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Yep
No way
Really
Oh my gosh
Exactly
100
But the rain did not come. The whole summer passed without a drop of rain. The grass dried up. The cow could not give milk. The crops did not grow. There would be no food for the long winter. They needed _____ . a) water b) homes c) tools d) family
What is a) water
100
Freddy finally caught up with Mark. Freddy reached out to touch him. There! He touched him! But Mark kept running. He crossed the goal line. "Touchdown!" Mark shouted. Freddy and Mark were _____ . a) playing b) falling c) crying d) dressing
What is a) playing
100
I blew my horn. The lion roared. The elephants trumpeted through their trunks. The big bears growled. The kangaroos drummed.The stork clapped his bill. The monkeys shouted and clapped their hands. It was _____ . a) noisy b) calm c) wrong d) hot
What is a) noisy
100
"Now," said Mother, "I want you to do something. I want you to go to Grandmother's house." "Oh good," said the girl. "I like to do that. It is fun." "Yes," said Mother. "And here is something good to eat. Take it to Grandmother. Go on, now. Do not play on the way." Her mother _____ her away. a) chased b) put c) sent d) took
What is c) sent
100
Oh look. Just look! Your head is bare. I have some hats that you can wear. Come over here. I'll give you some. I will _____ . a) eat b) dance c) share d) sleep
What is c) share
200
We packed all our clothing. We loaded all our furniture. And we took our pets, too. The trip took a while. We were _____ . a) moving b) resting c) playing d) rushing
What is a) moving
200
Laura looked around. About ten yards away stood the big house. Did Miss Myra really know everything? What did her kitchen look like? Laura had to know. Laura was _____ . a) pleased b) unhappy c) curious d) angry
What is curious
200
Poor Buddy sat down all alone. Then he began to cry. "I was not born to dance," he said. "I might as well not try." Buddy was _____ . a) sad b) old c) smart d) tall
What is sad
200
The whole world seemed to be asleep. So Milton watched television. And the sleepers slept on. Milton jumped up and down. But the sleepers slept on. Milton danced and did tricks. Yet the sleepers slept on. Nothing _____ them. a) woke b) saved c) helped d) pleased
What is woke
200
They raced to his car. Brad started it. He drove out to the street. The cab was already a block away. Brad sped after it. He kept two cars in between. Then Bea Jones wouldn't know she was being tailed. They _____ the cab. a) chased b) lost c) hit d) blocked
What is chased
300
Freddy went to Ms. Matson's room. The girls in the sixth grade had made his costume. They all giggled when Ms. Matson helped Freddy into it. His Green Kangaroo suit covered all of him. It even had green feet. Only his face stuck out. Ms. Matson put some green dots on it. "We'll wash them off later. Okay?" The costume looked _____ . a) clean b) small c) funny d) old
What is funny
300
I want to walk in the parade too. They say I'm too small. That I couldn't get to the top of Acorn Hill. I must wait until I'm _____ . a) older b) tired c) asleep d) dressed
What is older
300
Animals live at different levels of the rain forest. Macaws live near the treetops. They find fruit to eat. Sloths hang from the middle of trees. They find shelter there and plants to eat. Animals live in _____ places. a) better b) many c) pretty d) noisy
What is many
300
Finally, the day of the play came. The whole family would be there. Some of their neighbors were coming too. Mom hugged Freddy extra hard as he left for school. "We'll be there watching you, Green Kangaroo," she said. Everyone was going to _____ Freddy. a) lift b) help c) see d) find
What is see
300
Every day the husband went out to cut wood. His wife stayed home alone doing her own work. One day a little old man came to the door. The wife had a _____ . a) chore b) baby c) visitor d) robot
What is visitor
400
The Mayflower was a good, strong sailing ship. She was about ninety feet long—about as long as two big trailer trucks. And she was a clean-smelling ship, not like most ships of that time. The Mayflower was _____ . a) sturdy b) tiny c) common d) wrecked
What is sturdy
400
As with other sports, the new surfer must start slowly. First of all, the beginner must be a good swimmer. Learning how to get up on the surfboard—and stay up—is the next step. Surfers need _____ . a) money b) patience c) luck d) friends
What is patience
400
As he and his mother trudged up the hill, Little Lee glanced behind him. Sure enough, Red Robe was trailing them in the crowded, winding street. He always kept a careful distance. Red Robe slowed down if they slowed down. He hurried when they hurried so that he did not lose sight of them. Red Robe _____ them. a) helped b) followed c) blamed d) paid
What is followed
400
Mr. Winfrey also insisted that Oprah read a new book every week. Then she had to write a book report about it. This wasn't too difficult for Oprah because she loved to read. Reading was _____ to the Winfreys. a) important b) hateful c) dull d) alarming
What is important
400
By the end of the year, Willie Mays had all the fans on his side. He also had the Baseball Writers. They voted him National League Rookie of the Year. The New York rookie had hit 20 home runs. Willie Mays won a(n) _____ . a) award b) game c) homer d) pennant
What is award
500
Now it was Sunday. I'd spent all morning throwing things into two suitcases, a garment bag, and a backpack. No one was helping me. I _____ myself. a) drew b) packed c) hurt d) saw
What is packed
500
In one corner, there's a wooden door. It's held closed by a rusted chain and a big padlock. The door, chain, and lock are thickly covered with spider webs. Ugh! You shudder. Spiders give you the creeps! You _____ spiders. a) dislike b) love c) draw d) need
What is dislike
500
Though the journey was long, she did not make friends with any of the other children. They taunted her. "Mistress Mary, quite contrary," one chanted. The children were _____ . a) calm b) unfriendly c) smart d) tired
What is unfriendly
500
We didn't try to skip any activities. We got good marks in clean-up every day. Hal stopped talking about running away. And he even learned the words to some Tall Pines songs. We were _____ . a) playing b) behaving c) pretending d) sleeping
What is behaving
500
More than 125 million people live in Japan. Most Japanese people live in big cities. This is because forests and mountains cover three-fourths of the islands. The cities of Japan are _____ . a) crowded b) little c) cold d) quiet
What is crowded