Vocabulary is Our Friend
The Clue is in the Context
Grammar NUT!
K-PREPared
Reading GRAB BAG
100

A VOW is a...

a) promise          b) donation

c) contract           d) statement


What is A, Promise ?

100

The novel had a CONSIDERABLE number of pages--about six hundred.

a) large        b) surprising 


c) major       d) generous

What is A, LARGE?

100

Which word in the sentence below is a VERB?

Could the girl carry the heavy suitcase by herself?


What is carry?

100

This is what you do if you've finished the test early...

What is spend any extra time checking over your work

Add details that you may not have thought you'd have time for, review for mistakes, make sure you've answered each question.

100

These are the two most common examples of CONFLICT in a story.

What are INTERNAL & EXTERNAL?

200

To DECEIVE is to 

a) admit          b) betray

c) obtain          d) practice

What is B, betray?

200

A dog's CHARACTERISTIC loyalty makes it a wonderful companion.

a) typical          b) agreeable


c) accidental      d) appropriate


What is A, typical?

200
What is the correct verb form to complete this sentence?


As James _____ down the street, he sees his friend, Matt, in his yard.

a) biked  b) biking  c) bike  d)bikes

What is D, bikes?

200

You will be given a series of multiple choice questions over a short science article.

What is review the questions before reading the text?

200
 

Dictionary : Definition 

:: Thesaurus is to ________ & _________

What are synonyms & antonyms?

300

To FUSE is to...

a) equip        b) transport

c) support      d) combine



What is D, combine?

300

The year CYCLES through four seasons.

a) circles       b) enlarges


c) occurs       d) develops


What is A, circles?

300

What is the correct VERB form to complete this sentence?

Mr. Sutton is ______ in the shower.

a) sang  b) sung  c) singing  d) sings

What is C, singing?

300

You know there are four answers to the multiple choice question.

Use this advice before continuing...

What is Anticipate what the answers will be, and/or Eliminate the answers you know to be incorrect.

300

This is the definition of the prefix “sub” and this word is an example of that prefix in action.

What is under/below?

And, what is Submarine, subscribe, subtropical, etc...?

400

Choose the answer in which the indicated word is used the same way as the sample sentence.

Timothy has coins to DEPOSIT in his piggy bank.

a) You should deposit your books on the table.

b)You can deposit your jewelry in the safety deposit box.

c) She paid a deposit on the case of bottled water.

d) Which state has the largest deposit of underground oil.


What is answer B.

Deposit (in both examples) means to "put something away for safekeeping."

400

Hard work and daily practice helped the students PREVAIL on the K-prep test.

A) Qualify        B)Triumph


C) Remain        D) Perform


What is B, Triumph?

400

What is the subject of this sentence?


Down from the abandoned bird's nest floated a feather?

What is FEATHER?

400

This piece of advice will help you when preparing to write the answer for you essay questions.

What is PREWRITE, or always outline before writing your final answer.

400

This reading comprehension strategy is one in which readers use to anticipate what comes next based on clues from the text and by using their prior knowledge

What is a prediction?

500

Choose the answer in which the indicated word is used the same way as the sample sentence.

After she explained her problem, my anger DISSOLVED.

a) The icicles dissolved when the weather got hot.

b) After she took the medicine, her pain dissolved.

c) The sugar dissolved into the water when we made syrup.

d) We dissolved our friendship because it no longer worked.

What is Answer B?

This usage of DISSOLVED means "went away, or disappeared."
500

To receive a high score on the K-Prep test, your answers must CORRESPOND to the answers on the key.

A) Check        B) Belong

C) Adapt         D) Compare

What is D, Compare?

500
The incorrect portion of this sentence:


The loons dove underwater to catch fish for there morning meal.


What is change THERE to THEIR?

500

These are two important things you can do to prepare yourself for the test BEFORE you come to school...

What is get a good night's sleep & eat a healthy breakfast?

500

This reading strategy involves using what you know to make a guess about what you don't know, or reading between the lines...

What is making an INFERENCE, or TO INFER?