Vocabulary
Which of the following is an example of an official document?
poem report card list
report card
A contraction is putting two words together to make a new word; such as sun and shine, sunshine.
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
On page 24, last paragraph, what word tells you that Liang went up the mountain after he found the cart?
Then
On page 23, paragraphs 3 and 4, When did Liang tell his father he wanted to marry Princess Peng.
At dinner that night
In the illustration of Liang and Princess Peng, what is Liang holding in his hand?
A carving of a dragon
Name the prefix and the suffix of the word, uncomfortably
prefix=un
suffix=ly
Which of these words is not a time and sequence word?
first before under finally after
under (location word)
On page 36, paragraph 4, how does Tina feel about performing a juggling act?
She is afraid she would drop the balls and be humiliated.
On page 37, paragraph 4, how does Maura solve her problem?
She took a deep breath, called Tina and told her the truth; that she wanted to do her juggling act.
Which is a synonym for resentful?
angry pleased
angry
The word damage is a synonym for destruction. What two words below have almost the same meaning?
destroy build smash
destroy and smash
Which of these words are comparing words?
both like around upon
both and like
On page 47, paragraph 1, what two things will the text compare and contrast?
Slow and fast changes to the earth's surface
On page 49, what kind of natural process is shown in the diagram?
Deposition is when mud, rocks and sediment are dropped in new places.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Dropping a pencil on the floor is and example of what scientific property?
gravity
Prepositions show the direction or location of something. Which of these words are prepositions?
sat under in over down jumped
under, in, over, down
On page 60, paragraph 4, what force does Clara use on the stool?
a push
On page 61, paragraph 1, what will the effect of gravity be on the boys' car?
Gravity will pull it down the hill.
Friction is a force that speeds things up.
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
In the future, what will be the most innovative way to travel?
car horseback space shuttle
space shuttle
Homophones are words that sound alike, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. How are the homophones for these words spelled?
know some their buy
no, sum, there or they're, by
On page 71, paragraph 4, what happens when TOMS sells a pair of shoes?
TOMS gives away a pair of shoes for each pair sold.
In the graph shown on page 73, which charity raised the smallest amount of money?
Food for the Poor
Both TOMS and Hard Rock Cafe could be described as...
selfish generous
generous