"I fit all of my school supplies in my backpack so I don’t have to hold anything in my hands.”
"So you can hold your bother's hand?," Dad said.
"Right," Amy smiled. "Then, we walk home from school together."
Why doesn’t Amy have anything in her hands when she walks home from school?
a. so she can hold her backpack
b. so she can walk home
c. so she can hold her brother's hand
c. so she can hold her brother's hand
At football practice, the coach barked an order for the team to stop running.
Which meaning of the word barked is the same as it is used above?
a. shouted or commanded
b. noise made by a dog
c. the outside layer of a tree
a. shouted or commanded
MOUSE (enters, noisily talking on cell phone) Have you tasted the new cheeses at the Nairobi Food Mart? They’re so good, and they’re on sale!
What do the words in italics and parentheses tell the reader?
a. what the characters does
b. when the play happens
c. what the character says
a. what the characters does
a. hay
b. pay
c. day
b. pay
Will you help me bake a cake? First, we make the cake. Then, we place it on a tray. Next, we add sprinkles and berries.
Why does the author use chronological order to tell how to bake a cake?
a. to show the order in which you should do things
b. to show how to eat a cake
c. to show how much time it takes to decorate a cake
a. to show the order in which you should do things
I am hopeful that I will get lots of presents for my birthday!
Think about the suffix -ful. What does hopeful mean in this sentence?
a. needing hope
b. without hope
c. full of hope
d. forget to hope
c. full of hope
The man is stronger than an ox.
Why does the writer use these words to tell about the character?
a. to show he is big
b. to show that he is angry
c. to show that he is very strong
c. to show that he is very strong
clap__
a. t
b. ed
c. ped
c. ped
Quinn stayed up until midnight to finish his book report the night before it was due. He was so tired in class that he fell asleep during his math lesson.
What caused Quinn to fall asleep in class?
a. he has a lot of work to do
b. he stayed up late the night before
c. he does not like math
b. he stayed up late the night before
The funny guy always tells great jokes at recess.
What does the word funny tell about the guy?
a. how he feels
b. how he moves
c. how he acts
c. how he acts
Ali wanted to do her new puzzle with her sister Marian. Marian wanted to play outside on the swing set. Ali promised her sister if she helped her with the puzzle, she would push her on the swing when they finished.
What problem do Ali and Marian have in the story?
a. Marian want to play on the swing set.
b. Both girls want to do different activities.
c. The sisters compromise.
b. Both girls want to do different activities.
a. always
b. anyway
c. anything
c. anything
First, the pumpkins grow. Next, I picked the pumpkins. Then, I scooped out the insides. Finally, I carved a Jack-O-Lantern.
What happens after the pumpkins were picked?
a. the pumpkins grow
b. scooped out the insides
c. carve the Jack-O-Lantern
b. scooped out the insides
The students ran all over the playground, so they are really tired.
What word in the sentence tells what the students did?
a. ran
b. playground
c. tired
a. ran
I am so hungry I can eat a horse.
Why does the writer use these words to tell about the character?
a. to show that the character is very hungry
b. to show that the character is sad
c. to show the character's favorite food
a. to show that the character is very hungry
rig__
a. ged
b. gd
c. ed
a. ged
Matthew became frustrated and tore his spelling test in half. He wish he would have studied.
What is the effect of Matthew becoming frustrated?
a. He wish he would of have studied
b. He got a bad grade
c. He tore his spelling test in half
c. He tore his spelling test in half
There is a nice teacher that helps her students every day.
What does the word nice tell about the teacher?
a. how she feels
b. how she acts
c. how she looks
b. how she acts
LION (yawns) I’m more sleepy than hungry anyway. Run along, little Mouse. (falls asleep)
What do the words in italics and parentheses tell the reader?
a. what the characters does
b. when the play happens
c. how the character feels
a. what the characters does
a. crazy
b. crazi
c. crazie
a. crazy