Eyes on the Ball
At the beginning of the story, Sophia had a lump on her forehead. What caused the lump?
A. a basket ball
B. a baseball bat
C. a soccer cleat
D. a soccer ball
D. a soccer ball
In which word below is -ing used the same as in feeling?
A. anything
B. sting
C. spring
D. watching
D. watching
Why is Sunday not included on the schedule of show times?
A. Animals won't work on weekends.
B. The printer made a mistake.
C. The center is closed on Sundays.
D. Sunday is on a different schedule.
C. The center is closed on Sundays.
In what kind of habitat do cardinals live?
A. deserts
B. woodlands
C. oceans
D. mountains
B. woodlands
To locate Vancouver Island, a student should look in-
A. an almanac
B. a glossary
C. an atlas
D. a thesaurus
C. an atlas
In paragraph 3, noggin means-
A. chin
B. head
C. knee
D. elbow
B. head
The title of the poem is "Grandad's Gift." What is the gift?
A. a fishing rod
B. a boat
C. a tackle box
D. a voyage
B. a boat
Derek is very interested in emus, but he also wants to see the world's smallest snake. If he goes to the emu show at 10:15 on Tuesday, at what time can he go to the snake show?
A. 2:00 PM
B. 10:00 AM
C. 4:00 PM
D. 3:30 PM
A. 2:00 PM
In paragraph 3, the word "molt" means-
A. to lay eggs.
B. to build a nest.
C. to lose feathers, and then to grow new feathers.
D. to fly south for the winter.
C. to lose feathers, and then to grow new feathers.
The main reason she wanted to go was to see her friend.
Which word is a homophone for main?
A. mine
B. moan
C. mean
D. mane
D. mane
What caused Sophia to get hit in the head with the ball?
A. She wasn't paying attention
B. She forgot to put her hands up.
C. She was tunred around
D. She wasn't able to see exactly where the ball was.
D. She wasn't able to see exactly where the ball was.
In line 2, what does the word voyage mean?
A. trip
B. disaster
C. plug
D. problem
A. trip
The Thunksville Wildlife Center is opening a new restaurant, Kangaroo Kitchen. Under which heading should this be listed?
A. Areas of Interest
B. Directions
C. Hours of Operation
D. Special Shows and Attractions
A. Areas of Interest
If the author included this sentence, to which paragraph would the information be added?
The father often feeds beetles to his young.
A. Paragraph 2
B. Paragraph 3
C. Paragraph 4
D. Paragraph 5
C. Paragraph 4
What is the root word in weightlessness?
A. less
B. weight
C. eight
D. weightless
B. weight
When Sophia's mom brought her to the next practice, Sophia "slid down further in her seat." This tells the reader that-
A. she couldn't wait to get back on the field.
B. she didn't want to go.
C. her seat belt was too tight.
D. she fell when she tried to get up.
B. she didn't want to go.
Why did Joseph's toes begin to chill in line 18?
A. He stepped into a bucket.
B. It started to snow.
C. He had forgotten to wear socks.
D. The cold water seeped into the boat.
D. The cold water seeped into the boat.
If you were trying to get to Thunksville Wildlife Center from the north, when do you turn onto Monkey Thunk Avenue?
A. after crossing the bridge
B. before you get to the 2nd light
C. before you cross the bridge
D. when you get to the Center's entrance
C. before you cross the bridge
What is the main idea of paragraph 4?
A. Cardinals eat seeds, fruit, and insects.
B. Male and female cardinals take care of the nest.
C. Cardinals make good team mascots.
D. Cardinals are not good pets.
B. Male and female cardinals take care of the nest.
Which word has a word part meaning "without"?
A. important
B. featherless
C. tremendous
D. distances
B. featherless
The word disoriented in paragraph 1 means-
A. confused
B. sad
C. furious
D. ridiculous
A. confused
Where was the boat's missing plug?
A. on the kitchen table
B. in Granddad's pocket
C. at the bottom of the lake
D. still at the boat store
B. in Granddad's pocket
The Wildlife Trolley is not included on the show times schedule. How will visitors know when to catch it?
A. Visitors can ask at the gift shop.
B. It runs every hour and a half hour.
C. Visitors can wait by the trolley stop.
D. They can ask at the emu stop.
B. It runs every hour and a half hour.
The best resource to use to find a new word to replace the word "popular" in paragraph 1 is-
A. an index
B. a glossary
C. thesaurus
D. a dictionary
C. thesaurus
He put up a fence to keep out unwanted visitors.
In which word does un- mean the same as unwanted?
A. uncle
B. uniform
C. unaware
D. underneath
C. unaware