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​ Benchmark 3 Test Prep

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

Multiple Choice

1. What is the meaning of the word spectacles as it is used in paragraph 20?

Paragraph 20: "You know, Dr.," said the horse, "that vet over the hill knows nothing at all. He has been treating me six weeks now for spavins. What I need is SPECTACLES. I am going blind in one eye."

• A. eyes

• B. glasses

• C. help

• D. pills

Multiple Choice

2. Read the sentence from paragraph 23.

-Then John Dolittle got a fine, big pair of green spectacles; and the plow-horse "could see as well as ever"

-What does it mean that the plow-horse "could see as well as ever"?

• A. He could see just like a blind horse.

• B. He could see just like the other animals.

• C. He could see better than he had in a long time.

• D. He could see farther than before he had glasses.

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3. Read the sentence from paragraph 15.

-"But animals don't always speak with their mouths," said the parrot in a high voice, raising her eyebrows.

-What does the parrot mean by the sentence?

• A. Sometimes animals are quiet.

• B. Animals speak two different languages.

• C. Animals use their whole bodies to share their feelings.

• D. The Dr. should understand what animals are saying.

What is Earth?/Planet Earth

Multiple Choice

4. Read the sentence from paragraph 5 of "What is Earth?"

-Mapmakers use the line to divide Earth into two halves.

-What is the meaning of the word divide as it is used in the sentence?

• A. circle

• B. part

• C. split

• D. spot

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5. Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of Planet Earth.

-The middle of the planet is called the core. It is very, very hot there. Around the core is the mantle. The rocks here are so hot that they are slightly squishy. The mantle is covered with a thin layer of rock, called the crust."

-What is the meaning of crust as it is used in the sentence?

• A. Earth's hottest layer

• B. Earth's inner mantle

• C. the layer of rock around Earth's core

• D. the layer of rock around Earth's mantle

Lightfoot's New Antlers

Multiple Choice

6. Read the sentences from paragraph 9.

-"How can anything hard like those antlers grow? And if those are new ones, where are the old ones? Show me the old ones, and perhaps I'll believe that these are new ones."

-Which sentence describes how Peter feels when he speaks the sentences?

• A. Peter is confused by Lightfoot's new antlers

• B. Peter is angry that Lightfoot has new antlers.

• C. Peter is excited that Lightfoot has new antlers.

• D. Peter is surprised to see Lightfoot's new antlers.

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7. Read the sentences from paragraph 1.

-Peter Rabbit was puzzled. He stared at Lightfoot the Deer a wee bit suspiciously.

-What does puzzled mean as it is used in the sentence?

• A. built

• B. Confused

• C. looked upon

• D. pieced together

Multiple Choice

Part A

8. Read the sentence from paragraph 5.

-Peter was sitting up very straight, with his eyes fixed on Lightfoot's antlers as though he never had seen them before.

-What does fixed mean as it is used in the sentence?

• A. open

• B. repaired

• C. uninterested

• D. unmoving

Multiple Choice

Part B

9. Which phrase from the sentence supports your answer to Part A?

- Peter was sitting up very straight, with his eyes fixed on Lightfoot's antlers as though he never had seen them before.

• A. "was sitting up"

• B. "very straight"

• C. "on Lightfoot's antlers"

• D. "never had seen"

Multiple Choice

10. Read the sentence from paragraph 9.

- "What kind of a story are you trying to fill me up with?"

- What does Peter Rabbit mean when he says "fill me up with?"?

• A. read to

• B. confuse

• C. convince

• D. pour into

Pictures on Papyrus

Multiple Choice

11. Read the sentence from paragraph 1.

-Egyptian hieroglyphs made a handsome background behind the queen.

-What does the word handsome mean as it is used in the sentence?

• A. beautiful

• B. brave

• C. stiff

• D. strong

Multiple Choice

Part A

12. Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

-Papyrus is an amazing plant...In ancient Egypt, the people made boats, sails, candles, cloth, mats, and more with it.

- What is the meaning of the word ancient as it is used in the sentence?

• A. hot

• B. busy

• C. far away

• D. very old

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Part B

13. Which quotation from paragraph 5 supports the answer to Part A?

• A. "Egyptian kings didn't want to share this invention."

• B. "They decided the making of papyrus sheets should be secret."

• C. "It didn't take too long, however, before others figured out how to copy this Egyptian invention."

• D. After several thousand years of use, there wasn't enough papyrus left to keep up with the demand."

Multiple Choice

Part A.

14. Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

-Today, Dr. Ragab's family continues the tradition of making papyrus "paper"

What is the meaning of the word tradition as it is used in the sentence?

• A. education

• B. plan

• C. position

• D. practice

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Part B

15. Which word from the sentence helps the reader understand the meaning of the word tradition?

-Today, Dr. Ragab's family continues the tradition of making papyrus "paper".

• A. continues

• B. family

• C. making

• D. today

Multiple Choice

16. Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

-In 1965, an Egyptian scientist named Dr. Hassan Ragab began to grow papyrus and make papyrus sheets, just like his ancestors had done thousands of years ago.

- Which word could replace ancestors as it is used in the sentence?

• A. bosses

• B. children

• C. friends

• D. relatives