L17 Review - LAFFF

L17 Review

The first 10 questions on ThinkCentral are this week's vocab / challenge words and dictionary / thesaurus referencing questions.

Multiple Choice

What does the word admitted mean in the sentence below?

Benjamin admitted it was a mistake to stay up all night.

• pleaded

• squeaked

• confessed

• remembered

Multiple Choice

What does the word impressed mean in the sentence below?*

She wasn't impressed with his sweaty handshake.

• pleased

• surprised

• confused

• entertained

Multiple Choice

Which word from the following thesaurus entry could be used in place of the word abandon in the sentence example below?

abandon verb: disown, strand, surrender, discard

They were commanded to never abandon their post.

• disown

• strand

• surrender

• discard

Multiple Choice

Read the attached dictionary entry for the word awkward. Which definition represents the meaning of awkward in the following sentence?

There was an awkward turn in the road.

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Comprehension: Story Structure

The second batch of questions deal with the comprehension strategies discussed in class this week (story structure - conflict, events, resolution and inferences / predictions) .

Multiple Choice

What happens at the school assembly?

• The kids in the class feel sorry for Angela.

• The principal punishes Angela for cheating.

• Angela thinks she stole someone else's story.

• Peter sends Angela into the future to get her story.

Multiple Choice

Peter changes how the kids feel about him by ---

• sharing his invention

• proving he is a genius

• scaring Angela with a strange voice

• dressing up in an impressive costume

Multiple Choice

Peter helps Angela learn that ----

• the future is scary

• she is a good writer

• nothing will last forever

• she can be in two places at once

Multiple Choice

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Peter

• Angela

• Mrs. Tang

• Dr. Zweistein

Multiple Choice

The main conflict of the story is that ---

• Peter has no friends and studies all the time

• Angela has to walk to the bus with Peter every day

• Angela thinks her writing is not good enough to win a contest

• Peter's time machine sends things back to the future too quickly

Multiple Choice

How is the ending of the story "circular"?

• Angela steals her own story.

• The story ends where it began.

• Peter goes back to being quiet.

• Everything works out for the characters.

Grammar: Adverbs

The final batch of questions on ThinkCentral test on adverbs. Remember, an adverb describes a verb.

Hint: they often end in -ly

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence is an ADVERB?

Frankie yelled, "I sometimes wish you would be quiet!"

• sometimes

• wish

• be

• quiet

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence is an ADVERB?

They have almost the same birthday.

• have

• almost

• same

• birthday

Multiple Choice

Which word does the underlined ADVERB describe?

Lamarr ran quickly in the hallway.

• Lamarr

• ran

• in

• hallway

Multiple Choice

Which word does the underlined ADVERB describe?

The girls went upstairs to get their coats.

• girls

• went

• upstairs

• their