VOCABULARY
SYNONYMS
COMPREHENSION
ENDINGS -ed -ing
PRESENT TENSE -s -es
100

The workers dug a tunnel through the hill.

A) a long hole

B) a steep road

C) a small bridge

A) a long hole

100

There were a few crumbs of bread left.

A) bits

B) loaves

C) slices

A) bits

100

How does Bear feel at the beginning of the story?

A) happy that he has a new friend to talk to

B) proud that he is better than the other animals

C) angry that the other animals think he is strong

B) proud that he is better than the other animals

100

Ginger _____ her clothes after running.

A) changd

B) changed

C) changeed

B) changed

100

Jonah and Kim _____ to visit the zoo.

A) wants

B) wanting

C) want

C) want

200

The height of the flagpole is over ten feet.

A) how old something is

B) how tall something is

C) how heavy something is

B) how tall something is

200

Autumn comes before winter.

A) spring

B) month

C) fall

C) fall

200

Why is Bear unhappy when the sun comes up?

A) He doesn't like being teased.

B) He doesn't like being wrong.

C) He doesn't like being hungry.

B) He doesn't like being wrong.

200

Lion _____ deeply for his little mouse friend

A)  card

B) careed

C) cared

C) cared

200

Uncle Skip ______ funny monkey stories.

A) tell

B) telling

C) tells

C) tells

300

Meg could not walk on her broken leg until it healed.

A) got better

B) had a cast

C) grew longer

A) got better

300

Ray was so timid that he would rather hide than face the bully. 

A) brave

B) shy

C) sneaky

B) shy

300

Why does Little Brown Squirrel forget what his grandmother told him about teasing?

A) because he is so happy

B) because he is so scared

C) because he is so young

A) because he is so happy

300

Arturo _____ his books on the floor.

A) piled

B) pilled

C) pilleed

A) piled

300

My dog _____ the door to go outside.

A) scratchs

B) scratches

C) scratching

B) scratches

400

The captain turned the boat toward the shore.

A) to

B) over

C) away from

A) to

400

It took three men to lift the enormous rock.

A) dirty

B) huge

C) soft

B) huge

400

What happens to Little Brown Squirrel during the winter?

A) Bear sneaks into the burrow and frightens him

B) His grandmother punishes him by keeping him underground.

C) The scratches on his back heal.


C) The scratches on his back heal.

400

Kelly is _______ to a new town.

A) moveing

B) moveng

C) moving

C) moving

400

Sometimes people _____ careless if they hurry.

A) get

B) gets

C) getting

A) get

500

Fran does not like it when her brothers tease her.

A) watch 

B) make fun of

C) give advice to

B) make fun of

500

Grandma was delighted to get the letter from her grandson.

A) happy

B) quiet

C) tired

A) happy

500

How can the reader tell that Little Brown Squirrel is clever?

A) because he finds a way to make the sun come up

B) because he tricks Bear into lifting his paw

C) because he sleeps in his underground home all winter

B) because he tricks Bear into lifting his paw

500

Lisa _____ the toy she got for Christmas.

A) lovd

B) loved

C) loveed

B) loved

500

My cat _____ me when I am at school.

A) miss

B) misses

C) missing

B) misses