READING INVENTORY PREP

The man wrote a note. He put his name on it. He put his address on it. He put it in a bottle. He threw the bottle into the ocean. He hopes someone will find it. He wants them to write back.

He wants the note to be _____ .

• seen

• burned

• hidden

• fixed

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Jenny held her breath. After she wrote her poem, she would recite it for the rabbits. And the pigeons. It would be like a play! She was sure the rabbits and the pigeons had never seen a play.

Jenny would perform for the _____ .

• kids

• school

• animals

• women

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

People are not sure if Bigfoot is real. Some say it is a large animal. They say it looks like a human with hair all over it. Some people say they've seen it. They show pictures. Other people say the pictures are not real.

It is _____ .

• unusual

• boring

• noisy

• helpless

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What more could she say? She didn't want to give up. She went outside and sat on the picnic table. Juan was in another worker's room, playing cards. It was dark, with only the moon for light. A whole day had gone by and, with it, her hopes—almost. She must think of something.

She would keep _____ .

• trying

• walking

• smiling

• sleeping

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Chefs cook at restaurants. The master chef is different. He tells the other chefs what to cook. He also makes the menu. He may even say how much a meal should cost!

He makes the _____ .

• ovens

• news

• decisions

• classes

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Eugene sealed the letter. Then he thought about the months ahead. In one month, he would be 19 years old. In two months, winter would be past. In three months, he would leave home.

He thought about his _____ .

• plans

• past

• homework

• dream

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

"Move it, Blandford," said Sarah Newhouse, one of the sportswriters for the paper. She shoved her way past me when I didn't step aside. It's not like I didn't want to get out of Sarah's way. Everybody gets out of her way when she says to move.
Sarah is __________________.

• forceful
• shy
• plesant
• jolly

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Be careful!" called back Daedalus to his son. "We can't fly too close to the sun. The heat from the sun will melt the wax, and our wings will fall apart." 
Daedalus _______________his son.

• believed
• warned
• fed
• hurried 

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Marvin was glad. It had been a fun day for him, too. He felt as if he and Joe had been friends for a long time, not just for one day. 

Joe's friendship made Marvin feel _____ .

• safe
• sorry
• happy
• older

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

There are many cities in the United States. Saint Augustine is special. It is in Florida. People started the city in 1565. It has been a city ever since.

This city is _____ .

• old

• busy

• safe

• big

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.5