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Vocabulary

100

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Question: The fox lives in a "den."

• resting place

• hive with bees

• small pond

Resting Place

200

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Question: The grass was "slippery" after the rain.

• keeping warm

• staying afloat

• causing sliding

Causing Sliding

300

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Question: The "surface" of the pond was like glass.

• bottom

• plants

• top

Top

400

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Question: Some animals live "underground" during winter.

• above the ground

• on a hillside

• beneath the ground

Beneath the ground

500

Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Question: I hope the plants "survive" the snowy winter.

• leave alone

• live through

• bloom during

Live through

Phonics

100

 Read the sentence and the question that follows it. Choose the best answer.

Question: She gave a big "yawn" when she woke up.

Which word has the same sound as the "aw" in yawn?

• author

• flow

• park

Author

200

Read the sentence and the question that follows it. Choose the best answer.

Question: She asked for "sauce" for her pasta.

Which word has the same sound as the "au" in sauce?

• chalk

• mouse

• crow

Chalk

300

Read the sentence and the question that follows it. Choose the best answer.

Question: He "taught" his brother how to read.

Which word has the same sound as the "augh" in taught?

• draw

• gather

• house

Draw

400

 Read the sentence and the question that follows it. Choose the best answer.

Question: They "talk" to each other during lunch.

Which word has the same sound as the "al" in talk?

• wow

• fault

• tale

Fault

500

Read the sentence and the question that follows it. Choose the best answer.

Question: Driving the speed limit is the "law."

Which word has the same sound as the "aw" in law?

• farmer

• glow

• caught

Caught

Selection

100

What is a fox’s home called?

• a den
• a nest
• a burrow

Den

200

Which animal has a hard shell called an exoskeleton?

• a spider
• a ladybug
• a caterpillar

Ladybug

300

Which animal lives in the desert?

• a duck
• a beaver
• a rattlesnake

Rattlesnake

400

The wood frog says he can freeze solid and still "survive."

What does the word survive mean?

• eat
• live
• move

Live

500

Which animal sleeps all winter long?

• a turtle
• a bluegill
• a woodchuck

Woodchuck