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All about Penguins
100

Which of these prefixes means AGAIN?

  1. un
  2. dis
  3. im
  4. re

4. re

100

Knowing the meaning of the prefix un- helps the reader know that unclean means:

  1. to clean before
  2. to clean again
  3. not clean
  4. in a clean way

3. not clean 

100

A story that is funny, silly, or scary is trying to                 you.

  1. entertain
  2. persuade
  3. inform
  4. direct

1. entertain 

100

Which word means "the big idea" or "central message" of a text?

  1. moral
  2. lesson
  3. theme
  4. main idea

4. main idea 

100

What is the largest continent that a penguin lives on? 

Antarctica 


200

Jordan had a splendid idea to make slime for her cousin's birthday.

What is the meaning of the word splendid?

  1. to make slime
  2. to have a great idea
  3. very good or excellent

3. very good or excellent

200

What does reread mean?

  1. read before
  2. read again
  3. read wrong
  4. not read

2. read again 

200

Pictures found on a book or text's cover and/or within it are called:

  1. maps
  2. graphs
  3. illustrations
  4. charts

3. illustrations 

200

A non-fiction text is usually about real people, places, and events.

  1. True
  2. False

1.true 

200

Do penguins spend more time in land or in the water?

In the water 

300

The suffix -est means the most and the suffix -er can mean more. Which word means someone who has lived longer than me?

  1. old
  2. older
  3. oldest
  4. ancient

2. older

300

What root word is present in the words reread, readable, and reading?

  1. re
  2. read
  3. able
  4. ing

2. read 

300

When you read a text or a story that contains important information and facts, what is the author's purpose?

  1. to persuade
  2. to entertain
  3. to inform
  4. to make you sad

3. to inform 

300

What is the best meaning of "snug" as used in this sentence from the text?

"The egg will be snug and warm there as if it were in a sleeping bag."

  1. special
  2. freezing
  3. cozy
  4. in a nest

3.cozy 

300

How many species of penguins are there? 

17 species of penguins

400

Which word below contains a prefix?

  1. uncle
  2. unhappy
  3. under
  4. understand

2. unhappy 

400

When you do not agree with someone, you

  1. disagree.
  2. preagree.
  3. reagree.
  4. unagree.

1.disagree 

400

The fall dance is going to be informal.


An antonym for INFORMAL

  1. Dressy
  2. Relaxed
  3. Casual
  4. Comfortable

1. Dressy 


Antonym means different. Synonym means same. 

400

When a reader combines details from a text with ideas from their own brain, they can make an inference or draw a conclusion.

  1. True
  2. False

1. true 

400

What do penguins mostly eat? 

fish 

500

Knowing the meaning of the prefix pre- helps you know that prepay means:

  1. to pay again
  2. to pay before
  3. to pay now
  4. not pay

2. to pay before 

500

What is the meaning of swimming in this sentence?

We are swimming in the river.

  1. swimming is happening now
  2. one who swims
  3. swimming already happened
  4. swimming will happen tomorrow

1. swimming is happening now 

500

What is the theme of a passage?

  1. the message or lesson
  2. the main idea
  3. the climax of a text
  4. how my people are in the story

1. the message or lesson 

500

Jessie is going to read a story about a hungry lion and a hungry lamb who become friends. While reading, Jessie concludes that the lion is going to eat the lamb because the text says that the lion is hungry.


What do you think Jessie ALREADY KNEW that helped her to draw that conclusion?

  1. Lambs like to eat lions.
  2. Lambs are fast runners.
  3. Lions like to eat lambs.
  4. Lions are fast runners.

3. Lions like to eat lambs. 

500

What hemisphere do penguins live in? 

Southern