Reading Stand Alone Questions

Which sentence contains an underlined word with a root word that means to make clear?

• When Ricky declared he made an ‘A’ on his report, his parents were very proud.

• She replied cleverly in response to each question.

• Her work on the class assignment showed that she was an earnest student.

• The class waited early in the morning to receive their final grades.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence contains an underlined word with a root word that means to be certain?

• She was unable to make it to soccer practice because she had a fever.

• He unpleasantly agreed to take out the trash before suppertime.

• After the teacher gave directions, two talking students were unsure of what they had to do.

• The girl thought the movie was unbelievable and hoped to see it again in the near future.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word has a suffix that means without?

• remarkable

• automatic

• speechless

• graceful

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

My neighbor always has to go on the roof to readjust his satellite dish.

What does the prefix re- mean?

• half

• again

• before

• not

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Between which of these guide words would you find the word "bubble" in the dictionary?

• brother, brush

• buddy, bulb

• bulldoze, bumper

• brunch, buckskin

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

He immigrated to the United States with only the clothes on his back.

What does the word immigrated mean?

• to be informed about a foreign country

• to visit a foreign country for vacation

• to come into a foreign country permanently

• to leave a foreign country for a short period of time

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is a synonym of amazed?

• progress

• together

• almost

• approached

• impressed

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which two words are synonyms for occur?

• arrive

• develop

• discontinue

• happen

• hide

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which guide words might appear on a dictionary page containing the word "paleontologist"?

• pale, palm

• party, place

• pals, partial

• pajamas, palace

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read the dictionary entry.

Organize 1. to arrange in a certain order 2. to plan activities for a group or person

If the prefix dis- is added to the word organized, what would be its new definition?

• not in order or not able to plan an activity

• put things in an order together or plan an activity together

• order things again or plan an activity again

• put in order before making a mess or plan an activity before the event

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A