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- 1. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence:
The throb of their alien-sounding, high-pitched screeches filled the air.
What does the author's word choice suggest about the sound the cicadas make?It is so fascinating that everyone should hear it.The sounds are rhythmic and musical.The noise is both awful and annoyingThe screeches are dangerous enough to lead to hearing loss. - 2. Multiple ChoiceRead this sentence:
Cicadas appear only in this part of the world, and they appear every 17 years, ON THE DOT.
Why does the author choose the figurative phrase ON THE DOT?To describe the small holes made by cicadas when they hatch.To highlight their extraordinary life cyclesTo highlight the precise location where they can be seenTo suggest the regularity of when they will emerge - 3. Multiple ChoiceRead this sentence:
The park's ISOLATION is part of the allure.
What does the word ISOLATION mean in the sentence?beautypopularityvastnessseparatness - 4. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentences below:
And because there was only daylight, it was hot, so hot that sleep was impossible. The people, already tired from long hours of work, became short tempered and irritable. Everyone was ON EDGE.
What does the phrase ON EDGE mean in the last sentence?touchy & grumpyhot & sweatytired & overworkedscared & worried - 5. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentences below:
And because there was only daylight, it was hot, so hot that sleep was impossible. The people, already tired from long hours of work, became short tempered and irritable. Everyone was ON EDGE.
What context clues in the sentences helped you determine the meaning of the phrase ON EDGE?it was so hotso hot that sleep was impossibletired from long hours of worktempered and irritable - 6. Multiple ChoiceRead this sentence:
From the age of nine through her teens, she was employed as a worker in a textile mill in Manchester, New Hampshire.
What phrase can be taken out of the sentence without changing the meaning?through her teensas a workerin a textile millin Manchester, New Hampshire - 7. Multiple ChoiceRead this sentence:
Here, Mattie put her creative resources to work again, discovered a new way to make paper bags that wouldn't be flimsy.
What is the best revision of the sentence?Here, Mattie put her creative resources to work again and, she discovered a new way to make paper bags that wouldn't be flimsy.Here. Mattie put her creative resources to work again. And she discovered a new way to make paper bags that wouldn't be flimsy.Mattie put her creative resources to work again, here discovering a new way to make paper bags that wouldn't be flimsy.Here, Mattie put her creative resources to work again, and she discovered a new way to make paper bags that wouldn't be flimsy. - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat sentence below is evidence of author bias?Horses are the most magnificent animals to own.Horses have 205 bones in their skeleton.Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.Domestic horses have a lifespan of around 25 years.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentence below:
Women's suffrage organizations faced determined resistance from groups who argued that a woman's place was in the home, not in the political arena.
What does the word resistance mean?oppositionagreementquestionapproval - 10. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentences below:
Women's suffrage organizations faced determined resistance from groups who argued that a woman's place was in the home, not in the political arena.
Which words provide a clue to the meaning of resistance?in the political arenain the homegroups who arguedin the government - 11. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentences below:
Plenty of women strongly agreed that they deserved more rights. Yet many of them still deplored the idea of having a voice in the government.
What does the word deplored mean?failed to understanddisapproved ofagreed withinvestigated - 12. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentences below:
Plenty of women strongly agreed that they deserved more rights. Yet many of them still deplored the idea of having a voice in the government.
Which words provide a contrast clue to the meaning of deplored?plenty of womenstrongly agreeddeserved more rightshaving a voice - 13. Multiple ChoiceA bold wind grabbed Mia's cap as she and her parents hiked down the trail.
What does the bolded figure of speech mean in the sentence?The wind was bold an pushy.The wind blew Mia's cap off her head.
The wind blew Mia's cap off her head.Mia took her cap off her head because of the wind.Someone took Mia's cap. - 14. Multiple ChoiceWhen they reached the pond, Mia exclaimed, "There must be a million ducks here!"
What does the bolded figure of speech mean in the sentence?There are one million ducks at the pond.I've never seen ducks before.There are a lot of ducks.I can guess the number of ducks. - 15. Multiple ChoiceSuddenly, clouds gathered and chased the sun out of the sky.
What does the bolded figure of speech mean in the sentence?The clouds were faster than the sun.The clouds pushed the sun out of the sky forever.The clouds had an important meeting.The sun disappeared quickly when clouds filled the sky. - 16. Multiple ChoiceThe rain ignored Mia and her family's plans to go out on a rowboat.
What does the bolded figure of speech mean in the sentence?The rain did not affect the plans Mia and her family had.Mia and her family enjoyed their time out in a rowboat.Other people enjoyed rowboats, but not Mia's family.Mia's family had made plans, but now it was raining. - 17. Multiple ChoiceMia thought, "I'd better get back to the tent before I drown!"
What does the bolded figure of speech mean in the sentence?I don't know how to swim so I better get back.I must swim incredibly fast in order to survive.I better get back to the tent fast, or I'll get really wet.I'll really drown if I don't get to the tent fast. - 18. Multiple ChoiceStephen and Joseph Montgolfier were papermakers, but they had been interested in flying for many years. One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea. He was sitting in front of the fire when he saw some small pieces of scorched paper being carried up the chimney.Soon afterwards, the brothers conducted an experiment. They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once, the bag rose to the ceiling. After this, Stephen and Joseph conducted many more experiments, both indoors and in the open air. Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper. On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.
Which sentence in this article provides text evidence for the inference that the Montgolfier brothers used hot air to lift their balloon?Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper.They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once the bag rose to the ceiling.On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea. - 19. Multiple Choice
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was
"presentable," as Alice had often said.
What type of work does Paul do?
A lawyer
a doctor
a construction worker
a garbage man
- 20. Multiple ChoiceEvery day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.
Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?He has tools.He goes straight up the stairs to shower.He wears a hat.His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty. - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags