The Run 1

Context Clues

100

• Maria had the option to walk home or ride the bus, and she chose to ride the bus.

Name a synonym for "option"

-risk

-choice

-advantage

choice

200

One benefit of reading every day is that you become a stronger writer.

Name a synonym for "benefit"

-risk

-choice

-advantage

advantage

300

The kids knew there was danger when the sky turned dark and the tornado sirens started.

Name a synonym for "danger"

-risk

-choice

-movement

risk

400

• The constant motion of the waves made the boat rock back and forth.

Name a synonym for "motion"

-someone who lives

-movement

-choice

movement

500

• The hiker was a survivor of the storm because he found shelter and food.

Name a synonym for "survivor"

-one who lives

-risk

-movement

one who lives

Fill in the Blank

100

1. The students had the ______ to work in partners or by themselves.

-benefit

-option

-motion

option

200

1. The bird’s wings were in constant ______ as it flew across the sky.

-motion

-survivor

-choice

motion

300

1. Walking on thin ice can be very  _____.

-movement

-dangerous

-option

dangerous

400

1. A big ___ of healthy food is that it helps your body stay strong.

-survivor

-benefit

-choice

benefit

500

1. The firefighter was a _____ of the fire because he made it out safely.

-choice

-survivor

-option

survivor

WH questions

100

Who are the two main characters in the story?

-Mike

-Dennis

-Mac

-Jordan

-Dennis and Mac

200

Where does the story take place?

-at school

-at a ranch

-on a lake

at a ranch

300

What news do Dennis and Mac hear on the radio while at the ranch?

-there is a cattle farm that hires young men to work over the summer.

-thousands of people are running as fast as they can across the country.

-there is a bad disease spreading among people.

-food is getting moldy on dinner plates

-there is a bad disease spreading among people.

400

The Muskrat says that the disease is "real bad". What evidence in the story supports his statement?

-TJ wants to go into town even though The Muskrat has advised people to stay in their homes.

-After the Muskrat warns people about the disease, an old song comes on.

-The Greersons tell the boys not to worry, saying that the disease will end soon.

-The disease is very contagious, and doctors have not been able to figure out a cure

-The disease is very contagious, and doctors have not been able to figure out a cure

500

What was this passage of the story mainly about?

-a married couple who own a ranch and hire young men to work for them during the summer.

-two young men, a mysterious disease, and what happens when they go out to explore after the disease hits.

-a radio DJ, the music he likes to play, and the effect that his song choices have one people. 

-a long line of people running through a flat pieces of pastureland and what happens when two young men see them. 

-two young men, a mysterious disease, and what happens when they go out to explore after the disease hits.

Synonyms

100

A synonym means two words mean the _____

-same

-opposite

same

200

A synonym for "option"

-choice

-harm

-risk

choice

300

A synonym for "danger"

-movement

-risk

-advantage

risk

400

A synonym for "motion"

-harm

-advantage

-movement

movement

500

Synonym for "benefit"

-no choice

-stillness

-advantage

advantage

Antonyms

100

An antonyms means two words mean the ___

-same

-opposite

opposite

200

Antonym for "motion"

-stillness

-risk

-harm

stillness

300

An antonym for "danger"

-harm

-movement

-safety

safety

400

An antonym for the word "benefit"

-disadvantage

-choice

-harm

disadvantage

500

An antonym for the word "option"

-choiceless

-disadvantage

-harm

choiceless