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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the word efficient mean in the sentence below?
The team did an efficient job on their fundraiser.
taking no time
wasting no time
having a party
celebrating
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does the word organize mean in the sentence below?
My mom helped me organize all of my books in the bookshelf.
to put in to order
to rearrange
to magnify
to repair
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the word tedious mean in the sentence below?
Helping my little sister do her homework was a tedious job.
exciting
fun
boring or annoying
interrupting
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does the word mimic mean in the sentence below?
My little sister likes to mimic me.
copy
listen to
help
confuse
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does the word peal mean in the sentence below?
There was a peal of laughter from the classroom.
soft whisper
silence
loud sound
unusual noise
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the word summons mean in the sentence below?
I heard the teacher summons me to come to the front of the classroom.
request for you to go somewhere
request for you to listen
request for you to do your best
put a spell on
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does the word mocking mean in the sentence below?
I saw the girl in the playground mocking the boy when he fell.
helping
being kind to
imitating in an insulting way
annoying
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does the word lacked mean in the sentence below?
The article lacked the information I was looking for.
had everything needed
boring
didn't have something necessary
a sudden loud sound
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does the word personally mean in the sentence below?
The group of soldiers was personally launched by George Washington.
something done by a person with no help from anyone else
something rearranged
imitating someone
using up someone else's supplies
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does the word efficient mean in the sentence below?
Some of my students are very efficient at doing classwork.
bad
lazy
getting maximum results from minimum work
doing a lot of work
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is one thing that is similar about the stories about Joseph Plum Martin and Sybil Ludington?
They compare and contrast a child and a father.
The events in the story are described in order or in sequence.
Each paragraph has a problem and a solution.
They compare and contrast two different wars.
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did Joseph Plum Martin feel about himself at the beginning of the story?
Brave
Lazy
Cowardly
Important
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did Joseph Plum Martin feel about himself at the end of the story?
Brave and important
Cowardly and unimportant
Lazy and useless
Helpful
- 14. Multiple Choice
How much did a person receive when they enlisted to fight in the Revolutionary War?
a silver dollar
one hundred dollars
a gold dollar
fifty dollars
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the purpose of the quotation before the title of each story?
It gives the reader a sense of the horrors of war.
It tells the setting of the story.
It reveals the personality of the author.
It tries to confuse the reader.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Sybil shows that she is more interested in fighting than Joseph is by
watching the soldiers train
agreeing to get involved with no hesitation
running away
shooting another soldier
- 17. Multiple Choice
How can you tell that Joseph is less eager to fight in the war than Sybil is?
He is too young.
He says that he believes he is a coward.
He runs away.
He enlists for a second time.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Joseph and Sybil both become involved in the war by
riding all night on horseback
fighting a battle in New York
risking their lives for the cause
they trained soldiers for the battle
- 19. Multiple Choice
How are Joseph and Sybil similar?
They both own horses.
Their actions help the colonists defeat the British.
They both work in a store.
They both are cowards.
- 20. Multiple Choice
How does the author organize the ending of each biography?
as the last entry in a timeline
in a poem about the main character
as an illustration
in a feature called "WHAT HAPPENED TO...."
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