READING BENCHMARK REVIEW

Look up the word "pass" in the dictionary.

What is the definition of the word pass as it's used in this sentence?

John passed me in the hall and knocked all of my books out of my arms.

• to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something : to move past

• to run the normal course—used of time or a period of time

• to throw or hit (a ball or puck) especially to a teammate—often used with off

• to go or make one's way through

Which of these are a correct list of synonyms for the word moist?

• wet, damp, humid

• thirsty, waterless, scorch

• arid, dry, unwatered

• drench, drown, sop

Look up RESOURCE in the DICTIONARY...

Read this sentence:

A dictionary is a great resource to help you on the STAAR test.

What is the correct definition for the word resource as it's used in this sentence?

• a source of supply or support

• a natural feature that enhances the quality of human life, a natural resource

• a tool to use to find information

• a possibility of relief or recovery

Look up the word secure.

Read this sentence:

My art project fell apart because I didn't secure it carefully.

What is the correct definition of the word secure as it is used in this sentence?

• to feel safe

• to release from work or duty

• to fasten tightly to something else

• to place in a safe in a bank

Synonyms of thriving: flourishing, going, palmy, prosperous, successful, triumphant

Antonyms

failed, unsuccessful

Pick a sentence that uses an SYNONYM of thriving correctly.

• I was not triumphant when attempting to beat my last score.

• I was unsuccessful when I called my mom's name because she didn't come.

• My dad's business has been prosperous, it's really thriving!

• My garden flowers are really flourishing, and my roses are thriving!

The PLOT of a story is --

• the rise and fall of the climax, problem, and solution

• the theme of the story

• the solution of the story

• the characters and setting

A narrative poem is a poem that --

• has no real rhythm or rhyme

• is funny and entertaining

• tells a story, sometimes with characters and setting, rhymes or has rhyming words

• has a set number of lines, and a set number of words in each line

Which of these senses describes how ice cream feels?

• smooth, cold, melt in your mouth, sweet

• Hearing: plop, splat (when it falls on the floor)

• mounds, white as snow (vanilla), little crevices, puddles (when it melts)

• Wet, cold, slimy, frozen

Which of these sentences gives a THEME of a story?

• The trees and flowers waved back and forth in the gentle wind.

• Telling the truth was hard, but in the end, I knew it was the right thing to do.

• She was trembling from fear, but brave.

• My mom was very upset with me for lying to her.

An example of a diagram is --

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• All of these are diagrams