READING TEST 3/13

VOCAB

100

CIRCUMSTANCES 

CONDITIONS 

200

BRUTAL

HARSH

300

ANGRY IMPATIENCE 

FRUSTRATION 

400

RUN-DOWN

DECREPIT 

500

MOVED SUDDENLY 

LURCHED 

VOCAB

100

BEGAN 

AROSE

200

EMPTY

BARREN

300

DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE 

ELUSIVE 

400

UPRIGHT

VERTICAL

500

NATURAL SENSE 

INSTINCT 

COMPREHENSION

100

What is the author's purpose and what is the genre of the passage?

purpose is to inform 

genre is literary nonfiction

200

What sentence shows personification?

1. He was as fast as a snail

2. Break a leg, Johnny!

3. The water jumped up and hit me in the face.

4. He was a savage dog. 

3. The water jumped up and hit me in the face.

300

What was the Wright brothers' first thought on how to improve the glider, which did not actually work?

1. Making the glider smaller

2. Making the glider bigger

3. Making the glider lighter

4. Making the glider heavier

2. Making the glider bigger

400

What were the two reasons that the Wright brothers were dissatisfied with their record at the time, 390 feet ride?

1. It was not much better than last time

2. controls were worse

500

How would you describe the brothers' relationship?

they yelled at each other but did not get made. They knew each other well 

COMPREHENSION

100

What three adjectives would you use to describe the Wright Brothers?

determined, smart, patient, confident, relentless

200

Why did the Wright brothers invite people to see their plane ride?

Nobody would have believed that they flew if they had not seen it for themselves.

300

True or False

Orville was the first to attempt to fly the glider

False, Wilbur

400

Why did the Wright brothers decide to fly on December 17th even though it was dangerous? Why was it risky?

windy weather

Winter was coming, they were growing impatient 

500

Find evidence in the textbook that shows what happened to the flight on their final day.

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GRAMMAR

100

Which sentence is written correctly?

1. Mom yelled, "Stop driving the car kid!"

2. Mom yelled "Stop driving the car kid!"

3. Mom yelled! "Stop driving the car kid!"

4. "Mom yelled Stop driving the car kid!"

1. Mom yelled, "Stop driving the car kid!"

200

Which sentence is written correctly?

1. "Go to the bathroom, "said Beverly."

2. "Go to the bathroom," said Beverly.

3. "Go to the bathroom said Beverly."

4. "Go to the bathroom" said Beverly.

2. "Go to the bathroom," said Beverly.

300

Which sentence is written correctly?

1. Michael who lives in Bound Brook, went to the store for candy.

2. Michael who, lives in Bound Brook, went to the store for candy.

3. Michael, who lives in Bound Brook, went to the store for candy.

4. Michael, who lives in Bound Brook went to the store for candy. 

3. Michael, who lives in Bound Brook, went to the store for candy.

400

Which sentence is written correctly?

1. Jessica asked "What time is it?"

2. Jessica asked, "What time is it."

3. Jessica asked, "What time is it?

4. Jessica asked, "What time is it?"

4. Jessica asked, "What time is it?"

500

Is this is written correctly?

Please invite a parent (or another family member) to the party.

yes