit darted when she saw the boy. b) I ate a sandwich for supper. c) The egg sizzle in the hot pan.
What is a) The rabit darted when she saw the boy.
200
Why did the author write the story "On the Banks of Plum Creek?" A) to explain how to raise cattle B) to tell readers an exiciting story about how families lived in the past C) to convince readers to live on a farm
What is B) to tell readers a story about how families lived in the past
300
It took me a long time to get all the strings ___ from the huge knot.
What is untangled
300
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? Kevin and Brandon like sleeping in the morning.
What is in the morning.
300
Where would you find recent information about the weather in California? A) CD-Rom encyclopedia B) online newspaper C) CD-Rom dictionary D) library database?
What is B) online newspaper
300
Choose the sentence with the misspelled word. a) People from France have a different acent. b) I did not know how to solve the problem. c) Get the ladle from the kitchen.
What is a) People from France have a different acent.
300
Everyone should have a pet. Pets are very loving and affectionate. They help children learn responsibility. Pets give you unconditional love. Having a pet is a wonderful experience. The author wrote this to: A) inform/teach B) entertain C) persuade/convince
What is C) persuade/convince
400
After going through difficult times together, Olivia and her mother developed a close ____
What is bond
400
What is the dependent clause in the sentence? After it ate for many days, the caterpillar formed a cocoon and changed into a butterfly.
What is After it ate for many days.
400
What information would you most easily find on a local newspaper website? A) information about the latest Eagles football game B) information about different types of submarines C) the population of Philadelphia, PA D) the length of the Mississippi River
What is A) information about the latest Eagles football game
400
Choose the sentence with the misspelled word. a) Gustavo will surprise his mom with a gift. b) We welcom the new student. c) I sleep on a soft mattress.
What is b) We welcom the new student.
400
Can a character's feelings change during a story? What text feature should you use to show how a character's feeling change? A) Plot - beginning, middle, end B) Look at dialogue C) Illustrations
What is A) Plot - beginning, middle, end
500
A mother panda has to ___ a baby panda for about six months.
What is nurture
500
What is the best way to combine the sentences into one complete sentence? I am hungry again. I just finished lunch.
What is I just finished lunch, but I am hungry again.
500
Which is the best way to find a book about the Dust Bowl? A) by author name B) by illustrator name C) by searching keywords "Dust" and "Bowl"
What is C) by searching keywords "Dust" and "Bowl"
500
Choose the sentence with the misspelled word. a) It is important to sit SLANT during a lesson. b) We play soccer in gym class. c) The googles dropped to the bottom of the pool. d) no mistake
What is d) no mistake
500
Which sentence is written correctly? A) Above the TV, there is a hanging wreath. B) In that table, you will find the textbook. C) We keep our tortillas, in the kitchen. D) On top of the building, there was a chimney.
What is D) One top of the building, there was a chimney.