Reading Inventory Practice

I rode slowly past the small shops. For a Saturday afternoon, the town wasn't very crowded. I think most people were home doing spring-cleaning, working on their gardens and their yards.

The town was ______.

• quiet

• old

• dirty

• delightful

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

The Colorado Plateau covers most of northern Arizona. The Colorado River and Little Colorado River wind through the plateau. Rivers and creeks have carved deep canyons there.

The rivers have _____ the landscape.

• affected

• flooded

• destroyed

• ruined

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Surfers can ride on two different parts of the wave. The first is the smooth part, or wall, of a wave that has not yet broken. The other is the white water or "soup" that appears after a wave breaks. Experienced surfers always want to ride the unbroken wall.

The wall is the surfers' _____.

• choice

• board

• doom

• defeat

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

I wandered back out to the common room and sat down with my notebook. I looked over the information I'd gathered on the lodge and Hookset Crossing. I actually had a fair amount. I'd be able to write the essay without any trouble as soon as I got home.

I was _____.

• dissatisfied

• prepared

• exhausted

• hungry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The process that forms volcanoes and islands under water is the same process that helps form Earth. It is going on today, and it will continue to happen. It is a part of nature.

This is a _____ process.

• forgotten

• worthless

• constant

• temporary

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The Shawnee National Forest crosses the Shawnee Hills in southern Illinois. There are steep hills, ravines, and waterfalls in the region. The Garden of the Gods is a valley with many strange rock formations.

The area is _____.

• flooded

• ordinary

• rugged

• urban

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The newborn turtles have little protection. Their shells are very soft, so they must get to a safe hiding place quickly. They go as fast as their stubby legs or flippers can carry them.

The turtles are _____.

• vulnerable

• muddy

• clumsy

• excited

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Wild horses have an amazing ability to adapt, says one horse expert. "Life is hard in the desert--the summer sizzles and, in the winter, temperatures get below zero. Horses might have to go for days between drinks of water, and grazing land is hard to find. A domestic horse would get weak or sick. But these mustangs thrive!"

Wild horses are _____.

• hardy

• strange

• dangerous

• valuable

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Ed was tall. All the lines in his face and body were elongated, like a Modigliani painting, from his long, cavernous face to his long, dangling fingers. Caroline and Louisa inherited their short, square good looks from Martha.

Ed was _____.

• lenient

• lanky

• lethargic

• lonesome

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Bugs are insects that have needlelike beaks. A bug uses its beak to cut open its food. Then it sucks up the tasty juices inside, using its beak like a straw.

Bugs' beaks are _____.

• short

• pretty

• functional

• dangerous

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2