Vocabulary
What does the word prairie mean?
A. Grassland
B. Highland
C. Homeland
D. Marshland
A. Grassland
In what ways did Caleb show he was afraid?
A. He hid and cried
B. He did chores and didn't talk
C. He took Anna's hand and asked many questions
D. He played a game of marbles and climbed on the porch roof
C. He took Anna's hand and asked many questions
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
Sandy and Jake went ____ at the new pool
A. Swimeing
B. Swiming
C. Swimmeing
D. Swimming
D. Swimming
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
The rabbit _____ on the carrot.
A. Nibbld
B. Nibbled
C. Nibeled
D. Nibelled
What does the word fetch mean?
A. Bring
B. Clear
C. Read
D. Take
A. Bring
How did Anna and Caleb first know the wagon was coming?
A. They saw a yellow bonnet
B. The dust rose above the road
C. The cows and sheep looked up
D. The dogs came out from under the porch
B. The dust rose above the road
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
I am ____ that we will be home soon
A. Hopeing
B. Hoping
C. Hoppeing
D. Hopping
B. Hoping
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
Beth and Peter ____ to work together.
A. Agred
B. Agreed
C. Agrred
D. Agrreed
B. Agreed
What does the word rough mean?
A. Burned
B. Coarse
C. Shiny
D. Smooth
B. Coarse
Which phrase below BEST describes the narrator of this story?
A. First-person, Anna
B. First-person, Caleb
C. Third-person, Sarah
D. Third-person, not a story character
A. First-person, Anna
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
Norman _____ to call Angela before the game
A. Tred
B. Trid
C. Tried
D. Triid
D. Tried
What does the word nonstop mean?
A. With noise
B. With breaks
C. With no noise
D. With no breaks
D. With no breaks
What does the word rustle mean?
A. Skip
B. Sleep
C. Sneeze
D. Swish
D. Swish
Which character uses the words I, me, and my to tell the story?
A. Anna
B. Caleb
C. Papa
D. Sarah
A. Anna
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
Dani _____ to get out of the rain.
A. Hured
B. Huried
C. Hurried
D. Hurryed
C. Hurried
What does the word nonprofit mean?
A. Very large
B. Successful
C. Money making
D. Not money making
D. Not money making
What does the word buzzing mean?
A. Breathing
B. Crying
C. Flying
D. Humming
D. Humming
What did Caleb and Anna do after they carried wood and water?
A. Swept
B. Waited
C. Fed sheep
D. Shoveled stalls
B. Waited
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
The princess _____ the peas on her plate.
A. Countd
B. Counted
C. Countied
D. Countted
B. Counted
What does the word slick mean?
A. Coarse
B. Smooth and slippery
C. Fuzzy and soft
D. Hard and rocky
B. Smooth and slippery
What does the word nonfat mean?
A. With no fat
B. With some fat
C. With a little fat
D. With a lot of fat
A. With no fat
How does the story's point of view affect how you might understand the events?
A. The reader doesn't know what anyone is thinking
B. The reader knows what everyone is thinking
C. The reader knows what Anna is thinking
D. The reader knows what Sarah is thinking
C. The reader knows what Anna is thinking
Which word BEST completes the sentence below?
Mom is _____ a batch of cookies.
A. Makeing
B. Making
C. Makkeing
D. Makking
B. Making
What does the word clattered mean?
A. Making no sound
B. Light tapping sound
C. Crashing sound
D. Sudden, unexpected sound
C. Crashing sound
What does the word nonfiction mean?
A. True
B. Funny
C. Not true
D. Not funny
Why do you think it was easier for Caleb to talk to Sarah than it was for Papa or Anna?
A. He liked her more
B. He was more curious
C. He was younger and less shy
D. He and Sarah had more in common
Which word BEST completes the sentence below
Victor's paper boat went _____ down the stream.
A. Floateing
B. Floatening
C. Floating
D. Floatting
C. Floating
What does the word thumped mean?
A. Beat an object to create a dull noise
B. Lightly tap an object to create a soft noise
C. Clap your hands together to make a loud noise
D. Drop something from up high to make a loud noise
A. Beat an object to create a dull noise
What does the word nonsense mean?
A. Sad words
B. Happy words
C. Words that mean nothing
D. Words that are full of meaning
C. Words that mean nothing
How did Sarah think the plains were like the sea?
A. The plains were wet like the sea
B. The plains were rocky like the sea
C. The plains had land that rolled like waves in the sea
D. The plains had plants growing on them that were like those found in the sea
C. The plains had land that rolled like waves in the sea
Which sentence BEST completes the sentence below?
Grandma is _____ to visit today.
A. Comeing
B. Coming
C. Commeing
D. Comng
What does the word batted mean?
A. Swing at and miss something
B. Cut away at something
C. Take something apart
D. Swing at and hit something
D. Swing at and hit something