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• Read quietly at your desk until the bell rings.
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A. work together
C. eat
B. score
D. run
Everyone on the team needs to cooperate in order to play a good game. What does cooperate mean?
A. hid
C. ate
B. cooked
D. roared
The hungry bear devoured all the berries.
What does devoured mean?
A. muted
C. colored
B. polished
D. clouded
The servant burnished the silver vase, rubbing hard to bring back the shine.
What does burnished mean?
A. unreal
C. correct
B. realistic
D. funny
The unsubstantial story was as if she were retelling a dream.
What does unsubstantial mean?
A. king
C. sister
B. lucky
D. receiver
I was the recipient of a beautiful bouquet of roses.
What does recipient mean?
A. terrible
C. unoriginal
B. original
D. smelly
Most people thought that Jay’s newspaper column was trite, but I thought it was really original.
A. swam
C. ran
B. walked tiredly
D. jumped
Matt trudged through the mud and rain to get home
from school.
A. shoved
C. teased
B. flipped
D. colored
The boy taunted the puppy by holding the treat in front of his nose.
What does taunted mean?
A. chair
D. bed-like furniture
Instead of climbing into bed, she decided to take a nap on the chaise.
What does chaise mean?
C. sleeping bag
B. floor
The hypothetical version of the story was far from what really occurred.
In this sentence, the word hypothetical means
A. funny
C. actual D. real
B. made up / uncertain
A. bitter
The lemon had an acrid taste, unlike the chocolate chip cookie that I had for lunch.In this sentence, the word acrid means
C. sweet
B. delicious
D. toxic
B. weakening
Debilitating illnesses include Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple
sclerosis.In this sentence, the word debilitating means
A. happy
C. strengthening D. energizing
C. not tolerable
Scott could not be quiet in class. His behavior was obnoxious, not tolerable.
A. kind B. tolerable
D. nice
A. unbelievable
It is implausible that there is life on Venus. The idea that there might be life on Mars is also unlikely.
B. not able to clap
D. true C. not able to pause
A. Your own words
Which is the best definition of a summary?
B. the details that support the main idea
D. the first sentence of a paragraph
C. A shortened version of the text
A. to tell the topic
What does it mean to paraphrase something?
B. putting the informationin your own words
D. to list details that support the main idea
C. to tell the main idea
A. I’m on vacation.
What is the best way to paraphrase this sentence: “I am at the Virginia beach with my relatives.”
B. I’m hanging out with my family.
D. My family and I are on a trip to the ocean.
C. The beach is a good place to go with your relatives.
A. The jewelry had not been worn before.
What is the best way to paraphrase this sentence: “The bracelet was brand new.
B. The bracelet was new.
D. Brand new things are fun.
C. I bought a new bracelet.
A. when O’Neill fell 100 feet
Kitty O'Neil wanted to become a stunt person. She performed incredible stunts, such as 100-foot falls. O'Neill has been deaf since birth. She says she can concentrate better than most people who can hear. She is not bothered by the sounds around her.
What is the main idea of this passage?
B. how O'Neill's disability has helped her career
D. how to become a stunt person
C. how long O’Neill has been deaf
A. how cows are used in India
Many people in India don't eat beef, but they still find many uses for cattle. Cows provide milk for drinking and for other dairy products. Young cattle are used for plowing fields and carrying big loads.
What is the main idea of this passage?
B. which cows plow fields
D. what milk is used for C. where some people do
not eat beef
A. how garlic kills harmful bacteria
Garlic is one of the ingredients that makes pasta sauce taste so good. Now doctors think garlic has healing powers, too. Early tests show that it can kill harmful germs. Garlic also has been found to have a good effect on the blood. Doctors think it can help protect people against heart disease.
What is the main idea of this passage?
B. how garlic affects the blood
D. how garlic can help keep people healthy
C. what goes into pasta sauce