Inferencing
An alien named mars landed on earth he met these two astronauts and they became best friends. Then the alien packed his stuff and got on his ship.. What can you infer will happen next>
a) He will live with the astronauts on earth
b) He will go home to Mars
c) He will die
d) He will get a new bestie named Frances
b) He will go home to Mars
What change should be made to the following sentence? "She sighed as her father‚ who was walking toward some older relatives was greeted warmly with big hugs."
a) Change "toward" to "at"
b) Insert a comma after relatives
c) Change "greeted" to "greated"
d) Change "warmly" to "warm"
b) Insert a comma after relatives
A boy loved his toys. His mom said he was getting to old for them. His mom wanted him to donate them to charity. But the boy did not like it and hid his toys and told is mom he already donated them. Then his mom checked everywhere in his room when she was cleaning it and found the toys. The boy was in big trouble. What is the theme?
a)don't be spoiled
b)don't lie
c) always try again
d) always share
b)don't lie
I'm as fast as the speed of light.
a)simile
b) metaphor
c) alliteration
d) onomatopoeia
a)simile
A brochure for custom glass windows with product descriptions, sample images, & coupons. What is the authors purpose?
a) persuade
b) inform
c) entertain
b) inform
People giggled and pointed at her feet. She didn't understand until she looked down. She turned red with embarrassment. She realized she should not have gotten dressed in the dark. Why shouldn't she have gotten dressed in the dark?
a) Her shoes didn't match
b) She hurt herself
c) She is afraid of the dark
d) She was sick
a) Her shoes didn't match
Improve the sentence variety of this paragraph. Missy hated the small town. She joined a band. She was never seen again.
a) Missy hated it so she joined a band and was never seen again.
b) Missy lived in a small town; she joined a band and was never seen again.
c) Because Missy hated living in a small town, she joined a band and was never seen again.
d) Missy joined a band and was never seen again in the small town since she hated that small town.
c) Because Missy hated living in a small town, she joined a band and was never seen again.
A little girl saw cookies on top of the fridge ans she wanted them. First she tried using a tall chair to climb up but she could not reach. She tried a ladder but she was too weak. And when mom got home she asked for a boost and got the cookies. What is the theme?
a) cooperation is the key to success
b) Being greedy is bad
c)Fibbing comes with consequences
d) If you fail at first, always try again
d) If you fail at first, always try again
The dust tickled my nose.
a) Metaphor
B) hyperbole
c) simile
d) Personification
d) Personification
The lyrics to the song "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. What is the authors purpose?
a) persuade
b) inform
c) entertain
c) entertain
The room was a mess! Pots and pans were piled in the sink. Drawers and cabinets were flung open. Chocolate chips dotted the floor and empty cartons were on a sticky counter, but the smell was delicious. Why was the room a mess?
a) From making cookies
b)Because they were in KG
c) From having a party
d) Because they were studying
a) From making cookies
Revise the following sentences to create variety: Volleyball is a skill-based sport. It involves intense conditioning as well. Volleyball players have to be strong.
a) While volleyball is a skill-based sport, volleyball players have to be strong and undergo intense conditioning.
b) Volleyball requires intense conditioning so the players are strong and volleyball is a skill-based sport.
c) Whether volleyball is a skill-based sport, it involves intense conditioning as well and the players have to be strong as well.
d) Volleyball players have to be strong because of intense conditioning as well as skilled because it is a skilled-based sport.
a) While volleyball is a skill-based sport, volleyball players have to be strong and undergo intense conditioning.
Gary hates mowing his lawn. Takes ups all of his energy and is so tiring walking around. The fact mom wont let gary use the mower machine. Gary had an idea instead of walking around and pushing it he used a grappling hook on it to move it around. What is the theme?
a) Work harder not smarter
b) Work smarter not harder
c) If you fail, try again
d) get good
b) Work smarter not harder
You snore louder than a freight train.
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Personification
d) Hyperbole
d) Hyperbole
Directions to the mall written by a friend or relative. What is the authors purpose?
a) persuade
b) inform
c) entertain
b) inform
The girl sneezed. Her dad felt her forehead and took her temperature. She told him her throat hurt. He pulled the blankets over her. He told her to try to sleep while he called her teacher. Why did he call her teacher?
a) She failed her test
b) She was grounded
c) She called him a name
d) She was sick
d) She was sick
Revise these sentences: I got cold. I went home. I did not tell anyone.
a) Because I got cold I went home. But I didn't tell anyone.
b) I went home because I got cold, but I did not tell anyone.
c) I got cold and went home or I didn't tell anyone.
d) I didn't tell anyone that I got cold; went home.
b) I went home because I got cold, but I did not tell anyone.
Rick roll owned a bakery with her gramma. She worked so hard she would so tired but never give up. gramma was worried about this. So she told rick roll to take a break. Rick roll can finally relax.
a) It is OK to take a break
b) Never ever give up
c) What comes around goes around
d)Sleeping is bad
a) It is OK to take a break
The hand sanitizer walked all over the table.
a) Personification
b) Idiom
c) Simile
d) Metaphor
a) Personification
A speech written by a famous basketball player urging young people to stay in school. What is the authors purpose?
a) persuade
b) inform
c) entertain
a) persuade
The boy rode his bike to his friend's house after dinner. When he got there, he rang the bell. He waited, but no one came to the door. He looked in the driveway. The car was not there. There were no lights on. What did the boy think?
a) No one was home
b) They were having a party
c) They had a pet
d) They were watching TV
a) No one was home
Combine these sentences: Speed alone is not enough for a fantastic roller coaster, though. Designers often need to add loops and twists to rides.
a) Speed alone is not enough for a fantastic roller coaster.
b) Designers often need to add loops and twists to rides.
c) Designers often need to add loops and twists to rides. Speed alone is not enough for a fantastic roller coaster.
d) Because speed alone is not enough to make a fantastic roller coaster, designers often need to add loops and twists to rides.
d) Because speed alone is not enough to make a fantastic roller coaster, designers often need to add loops and twists to rides.
Barry loved playing board games, but he hated losing. He would do whatever it took to win. He would cheat, he would steal cards, he would move to spaces he wasn't suppose to move to. It didn't take long until his family friends to stop playing board games with Barry. What is the theme?
a) Playing board games with others is more fun
b) Don't cheat
c) Cheating will help you to win
d) Don't cheat in games or people won't play with you anymore.
b) Don't cheat
The coffee is a fire in my mouth.
a) Metaphor
b) simile
c) Alliteration
d) Personification
a) Metaphor
A novel about a young girl who learns a lesson about bullying other students on the internet. What is the authors purpose?
a) persuade
b) inform
c) entertain
c) entertain