3rd NWEA test prep 224

Read the passage.

Susie had been raking the leaves for her grandmother. She raked all the leaves into a large pile and then she put the rake back in the garage. She looked up at the sky and saw it was getting dark. Jack, the boy who lives on her street, saw the leaves. He came running up behind Susie and kicked all the leaves, so they fell across the lawn. Susie started to cry, “All that work, and you ruined it!”

Which is NOT true?

• Susie raked the leaves.

• Jack kicked the leaves.

• It was getting dark.

• All Susie’s neighbors are mean.

Read the passage.

Jim and John went outside for recess. Jim took a basketball with him. John wanted to play with the basketball too. Jim did not want to share the ball. They both began to argue. Finally, John shoved Jim down and took the ball away from him.

How could Jim and John solve their problem?

• John should not ask to play with Jim’s basketball

• Jim should not take the basketball outside for recess

• Jim should share the basketball with John

• Jim should shove John back.

In 1996 scientists in the Amazon forest of Brazil discovered a new kind of monkey. It is the sixth new species of marmoset to be discovered in South America. Luckily, many people are working hard to help save these animals. The orange-haired primate is about the size of a squirrel. The marmoset eats fruit and insects. Sometimes it chews little holes in tree trunks, and when the sap oozes out, it slurps it up.

Which sentence in the above passage does not belong?

• Luckily, many people are working hard to help save these animals.

• It is the sixth new species of marmoset to be discovered.

• In 1996 scientists in the Amazon forest of Brazil discovered a new kind of monkey.

• The orange-haired primate is about the size of a squirrel.

Read the analogies and fill in the blank.

Bird is to fly

Fish is to swim

Boy is to ____________.

• girl

• walk

• play

• talk

Which group is a list of feelings?a.c.b.d.

• tired-thirsty-friendly

• excited-sad-proud

• intelligent-emotional-embarrassed

• cold-happy-honest

Read the passage.Susie had been raking the leaves for her grandmother. She raked all the leaves into a large pile and then she put the rake back in the garage. She looked up at the sky and saw it was getting dark. She decided she had better start to head home. All of a sudden, a gust of wind hit her face and raindrops splattered on top of her head.What information tells you that Susie is about to be caught in a storm?

• She had finished raking leaves

• The sky was dark

• The sky was dark, the wind began to gust, and raindrops splattered her head

• The wind began to gust

Read the list.

hook, worm, rod, reel

The above items are used for _______________.

• fishing

• boating

• flying

• bait

Look at the list of words.

Computer

Television

Digital Camera

Calculator

How are the above items alike?

• All the words have the letter “C.

• They all have viewing screens.

• Everyone uses these items

• They are cool

Which group of words are all examples of fruit?

a.c.b.d.raspberries, pears, apples, green beans

• raspberries, pears, apples, ice cream

• raspberries, pears, corn, ice cream

• raspberries, pears, apples, green beans

• raspberries, pears, apples, cherries

Read the passage.

Learning to read is important for everyone. Reading is important if you want to learn how to put something together. Some people read for fun. But everyone needs to read if they want to be successful in getting a job.

This passage is an example of what type of writing?

• fiction

• non-fiction

• fanstasy

• legend