Prepositions
The cat is hiding ______ the table.
A. After
B. Under
C. Before
D. During
B. Under
The classroom was as quiet as a mouse during the test.
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
B. Simile
Read the sentence from paragraph 5.
She interacted with people of every station in life.
Think about the prefix inter-. What is the meaning of interacted above?
Responses
A. heard stories about?
B. received votes from?
C. spent time talking to?
D. read many books by?
C. Spent time talking to
Water
Aqua
This part of speech describes a noun
Adjective
Maria placed her backpack ______ the chair before sitting down.
A. Before
B. About
C. Through
D. Beside
D. Beside
After running the mile, Jamal said his legs were on fire.
What does the phrase on fire mean in this sentence?
A. His legs were actually burning.
B. His legs were very tired and sore.
C. His legs were cold.
D. His legs moved very slowly.
B. His legs were very tired and sore.
Read the sentences from paragraph 6.
President Harry S. Truman asked her to serve as the United States representative to the United Nations (UN). She served from 1945 until 1953. She worked on the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It lists rights that people all over the world should have.
What idea about Eleanor Roosevelt in her later years do the facts in the sentences support?
Responses
A. She served as First Lady for Harry S. Truman.She served as First Lady for Harry S. Truman.
B. She hoped to become the president of the United States.She hoped to become the president of the United States.
C. She traveled around the world to relax after President Roosevelt died.She traveled around the world to relax after President Roosevelt died.
D. She wanted to stay in government even after she was no longer First Lady.
D. She wanted to stay in government even after she was no longer First Lady.
To hear
Aud
This part of speech shows action
Verb
The students walked quietly ______ the hallway on their way to lunch.
A. Along
B. Between
C. Against
D During
A. Along
The wind whispered through the trees on the cold night.
What type of figurative language is used?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Idiom
D. Personification
D. Personification
Read the sentences from paragraph 7.
Eleanor Roosevelt was once a shy, lonely child who faced much sadness in her life. Yet Eleanor was able to put aside her fears and bad experiences in the past to become the “First Lady of the World.”
Which words does the author use to show that Eleanor Roosevelt’s childhood was often difficult?
Responses
A. faced much sadness
B. in her life
C. to put aside
D. experiences in the past
A. faced much sadness
To see
Vid/Vis
This part of speech connects words or phrases
Conjunction
The puppy ran ______ the two trees and disappeared into the woods.
A. Across
B. Down
C. Between
D. About
C. Between
Question 4 (Medium–Hard – Meaning)
When the teacher announced a surprise test, the classroom exploded with groans.
What does exploded with groans mean?
A. The classroom broke apart.
B. Students became very loud complaining.
C. The students left the room.
D. The room became completely silent.
B. Students became very loud complaining.
Select two facts that the author uses to support the idea that Eleanor Roosevelt worked for many causes.
Responses
A. She lived through the Great Depression.
B. She found ways to take care of the poor.
C. She believed that she was an ordinary person.
D. She strengthened the League of Women Voters.
E. She became one of the most admired women in history.
B. She found ways to take care of the poor.
D. She strengthened the League of Women Voters.
Heart
This part of speech replaces a noun
Pronoun
The hikers carefully climbed ______ the steep mountain trail before sunset.
A. Above
B. Up
C. Beside
D. Through
B. Up
The pile of homework was a mountain on Mia’s desk.
What type of figurative language is used?
A. Metaphor
B. Idiom
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole
A. Metaphor
Read the sentence from paragraph 5.
People began calling her the “eyes, ears, and legs” of the president.
What does the metaphor in the sentence tell readers about Eleanor Roosevelt?
Responses
A. that she would gather information for the president
B. that she would offer support to those looking for jobs
C. that she would tend to the president during his illness
D. that she would run for a government office herself someday
A. that she would gather information for the president
Again
Re
This part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb.
Adverb