Drama
Inferencing
Pictures & Graphs
Context Clues
Word Meaning
100
These are instructions on a script that tell the actor what to do.
What are "Stage Directions?"
100
John was in the kitchen. The burners on the stove were bright red. He filled the tea kettle with water and placed it on one of the burners. Next, John cracked two eggs into a frying pan on the other burner.
What time of day is it?
Morning
100
What can the reader reasonably infer about this picture below?
A) Different foxes have very different colors of fur.
B) Foxes are carnivores, meaning they eat meat.
C) Foxes can be very friendly, and in some cases, make excellent pets.
D) Foxes are excellent swimmers.
What is B, Foxes are carnivores because they eat meat?
100
Mark was tired, and his muscles ached from the _____ climb.
A) straight
B) difficult
C) tall
D) favorite
What is B, difficult?
100
Might
1. Make a suggestion
2. Indicate a special situation
3. Expressing possibility
4. Used in question and requests
Which meaning for the word "might" above best fits the following sentence?
"I think I might be a little afraid."
What is meaning #3?
200
When and where a play takes place.
What is the setting?
200
One fine day, an ant stopped by a stream to get a drink of fresh water. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew red and brown leaves off a tree and swept the ant into the stream.
What season is it?
Fall
200
What caption best fits this image below?
A) Hurricane Harvey was hard for everyone.
B) People should be more careful during flood season.
C) A man suffers a great loss after losing his vehicle to flood waters.
What is C) A man suffers a great loss after losing his vehicles to flood waters?
200
The ________ children hammered, jumped, ran, and played instruments.
A) first
b) young
c) noisy
d) crowded
What is C, noisy?
200
followed
1. pay close attention to
2. act according to
3. come after in time
4. go or come after a person
Which meaning of the word "followed" best fits the sentence below?
The girls turn followed the boys turn.
What is meaning #4?
300
Dramas are broken up into ______. They are usually separated into beginning, middle, and end.
What are Acts?
300
The Trampoline
"What's that?" Cal asked his new friend, Juanita.
"That's my trampoline!" said Juanita.
"What's it for?" asked Cal.
"Jumping!" said Juanita.
Based on the story above, do you think Cal had jumped on a trampoline before?
A) Yes, Cal had been friends with Juanita for a long time.
B) Yes, Cal had his own trampoline.
C) No, Cal had always been too scared to jump on a trampoline.
D) No, Cal didn't know what a trampoline was.
D, Cal did not know what a trampoline was.
300
According to the graph below, which pet is owned by the most students?
What are fish?
300
The spies went behind the bushes to their _______ meeting.
A) noisy
B) usual
C) secret
D) quiet
What is C, secret?
300
What word would be between "Egregious" and "Enormous" in the dictionary?
A) egg
B) eight
C) eon
D) explain
What is B or "Eight"?
400
Acts are broken up into ________, that let us know if the setting has changed. Stage hands might move the background around or change props.
What are scenes?
400
It is estimated that the Underground Railroad helped more than 100,000 slaves escape between 1810 and 1850.
Based on the sentence above, the reader can reasonably infer that:
A) Slavery was abolished in 1850.
B) the Underground Railroad is not in use today.
C) There were less than 100,000 slaves alive in 1850.
D) It was illegal to help slaves on the Underground Railroad
B, the Underground Railroad is not in use today.
400
According to the graph, what percentage of students like blueberries AND oranges?
What is 25%?
400
Shiela _______ each word clearly at the debate.
A) whispered
B) spoke
C) yelled
D) wrote
What is B, spoke?
400
A reader can use the suffix "ly" to know that the word "obviously" means:
A) clearly in control
B) in a way that is easily understood
C) an inclination to do what's right
The girl was obviously joking.
What is B, in a way that is easily understood?
500
Spoken words in a book or play. They are usually surrounded by quotation marks.
What is Dialogue?
500
The moon can be seen at night because light from the sun shines on it. During the month, different amounts of the moon's lit surface face Earth.
What can the reader reasonably infer based on the passage above?
A) The moon takes about 30 days to fully orbit Earth.
B) The moon can be seen from anywhere in the world.
C) The moon sometimes seems to completely disappear.
D) The moon does not create its own light.
What is B, the moon is not a source of light on its own.
500
Why might an author include this image in an article about careers with the Fire Department?
A) to emphasize how damaging fire can be
B) to show how dangerous a firefighter's job is
C) to explain how the fire started in a story
D) to give you something to look at while you read
What is B, to show how dangerous a firefighter's job is?
500
The _________ story was about a dragon who kidnapped a princess.
A) fiction
B) non-fiction
C) mystery
D) history
What is A, fiction?
500
"When he saw his book and his apple on the floor, he was outraged."
What does outraged mean?
A) strong reaction or anger
B) a traumatic event
C) controlled emotions
D) happiness or joy
What is A, a strong reaction or anger?