Reading Literature
Reading Information
Commas
Capitalization
Vocabulary and Spelling
100
Read the poem title "Wind". What is the rhyme scheme in “Wind”? (a) Every other line rhymes throughout the poem. (b) Words in the first and second line of each stanza rhyme. (c) Words in the fourth and fifth line of each stanza rhyme. (d) The last two lines of each stanza rhyme.
(b) Words in the first and second line of each stanza rhyme.
100
Read the passage titled Dugout Canoes in North America. What is the main idea of paragraph 3? (a) Canoe makers burned the wood to make it easier to chip out. (b) Making a canoe included a series of several different steps. (c) Most of the people in the village were needed to make a canoe. (d) Dugout canoes were made from tree trunks that were cut down.
(b) Making a canoe included a series of several different steps.
100
Rewrite the sentence. Place commas where they belong. The biggest Hawaiian Islands are Hawaii Maui and Oahu.
The biggest Hawaiian Islands are Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu.
100
Rewrite the sentence fixing all capitals. have you ever heard the song, strangers in the night?
Have you ever heard the song, Strangers in the Night?
100
Given the prefixes and suffixes. Come up with a word that means "before people could hear eachother from a distance." Prefixes: bi=two; in=not; pre=before.................. Root Words: ped = feet; script = to write ; tele=distant; port=to carry................. Suffixes: phone=sound or voice
pretelephone
200
In the passage "Wind" The speaker in the poem sees the wind as her (a) boss. (b) parent. (c) companion. (d) competition.
(c) companion.
200
Which subtitle would BEST fit paragraph 1? (a) Why Early Americans Needed Canoes (b) Different Kinds of Canoes (c) How to Use a Dugout Canoe (d) How Early Americans Got Together
(a) Why Early Americans Needed Canoes
200
Rewrite the sentence. Place commas where they belong. Tomorrow will be Thursday October 10 2013.
Tomorrow will be Thursday, October 10, 2013.
200
Write each word that should be capitalized in the sentence below. dr. stewart examined my teeth and said that i do not have any cavities.
Dr., Stewart, and I
200
Which is the correct definition for the prefix:acro. For example: I saw an acrobat in the circus yesterday. (a) three (b) height, topmost, top (c) half
(b) height, topmost, top
300
Why does the poet most likely repeat words and phrases throughout the poem "Wind"? (a) to create a rhythm within the poem (b) to make it easier for the reader (c) to move the reader faster through the poem (d) to form rhyme within the lines of the poem
(a) to create a rhythm within the poem
300
According to the passage, what happens just before the bumps of a tree trunk are smoothed away? (a) The tree branches are burned. (b) The tree is cut down. (c) The log is dragged. (d) The log floats down a river.
(b) The tree is cut down.
300
Rewrite the sentence. Place commas where they belong. Well do you want to be a squirrel instead?
Well, do you want to be a squirrel instead?
300
The book sarah, plain and tall was made into a movie.
Sarah, Plain, Tall
300
Which is the correct Greek root for the definition "to cut" (a) trans- (b) medi- (c) post- (d) sect-
(d) sect-
400
The poem, "Wind", creates a feeling of the wind being (a) fierce. (b) calm. (c) gentle. (d) cold.
(a) fierce.
400
In an outline of the passage, which of the following would best represent paragraph 3? (a) the importance of travel (b) the process of making a dugout canoe (c) life in North America (d) concerns about canoes
(b) the process of making a dugout canoe
400
Rewrite the sentence. Place commas where they belong. No I have not seen your new car.
No, I have not seen your new car.
400
next thursday is my best friend's birthday and i'm throwing her a surprise party.
Next, Thursday, I'm
400
The diamond ring was radiantly shining on her finger. The word radiantly in this sentence means (a) brightly (b) really (c) hardly (d) barely
(a) brightly
500
Lines 4 and 5 of the poem,..“and the call / and the pull of the wind” describe (a) the speaker’s fear. (b) the speed of the wind. (c) the way the wind moves the grass. (d) the force that makes the speaker want to follow.
(d) the force that makes the speaker want to follow.
500
What kind of graphic organizer could you use to organize the information in this passage. (a) story map (b) web (c) t-chart (d) Venn-diagram
(b) web
500
Rewrite the sentence. Place commas where they belong. We are going on a field trip on Friday aren't we?
We are going on a field trip on Friday, aren't we?
500
"moon river" is my father's favorite song.
Moon, River
500
In the pirate story, there were the good guys against the buccaneers. ................ The word buccaneers in this sentence means (a) actors (b) pirates (c) teachers (d) helpers
(b) pirates