Sounds
Which word has the same beginning sound as find?
a) blind
b) phase
c) pound
b) phase
Which word has only the prefix MARKED?
a) GIGANtic
b) REwriting
c) cannOT
b) REwriting
Miss Berry really likes to complete a difficult _________. The teacher's questions always _________ me.
a) game
b) confuse
c) puzzle
c) puzzle
What means the same, or about the same, as brave?
a) scared
b) courageous
c) strong
b) Courageous
Winning an award was an achievement that made me proud.
Achievement means
a) loss
b) success
c) brave
d) defeat
b) success
Which word has the same vowel sound as now?
a) no
b) phone
c) shout
c) shout
Which word has only the prefix MARKED?
a) DARKness
b) trainER
c) UNfold
c) UNfold
To make the toy car go, you have to ________ it. The _________ knocked down a tree in the storm.
a) push
b) wind
c) breeze
b) wind
What means the same, or about the same, as the word in bold italics?
James had an idea about his book.
a) page
b) math
c) thought
d) reading
c) thought
Jake was envious of his brother because he was on honor roll. Envious means
a) mad
b) confident
c) comfortable
d) jealous
d) jealous
Which word has the same ending sound as pants?
plant
sat
flowers
flowers
Which word has only the suffix MARKED?
a) PLAYing
b) jumpING
c) FORgets
b) jumpING
I hope my teacher will _______ me to help! I like to ________ flowers for my sister.
a) color
b) ask
c) pick
c) pick
Choose the word that means the opposite as the word in bold italics?
Suzie was an active cat.
a) lively
b) sick
c) lazy
d) running
c) lazy
DOUBLE POINTS- Read and Answer
Tim dipped his paintbrush in a tray of yellow paint. He was painting stars on a large sheet of black paper. He was writing a story called “My Adventure in Space.” Tim was excited to paint a picture about his story. He was the astronaut exploring space. He started to paint himself as an astronaut. He was exploring a new planet in his story so he also painted a large planet. His teacher walked by and was very impressed with his painting. She asked what the blue dots were on the planet. He told her they were aliens that were taking over the planet. His teacher smiled and told him he had a great imagination.
What was Tim painting?
A. His family
B. Astronauts
C. A picture of a farm
D. A picture of his story in space
D
Which word has the same vowel sound as bake?
a) shake
b) mad
c) plan
a) shake
Which word has only the prefix MARKED?
a) prePAY
b) DIScover
c) RETurn
d) slowLY
b) DIScover
I love the _______ a guitar makes.
_________ the alarms when there is a fire!
a) sound
b) music
c) press
a) sound
What is a synonym for fabulous?
a) amazing
b) horrible
c) fine
a) amazing
DOUBLE POINTS- Read and Answer
Jamal focused as he smoothed out the top layer of his sand castle. He had been playing at the beach since early morning, and had spent many hours working on his masterpiece. He wanted to make the best sand castle that had every been built on the beach. He made a mote around it with a bridge. He had just put his final touches on it as a powerful wave came up and ruined half of his castle. His brother saw what had happened and offered to help rebuild the castle. He was feeling sad until his brother offered to help. The castle ended up being bigger and better. They were proud of their teamwork to rebuild the castle.
Jamal felt sad when his castle was ruined. How did he feel after his castle was rebuilt?
A. Lazy
B. Proud
C. Discouraged
D. Unhappy
B. Proud
Which word has the same beginning sound as child?
a) camp
b) shrimp
c) change
change
Which word has only the suffix MARKED?
a) finaLLY
b) UNhappy
c) cheerFUL
d) reTURn
c) cheerFUL
My favorite _________ has purple ink. The farmer puts his animals in a _________.
a) fence
b) marker
c) pen
c) pen
What is an antonym for abundant?
a) tasty
b) plenty
c) scarce
c) Scarce
DOUBLE POINTS- Read and Answer
Cadon had been begging his mom for days to make chocolate chip cookies. He loves to cook with his mom. The day was here that she finally agreed! They gathered all of the ingredients and placed them on the counter. They washed their hands and were ready to start. After following all of the directions they placed the dough on the pan. Cadon’s mom put the dough in the oven. Cadon decided he was going to go play a game while he waited for the cookies to be done. Mom started working on her computer. It seemed like it was taking a long time so Cadon went to check on the cookies. His mom forgot to set the timer and the cookies were burnt. They had to try again and set the timer this time.
What was the effect of Cadon and his mom forgetting the cookies were in the oven?
A. They had delicious cookies.
B. Mom was working on the computer.
C. Cadon made cookies.
D. The cookies were burnt.
D