Vocabulary
Maya works for 4 hours and makes $10 an hour. At the end of her day she makes $40. What is the money she makes from her work called?
A. Wages
B. Profit
C. Loan
D. Savings
A. Wages
The scientist's discovery was significant. It changed how researchers understood the disease and led to new questions that scientists had never considered before.
What does significant mean?
A. Important
B. Random
C. Strange
D. Useless
A. Important
Put these story events in order.
A. Jack apologized to his friend.
B. Jack accidentally broke his friend's toy.
C. Jack's friend became upset.
D. Jack offered to help fix the toy.
A. A → B → C → D
B. B → C → A → D
C. D → C → B → A
D. C → A → B → D
B. B → C → A → D
What is the conflict in a story?
A. The lesson the reader learns
B. The problem a character faces
C. The place where the story happens
D. The order of events
The problem or struggle a character faces.
Which event would most likely be part of the beginning of a realistic fiction story?
A. The character solves the main problem.
B. The character is introduced and the setting is established.
C. The character explains the lesson learned.
D. The story's conflict is completely resolved.
B. The character is introduced and the setting is established.
A business owner carefully saves money, makes wise decisions, and attracts more customers each year. The business becomes more successful. Which vocabulary word best describes what is happening?
Prosper
After the heavy rain, the normally clear stream became murky. The water was brown and cloudy, and the rocks beneath the surface could no longer be seen.
What does murky mean?
Cloudy, muddy, or not clear.
A character enters a spelling bee.
A. She hears the final results.
B. She practices difficult words each evening.
C. She learns she has qualified for the school competition.
D. She competes against students from other classrooms.
E. She receives the list of words to study.
Put the events in chronological order.
C → E → B → D → A
What is the resolution of a story?
The part where the main problem is solved or settled.
A student realizes that a library book is missing.
A. The student finds the book under a pile of papers.
B. The student checks the backpack.
C. The student realizes the book is missing.
D. The student looks around the bedroom.
Put the events in order.
What problem does the student solve?
C → B → D → A. The student solves the problem of finding the missing library book.
A family puts aside part of each paycheck instead of spending all of its money. Later, the family uses that money to repair its car. Which vocabulary word describes the money they set aside?
Savings
The puppy was timid, hiding behind its owner whenever someone new approached.
What is a synonym for timid?
Shy, fearful, nervous
Put these events in chronological order.
A. The team celebrates its win.
B. The team practices before the game.
C. The team plays against its opponent.
D. The coach announces the starting players.
B → D → C → A
Emma moves to a new school and feels lonely because she does not know anyone. She joins the art club and makes new friends.
What is Emma's conflict?
How is it resolved?
1. She feels lonely and struggles to make friends.
2. She joins the art club and makes friends.
The instructions were vague. Some students built tall towers, while others built short ones because the directions did not clearly explain the required height.
What does vague mean?
unclear or lack detail (1/2 credit for confusing)
A farmer wants to plant a larger crop but cannot find enough seeds because many stores have sold out. Which vocabulary word best describes the seeds?
Scarce
When Marcus entered the unfamiliar building, he felt apprehensive. He looked around nervously, held his backpack tightly, and wondered whether he was in the right place.
Two-part question: What does apprehensive mean, and what detail from the passage supports your answer?
Worried or nervous.
Evidence: "He looked around nervously, held his backpack tightly, or wondered whether he was in the right place."
Read the events from a realistic fiction story.
A. Eli discovers that his little brother has accidentally damaged his science project.
B. Eli explains the problem to his teacher and asks for extra time.
C. Eli begins building his science project.
D. Eli and his brother work together to repair the project.
E. Eli presents the repaired project to his class.
Put the events in order.
C → A → B → D → E.
One Hen. Kojo does not have much money at the beginning of the story. He borrows money to buy a hen, sells eggs, and uses his earnings to grow his business.
What is Kojo's conflict?
How does he resolve it?
1. He has very little money.
2. He starts and grows a business selling eggs.
Read the passage.
Dark clouds gathered above the playground. The wind grew stronger, and students hurried inside as the first raindrops fell.
What can you infer about the weather? Give one detail that supports your answer.
Answer: A storm is approaching.
Evidence: Dark clouds gathered, the wind grew stronger, or raindrops began falling.
After months of saving, Elena finally has enough money to purchase the laptop she wants. Which vocabulary word means she has enough money to pay for it?
Afford
When the school announced that the field trip would be postponed, students began to speculate about the reason. Some thought the buses were unavailable, while others guessed that bad weather was expected. No official explanation had been provided.
Two-part question:
What does speculate mean?
What detail from the text supports your answer?
To guess or form an idea without knowing for certain.
Evidence: Students offered different possible reasons, and no official explanation had been provided.
Think about the sequence of events in One Hen.
A. Kojo's business grows, and he eventually helps other people in his community.
B. Kojo receives a small loan and buys a hen.
C. Kojo begins with very little money.
D. Kojo earns money by selling eggs.
E. Kojo uses his earnings to expand his business.
Put the events in chronological order.
C → B → D → E → A
Two friends both want to be the captain of their soccer team. They argue and stop working together. Their coach helps them discuss their strengths, and they agree to take turns leading practices.
Identify the conflict and the resolution.
Conflict: The friends argue over who should be captain.
Resolution: They agree to take turns leading practices.
When the community garden stopped producing enough vegetables, the neighbors investigated the problem. They discovered that the soil was dry and lacked nutrients. They created a watering schedule and added compost. Several weeks later, the plants began producing more vegetables.
What problem led the neighbors to take action to improve the community garden?
The garden was not producing enough vegetables because the soil was dry and lacked nutrients.