Read this sentence.
Meg smiled happily at her mother.
Which word is -ly used the same as it is in happily?
A. butterfly
B. reply
C. family
D. slowly
What is
D. slowly
100
To find other words that could be used in place of "gulp," a student should look in---
A. dictionary
B. thesaurus
C. atlas
D. encyclopedia
What is
B. thesaurus
100
Read this sentence.
A cheetah is a great hunter with his sharp eyesight.
Which meaning of sharp is used in this sentence?
A. having an edge
B. sudden
C. fierce
D. better than usual
What is
D. better than usual
100
Which sentence shows that something belongs to Trenton?
A. Trenton's almost finished eating.
B. Trenton's backpack is on the table.
C. Trenton's happy his friend will be in his class.
D. Trenton's going to the same school as his sister.
What is
B. Trenton's backpack is on the table.
100
Which is the correct way to show we are as one word?
A. we're
B. wer'e
C wear'e
D wea're
What is
A we're
200
How should the word "basket" be divided?
A. bas-ket
B. b-asket
C. ba-sket
D. bask-et
What is
A. bas-ket
200
Which guide words might appear on the same dictionary page as "change?"
A. chain-champ
B. cheer-cheese
C. chalk-chin
D. cat-camel
What is
C. chalk-chin
200
Read this sentence.
We will have a picnic at the park inside the zoo.
What is the meaning of park as used in the sentence?
A. a place where cars are kept
B. piece of land where children play
C. building used for team sports
D. leave a car for a short time
What is
B. piece of land where children play
200
Which two words have the same meaning?
A. problems, troubles
B late, fast
C judges, friends
D gathered, made
What are
problems, troubles
200
Which is the correct way to show do not as one word?
A. do'nt
B d'ont
C don't
D dont'
What is
C don't
300
Which word has a suffix that means without?
A. remarkable
B. automatic
C. speechless
D. graceful
What is
C. speechless
300
If you wanted to find out what the word "nature" meant in your science textbook, where would you look?
A. thesaurus
B. atlas
C. encyclopedia
D. glossary
What is
D. glossary
300
Read this sentence.
The basketball went swish as it shot through the net.
The word swish means...
A body movement
B. a sound
C. a whispered message
D. a scent
What is
B. a sound
300
Which word belongs in the alphabetical order of words?
pail, _________, paper, past
A pepper
B. pass
C. pants
D. pat
What is
B. pants
300
How do you write shouldn't as two words?
A. should need
B. should now
C. should
D should not
What is
D should not
400
Read this sentence.
He pointed to his pet goldfish swimming lazily in the bowl.
The sentence shows that the goldfish is---
A. being careful
B. falling asleep
C. feeling hungry
D. moving slowly
What is
D. moving slowly
400
In a book about sports, which is the best way to find pages about basketball?
A. use the glossary
B. read the title page
C. look in the index
D. check each chapter
What is
C. look in the index
400
In which word does re- mean the same as in reread?
A. redo
B. recognize
C. reply
D. recipe
What is
A. redo
400
All of these are compound words EXCEPT
A. basketball
B surprised
C. underhand
D. outside
What is
B. surprised
400
Which word has three syllables?
A. butterfly
B. insect
C. watermelon
D. outside
What is
A. butterfly
500
Which two words have almost the same meaning?
A. make, prepare
B. bake, boil
C. add, remove
D. safely, help
What is
A. make, prepare
500
If a student wanted to learn more about George Washington, the best resource would be---
A. glossary
B. encyclopedia
C. dictionary
D. thesaurus
What is
B. encyclopedia
500
In which word does the -ish mean the same as it does in foolish?
A. fish
B. blissful
C. boyish
D. wishing
What is
C. boyish
500
What is the abbreviation for January?
A. Jany.
B. Jans.
C. Jan.
D. Ja.
What is
C. Jan.
500
Which word is the root word for happiness?
A. help
B. ness
C. happy
D. happily