Spelling
spell the word speckled
s-p-e-c-k-l-e-d
The Latin root ann means “year.” What does annual mean in this sentence?
The town lies on the annual migration path for
Mexican free-tailed bats.
A. happening twice a year
B. happening every other year
C. happening all within one year
D. happening every year
D. happening every year
If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a___________________
A. producer.
B. second-level consumer
C. first-level consumer.
D. decomposer.
B. second-level consumer
Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Kent is visiting his Grandmother.
B. We are going to visit Dr. Murphy.
C. Our next speaker is miss Amelia Panzetta.
D. How many States have you visited?
B. We are going to visit Dr. Murphy.
spell the word slung
s-l-u-n-g
In the following sentence, what do the endings of healed and bonded show?
She named the bat Sunshine, and as it healed,
Amanda bonded with it.
A. actions that happened in the future
B. actions that happened in the present
C. actions that happened in the past
D. actions that happened in the past and present
C. actions that happened in the past
An organism that can make its own food is called a
A. consumer.
B. decomposer.
C. producer.
D. scavenger.
C. producer.
Which sentence is written correctly?
A. The Author’s name was Cecilia T. Slater.
B. Lisa is going with Mom to the gym.
C. Please send the bill to post office Box 655.
D. Who has ever been to lake Superior?
B. Lisa is going with Mom to the gym.
spell the word rowdy
r-o-w-d-y
What is the meaning of vaguely in the following sentence?
Marcie vaguely recalled the explanation her
grandfather had given her.
C. in a way that is vague
The best way to represent a large, complex system, such as the water cycle, would be a
A. bar graph.
B. life-size drawing.
C. graph.
D. computer model.
D. computer model.
Read the sentence. Select the answer that describes the following words.
Work a little faster, please.
A. declarative sentence
B. interrogative sentence
C. imperative sentence
D. exclamatory sentence
C. imperative sentence
spell the word crowded
c-r-o-w-d-e-d
Read this sentence from “Not Defeated Yet!”
“If one more person pledges to help, we’ll have
a sufficient number,” she told her grandfather.
The ending -s in pledges shows an action
A. that may happen.
B. that is happening again.
C. that happens in the past.
D. that is happening right now.
A. that may happen.
In which process do producers use carbon from carbon dioxide to produce other carbon-containing molecules?
A. the nitrogen cycle
B. photosynthesis
C. precipitation
D. the water cycle
B. photosynthesis
Read the sentence. Select the answer that describes the following words.
Mai will give her report before George does.
A. simple subject
B. complete subject
C. simple predicate
D. complete predicate
C. simple predicate
spell the word airport
a-i-r-p-o-r-t
What is the suffix in reaction?
A. re
B. act
C. ion
D. react
C. ion
If you were to make a physical model of the carbon cycle, what shape would the model take on?
A. linear
B. triangular
C. circular
D. linear with stops and starts
C. circular
Read the sentence. Select the answer that describes the following words.
Do you want to stay longer since Theo just came?
A. compound sentence
B. complex sentence
C. compound-complex sentence
D. simple sentence
B. complex sentence