L16 Review

L16 Review

This first batch of questions has to do with our vocab words and the word origins we discussed on Tuesday.

Multiple Choice

What does the word episodes mean in the sentence below?

He reflected on the best episodes of his life.

• Parts

• Conversations

• Options

• Lives

Multiple Choice

What does the word feature mean in the sentence below?

Tonight's news broadcast will feature the rise in recent temperatures.

• teach

• focus on

• appreciate

• consult

Multiple Choice

Use what you know about foreign words in English / word origins to answer the question.

The city's two interstates meet at the area known as Spaghetti Junction.

How does the word root junct help the reader understand what junction means?

• junct means interstate

• junct means stop

• junct means join

• junct means road

Multiple Choice

Use what you know about foreign words in English / word origins to answer the question.

The pressure on the glass caused it to fracture.

How does the word root fract help the reader understand what fracture means?

• fract means break

• fract means seal

• fract means clog up

• fract means slip

Comprehension: Lunch Money

The following questions focus on the comprehension strategy studied this week: Author's Purpose.

Multiple Choice

The author writes "Greg had set a sales goal for the first week" to show that Greg ---

• is following a plan

• uses math in real life

• listens to his father's advice

• has only enough comics for one week

Multiple Choice

Which part of the passage did the author write to show that Greg is completely focused on selling his books?

• "Regular comic books were sort of tall. Also a little floppy. Not Greg's."

• "He chewed the warm bread and the soft cheese but he didn't taste a thing."

• "He got to pick the name because he was the author of all the Chunky Comics stories."

• "Comic books had been a part of Greg's life forever, mostly because of his dad's collection."

Multiple Choice

The author of "Lunch Money" believes that Greg ---

• is a good student

• needs writing lessons

• thinks things through

• will sell all his comics

Multiple Choice

Why does the author of "Lunch Money" write, "The idea of making and selling comic books had hit Greg like a KRAK! over the head from Superman himself"?

• To make Greg look foolish

• To tell how Greg uses comic books

• To compare Greg to a comic book hero

• To show that Greg had a sudden thought

Multiple Choice

Which sentence does the author use to show Greg's love of comic books?

• "That's what Greg called the comic books he'd been selling - units."

• "Comic books had been part of Greg's life forever."

• "The cover illustration was powerful, the inside pictures were strong, and the story was loaded with action."

• "Back in third grade Greg had used his own money to buy india ink, dip pens, brushes, and paper at the art supply store."

Multiple Choice

Why did the author show the ten steps Greg used to make his comic books?

• To encourage others to produce their own small books

• To tell how Greg became interested in creating his own comics

• To explain how reading comic books helped Greg develop story lines

• To describe the process used to create a small book from one piece of paper

Grammar: Adjectives

Remember: an adjective describes a noun or pronoun (a person, place, or thing)

Multiple Choice

Which ADJECTIVE describes the underlined noun?

Her best friend listened to her terrifying legend before commenting on the ridiculous parts she didn't believe.

• best

• terrifying

• ridiculous

• believe

Multiple Choice

Which NOUN does the underlined adjective describe?

The talented musician played his last song in the dingy restaurant before heading out into the frigid street.

• musician

• song

• restaurant

• street

Multiple Choice

Which ADJECTIVE describes the underlined noun?

They lived in a yellow house with three young, beautiful children.

• yellow

• three

• young

• beautiful

Multiple Choice

Which NOUN does the underlined adjective describe?

He was the first to complete the difficult challenge of five miles.

• first

• complete

• challenge

• miles