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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of anxious as it is used in Passage 1?
"You need not be anxious," responded the man. "I told it the way and it will be along in good time, as I said before."
angry
excited
sad
worried
- 2. Multiple Choice
Fill in the bubble before one sentence from Passage 2 that shows why the man believes that his cheeses can bring themselves to the market.
There was a man of Gotham who filled a sack with cheeses and started off for Nottingham market to sell them.
He carried the sack on his back, and when he became tired he sat down by the wayside to rest.
Thus he went on until he reached the summit of the last hill he had to climb before he came to Nottingham bridge.
There he rested, and when he rose to continue his journey a cheese slipped out of the sack and rolled down the hill toward the bridge.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does paragraph 16 add to Passage 2?
It tells where the story takes place.
It tells information about the main character's past.
It shows the lesson that can be learned from the story.
It shows the beginning of the main character's problem.
- 4. Multiple Choice
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Which sentence describes the man's feelings at the end of Passage 2?
He is pleased with his decision.
He is excited to be traveling for his work.
He is angry that he has to go to the market.
He is unhappy about his choices in the story.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Part B
What happens in the passage because of the man's feelings in Part A?
The man has nothing to sell at the market.
The man arrives at the market well-rested.
The man's cheeses get to the market on time.
The man's cheeses become famous in the town.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct word or phrase.
If he worked hard, he knew he could learn all of the words.
word's
words'
wordes
correct as is
- 7. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct word or phrase.
Sam frowning when he heard the first word: "muscle."
frown
frowned
frowns
correct as is
- 8. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct word or phrase.
Sam was surprised, and we started to laugh.
she
he
I
correct as is
- 9. Multiple Choice
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Based on the information in Passage 1, with which statement would the author agree?
Rafts are too small to fit all of the ants from a colony.
Smaller colonies may not live through a flood.
The ants may not survive the journey without food.
Building a raft is a clever way for the ants to survive.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Part B
Which piece of evidence from Passage 1 supports your answer in Part A?
"What a tangle of ants! But it's just what the ants need to save their colony from drowning." (paragraph 3)
"Once the raft is in place, one by one and two by two, more ants march out of the nest and onto the ant raft." (paragraph 4)
"They carry ant eggs, ant babies, and, of course, the queen. (Some ants may even pack a bit of food for the trip." (paragraph 4)
"An average-sized nest is made up of 100,000 fire ants." (paragraph 5)
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does the reader understand using the information from Passage 1 and the illustration?
how large an ant raft can be
how many eggs can fit on the raft
how the ant raft floats on top of the water
how many ants are needed to make a raft
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea of Passage 2?
Leaf-cutting ants grow mushrooms using leaves as soil.
Leaf-cutting ants work together to grow food for the entire colony.
Leaf-cutting ants have scissor like jaws that are used to cut leaves.
Leaf-cutting ants have a queen who is the biggest ant in the colony.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which information can be found under the heading Jungle Walks in Passage 2?
why the ants gather leaves
when the author first visited Panama
how the ants communicate with the queen
where the Barrow Colorado reserve can be found
- 14. Multiple Choice
Select two reasons the author included paragraph 11 in Passage 2.
to compare leaf-cutting ants to human farmers
to describe how leaf-cutting ants grow their food
the explain how leaf-cutting ants solve farming problems
to show that the topic of the passage is leaf-cutting ants
to describe the effect that leaf-cutting ants have on ordinary farms
- 15. Multiple Choice
How are Passages 1 and 2 alike?
They describe how ants communicate.
They describe how ants work as a team.
They describe why ants have sticky feet.
They describe why ants carry large leaves.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct verb.
Imagine a squirrel that worn a pair of thick socks.
wear
wears
wearing
correct as is
- 17. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct spelling.
They were curios to learn more.
curius
curous
curious
correct as is
- 18. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct adjective.
The first path was warm than the second path.
warmer
warmest
most warm
correct as is
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