5.5

If you inform, you

• tell

• listen

• find

• read

Which word fits in this base word family?

misdirect, direction, indirectly

• in

• miss

• redirect

• confuse

Spiders lives on the reservation. A reservation is land

• run by the state government

• where Native Americans live.

• Where people can hunt.

• run by big businesses

They were stomping snow from their boots.

• walking heavily

• running swifty

• jumping far

• allowing to melt.

Above his head hung a picture of a mountain lion. A mountain lion is a type of

• large bird

• black bear

• wild cat

• small dog

In the beginning of the selection, what is in Spider's pocket?

• some marbles

• two pieces of paper

• his lucky charm

• a spider

Which of these is NOT part of Spider's dinner?

• fried potatoes

• deer meat

• beans

• corn

What causes Spider's heart to go "bumpity-bumpity-bumpity-bump"?

• He is given a word he does not know how to spell.

• He sees a mountain lion.

• He sees a spider.

• He goes to the gym and looks at the stage.

One of the reasons the author has written this selection is to

• give readers some basic spelling lessons.

• explain a little about Native American life.

• tell about some animals readers may not know.

• show how sports prepare people for life.

Why are there so many family members at the spelling bee?

• They do not have anything else to do that nigh.

• The storm has trapped everyone at the school.

• Will's basketball game is after the spelling bee.

• Spider and three of his cousins are in the spelling bee.