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What does the word relied mean in the sentence below?
Anthony relied on his older sister to answer his questions about homework.
depended
feared
practiced
understood
What does the word defended mean in the sentence below?
The soldiers defended the fort from the enemy forces.
discovered
helped
protected
raised
What does the word swelled mean in the sentence below?
The dog’s leg swelled to twice its size from the bee sting.
opened up
grew larger
grew longer
became sore
What does the idiom break the ice mean in the sentence below?
When I first met my friend Josh, he told me a funny story to break the ice.
cause damage
make fun of someone
put someone in danger
get the conversation started
What does the metaphor Thomas Edison is a giant mean in the sentence below?
Thomas Edison is a giant in the history of inventions.
Thomas Edison is a tall person.
Thomas Edison is an ignored person.
Thomas Edison is a frightening person.
Thomas Edison is an important person.
What does the simile Tony felt like a little frog in a big pond mean in the sentence below?
Although he had always been a leader before, Tony felt like a little frog in a big pond at his new school.
Tiny felt unimportant.
Tony felt taller than average.
Tony felt shorter than average.
Tony felt more important than others.
In this passage, why does Charlotte have to disguise her identity?
In the early 1900s, girls were expected to be quiet and shy.
In the mid-1800s, most girls were not allowed to have jobs.
In the late 1900s, runaways could be arrested and sent to jail.
In the late 1800s, most teenagers were not allowed to have jobs.
Which of these sentences from the passage is an example of personification?
“Thunder growled nearby.”
“She knew those things by heart.”
“If the road was hard, the hooves made a hollow, clopping sound.”
“Charlotte had been proving herself her whole life and wasn’t about to stop now.”
What does the metaphor in the sentence below mean?
It was one of those storms where the rain came down in washtubs.
It was raining very hard.
The rain was collected in buckets.
The rain was clean and refreshing.
It was raining on and off like a washing machine.
Read this sentence from the passage.
The timbers groaned as the iron- capped wheels clacked
across the wooden planks.
What does the personification in the sentence above suggest?
The bridge was made from poor- quality timber.
Charlotte is not brave enough to cross the bridge.
Charlotte is so feverish that she is imagining things.
The bridge has weakened and is not strong enough to bear much weight.
Which detail shows that this passage is set long ago in the past?
Charlotte moves to California.
The travelers use stagecoaches.
The river washes out the bridge.
There are different kinds of roads.
Which word has the same sound for c as the word public?
advice
elastic
magician
recent
Which word has the same sound for c as the word musician?
politician
publicity
topic
twice
Which word has the same sound for c that you hear in the word political?
ceiling
optician
replace
vacation
Which word has the same sound for c as the word politician?
ceiling
discover
optician
replace
Which word has the same sound for c as the word elastic?
fabric
lunch
magician
recite
Which word has the same sound for c as the word elasticity?
fabric
lunch
magician
recite
Which ADJECTIVE describes the noun soil in the sentence below?
The skilled gardeners planted the prickly evergreen bush in sandy soil.
skilled
prickly
evergreen
sandy
Which NOUN does the adjective two describe in the sentence below?
Melanie lost two books while she was working on her history report
Melanie
books
history
report
What change should be made in the sentence below?
Juan was wearing his black new pants and his best white shirt for the annual jazz band concert.
change black new to new black
change best white to white best
change annual jazz to jazz annual
change jazz band to band jazz
What change should be made in the sentence below?
Tanya carried a big yellow umbrella and small three shopping bags as she walked down the busy city sidewalk.
change big yellow to yellow big
change small three to three small
change three shopping to shopping three
change busy city to city busy
What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below?
Mom made a pie. It was delicious. It was
made of pumpkin. She made it in a pie
pan. The pan was large. It was made of glass.
Mom made a pumpkin delicious pie in a large glass pie pan.
Mom made a pumpkin delicious pie in a large pie glass pan.
Mom made a delicious pumpkin pie in a glass large pie pan.
Mom made a delicious pumpkin pie in a large glass pie pan.
What is the BEST way to combine the sentences below?
We went on a camping trip. It was long. I wore jeans. They were blue and old. I wore wool socks. They were
warm.
On our camping long trip, I wore old blue jeans and wool warm socks.
On our camping long trip, I wore blue old jeans and warm wool socks.
On our long camping trip, I wore old blue jeans and warm wool socks.
On our long camping trip, I wore blue old jeans and wool warm socks.
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