IA Test review

IA1 Test review

Multiple Choice

Which word from paragraph 17 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word assured?

• A) return

• B) looked

• C) led

• D) promise

Multiple Choice

When Alex first tells Nathan that someone is watching them, Nathan —

• F) believes that Alex saw an office worker

• G) wants Alex to find their father

• H) thinks Alex is worrying for no reason

• J) wishes their father would try to calm Alex

Multiple Choice

What identifies this story as realistic fiction?

• A) The events that take place could happen

• B) The author includes an illustration in the story.

• C) The author asks a question at the end of the story

• D) The characters are people who are well known

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 13 "a nightlight offering comfort from a bad dream" means that the light makes the

• F) upset

• G) safe

• H) tired

• J) selfish

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to the story that Nathan and Alex go to the break room from gum

• A) The boys see something frightening in the hallway

• B) the boys are able to sit and talk to each other

• C) the boys argue about what flavor they should select

• D) the boys are able to let their father finish his work in his

Multiple Choice

What is paragraph 18 mostly about

• F) Why Alex must lean so far into the hallway

• G) How Alex's reflection reminds him of his brother

• H) What Alex discovers in the hallway

• J) How Alex feels about his brother's teasing

Multiple Choice

What is the best summary of the story?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence shows how the brothers feel when their father explains what they really saw...

• F) The brothers tried to get through the doorway at the same time and ended up in a tangled heap on the floor.

• G) Nathan and Alex started talking at the same time.

• H) It was bad enough to have an older brother who sometimes made fun of him.

• J) Nathan’s mouth formed a grin, and then Alex started to laugh.

Multiple Choice

Which words rhyme in each stanza of the poem?

• A) The last words in the second and fourth lines

• B) The last words in the first and fourth lines

• C) The last words in the first and third lines

• D) The last words in every line

Multiple Choice

The words in parentheses in line 14 emphasize that the speaker is-

• F) happy that the nurse is easy to understand

• G) annoyed by the way the nurse talks to her

• H) disappointed that the nurse does not know how old she is

• J) relieved that the nurse is trying to make her feel comfortable

Multiple Choice

The doctor's waiting room is decorated with animals most likely to-

• A) convince children that animals are interesting

• B) allow children to study animals during their visit

• C) help children imagine what going to the zoo is like

• D) create a pleasing environment for children

Multiple Choice

The dialogue used in these lines shows that-

• F) the nurse thinks that the speaker is acting childish

• G) the nurse thinks that the speaker is nervous about seeing the doctor

• H) the speaker is not entertained by the music in the waiting room

• J) the speaker is not distracted by the appearance of the waiting room

Multiple Choice

What is the message of this poem?

• A) Music can make a situation less stressful.

• B) Kind words can be very helpful.

• C) Children are amused by animals.

• D) Children are not easily fooled.