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100

What does the word deserted mean in the sentence below?

Mr. Smith cared for the chicks after they were deserted by their mother.

  1. abandoned
  2. captured
  3. frightened
  4. prompted

abandoned

100

Read the dictionary entry.

Which definition represents the meaning of bind as it is used in the sentence below?

The students will bind the bundle of newspapers with some twine.

  1. definition 1
  2. definition 2
  3. definition 3
  4. definition 4

1. definition 1

100

Read these sentences from the passage.

She would pop the whole thing into her mouth. All at once! This would save problems. Aaaaah.

Why did the author most likely choose to use the word Aaaaah instead of simply writing She sighed?


  1. to confuse the reader
  2. to make the sigh truer to life
  3. to save space in the paragraph
  4. to show that Omakayas uses formal language

to make the sigh truer to life

100

What does Omakayas learn from her moment with the mother bear?

  1. humor
  2. kindness
  3. respect
  4. selfishness
3. respect
100

Which words best complete the sentence below?

Trudy ______ to speak Spanish.


  1. have learnt
  2. has learned
  3.  had learnted
  4. will has learned
2. has learned
200

What does the word nerve mean in the sentence below?

Amanda lost her nerve to sing in front of an audience.

  1. courage
  2. fear
  3. pain
  4. shame

courage

200

Read the dictionary entry.

Which definition represents the meaning of craft as it is used in the sentence below?

We boarded the craft in Galveston and sailed across the ocean.

  1. definition 1
  2. definition 2
  3. definition 3
  4. definition 4

definition 3

200

She grinned, thinking that she'd allow her sister to return with her to plunder them, but only if Angeline changed her ways.

The author chose plunder as a more precise word for


  1. grow.
  2. see.
  3. take.
  4. watch.

3. take

200

You can tell that the bear cubs respect their mother because they

  1. give the berries back to Omakayas.
  2. bite on a stick that Omakayas wiggles.
  3. attack Omakayas when she cuts their mother's fur.
  4. leave Omakayas when their mother guides them away.

leave Omakayas when their mother guides them away.

200

Which words best complete the sentence below?

Lisa ______ a letter to the mayor.


  1. has writed
  2. has wroten
  3. had written
  4. have wroted

3. had written

300

What does the word astonish mean in the sentence below?

The shooting stars streaking across the night sky will astonish the visitors.

  1. construct
  2. distress
  3. enclose
  4. surprise

4. surprise

300

Read the thesaurus entry.

Which word from the entry could be used in place of the word grant as it is used in the sentence below?

Harry applied for a grant to pay for summer camp.

  1. admit
  2. gift
  3. give
  4. transfer

gift

300

The illustration of the bear cubs tumbling toward Omakayas portrays the girl as being

  1. angry.
  2. disrespectful.
  3. startled.
  4. unaware.

3. startled

300

What will the bear cubs most likely do the next time they see a person?

  1. go home with the person
  2. stay away from the person
  3. lead their mother to the person
  4. expect the person to feed them berries

2. stay away from the person

300

Which words best complete the sentence below?

The children ______ the books they want to give to the library.


  1. has brung
  2. had brang
  3. have brought
  4. will have bringed

3. have brought

400

What does the word margins mean in the sentence below?

Pedro took notes in the margins of the story.

  1. questions about the print
  2. spaces between lines of print
  3. borders around a printed page
  4. blank pages before the print begins

3. borders around a printed page

400

Read the thesaurus entry.


Which word from the entry could be used in place of the word select as it is used in the sentence below?


April was one of a select group of students who were invited to the ceremony.

  1. choose
  2. elect
  3. favored
  4. pick
3. favored
400

The first illustration of the mother bear on page 675 makes the bear appear

  1. depressed.
  2. fierce.
  3. gentle.
  4. tall.

2. fierce

400

Omakayas will most likely

  1. realize that Angeline is always right.
  2. get in trouble with a mother bear again.
  3. be more careful when she is dealing with nature.
  4. try to find the bear cubs she thinks of as brothers.
  • be more careful when she is dealing with nature.
400

Which words best complete the sentence below?

Our school choir ______ in a contest.


  1. has sung
  2. had sang
  3. have singed
  4. will have sungen

1. has sung

500

What does the word reasoned mean in the sentence below?

Naomi reasoned that she could walk the dog and play basketball before it got dark outside.

  1. admitted
  2. concluded
  3. hoped
  4. panicked

2. concluded

500

Read the glossary entries.


Which word from the entries refers to weather without rainfall?

  1. agriculture
  2. climate
  3. crops
  4. drought

4. drought

500

Based on the illustrations on pages 678 and 679, how does Omakayas most likely feel about the mother bear?

  1. She is bored by the mother bear.
  2. She is annoyed by the mother bear.
  3. She is angry at the mother bear and wants to fight.
  4. She respects the mother bear and wants to show that she means
    no harm.

4. She respects the mother bear and wants to show that she means
no harm.

500

What is the theme of this passage?

  1. A true friend will always share.
  2. Good things come to those who wait.
  3. Family and friends come before adventure.
  4. It is important to respect the rules of the wild. 

4. It is important to respect the rules of the wild. 

500

Which words best complete the sentence below?

If all goes well, Eli ______ the race when the rain starts.


  1. had finish
  2. has finished
  3. have finishd
  4. will have finished

4. will have finished