Vocabulary
What is the meaning of swelled?
My arm swelled twice its size when I injured it.
Grew larger.
What does the idiom break the ice mean?
On the first day of school, we played a game of "Getting to Know You" BINGO to break the ice.
Cause damage.
Make fun of someone.
Put someone in danger.
Get the conversation started.
Get the conversation started.
In this passage, why does Charlotte have to disguise her identity?
In the mid-1800s, most girls were not allowed to have jobs.
How is Charlotte DIFFERENT from the other coach drivers?
She is female and she is blind in one eye.
Which ADJECTIVE describes the noun soil in the sentence below?
The skilled gardeners planted the prickly evergreen bush in sandy soil.
AND
Which NOUN does the adjective heavy describe in the sentence below?
The cowboy bought a heavy coat for winter at the mountain lodge.
Sandy and Coat.
What is the meaning of satisfied?
Mary was satisfied with her art project after working hard on it all week.
Pleased.
What does the simile she felt like a little frog in a big pond mean?
Stacy was a leader at her old school, however when she changed schools, she felt like a little frog in a big pond.
She felt unimportant.
She felt taller than average.
She felt shorter than average.
She felt more important than others.
She felt unimportant.
What do both Charlotte and James know at the beginning of the passage?
That Charlotte has a good reputation as a driver.
How is Charlotte's driving DIFFERENT from James's?
James drives by sight. Charlotte drives by smell and hearing.
What change should be made in the sentence below?
Juan was wearing his black new pants and his best white shirt for the annual jazz band concert.
Change black new to new black.
What is the meaning of relied?
The students relied on their teacher to teach them how to multiply.
What does the idiom had butterflies in my stomach mean?
The volleyball player had butterflies in her stomach before the big game.
Felt hungry.
Felt nervous.
Felt feverish.
Felt confident.
Felt nervous.
How is one passenger DIFFERENT from all the others?
He refuses to get out at the bridge.
Which of these sentences is an example of personification?
"Thunder growled nearby."
"She knew those things by heart."
"If the road was hard, the hooves made a hollow, clopping sound."
"Charlotte had been proving herself her whole life and wasn't about to stop now."
"Thunder growled nearby."
I read an exciting true story about two brave survivors of a sea dangerous voyage to a remote tropical island.
Change sea dangerous to dangerous sea.
What is the meaning of defended?
His older sister defended him from the bullies.
What does the metaphor Nikola Tesla is a giant mean?
Nikola Tesla is a giant in the history of electrical inventions.
Nikola Tesla is a tall person.
Nikola Tesla is an ignored person.
Nikola Tesla is a frightening person.
Nikola Tesla is an important person.
Nikola Tesla is an important person.
How does what happened on the bridge compare to what Charlotte thought would happen?
The bridge collapses as Charlotte feared it would.
What does the metaphor in the sentence below mean?
It was one of those storms where the rain came down in washtubs.
It was raining very hard.
What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below?
Mom made a pie. It was delicious. It was made of pumpkin. She made it in a pie pan. The pan was large. It was made of glass.
Mom made a pumpkin delicious pie in a large glass pie pan.
Mom made a pumpkin delicious pie in a large pie glass pan.
Mom made a delicious pumpkin pie in a glass large pie pan.
Mom made a delicious pumpkin pie in a large glass pie pan.
Mom made a delicious pumpkin pie in a large glass pie pan.
What is the meaning of escorted?
The student escorted her friend to the nurse's office.
Walked next to him.
What does the metaphor his new printer was a thorn in his side mean?
Stan said his new printer was a thorn in his side because it kept running out of ink.
His new printer was a constant bother.
His new printer was a good investment.
His new printer was a pleasant surprise.
His new printer was a dangerous illness.
His new printer was a constant bother.
Which detail shows that this passage is set long ago in the past?
Charlotte moves to California.
The travelers use stagecoaches.
The river washes out the bridge.
There are different kinds of roads.
The travelers use stagecoaches.
What does the personification in this sentence suggest?
The timbers groaned as the iron-capped wheels clacked across the wooden planks.
The bridge was made from poor-quality timber.
Charlotte is not brave enough to cross the bridge.
Charlotte is so feverish that she is imagining things.
The bridge has weakened and is not strong enough to bear much weight.
The bridge has weakened and is not strong enough to bear much weight.
What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below?
We went on a camping trip. It was long. I wore jeans. They were blue and old. I wore wool socks. They were warm.
On our camping long trip, I wore old blue jeans and wool warm socks.
On our camping long trip, I wore old blue jeans and warm wool socks.
On our long camping trip, I wore old blue jeans and warm wool socks.
On our long camping trip, I wore blue old jeans and wool warm socks.
On our long camping trip, I wore old blue jeans and warm wool socks.