SRI Countdown#3

If he came home without his bike, his mother would be so upset. She'd say, "Oh, Sammy, your new bike!" And maybe she'd cry. Carl would say, "Man, oh man, didn't you have it chained?"

His mother would be _____ .

• unhappy

• silly

• excited

• busy

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Good dog trainers must have confidence. When a 120-pound German shepherd growls at you, it can be scary. Some people can't handle that.

Trainers need to be _____ .

• brave

• quiet

• tense

• small

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Social bees live in hives. They make hives out of beeswax. Bees make beeswax in their bodies. They build hives in trees or on rocks. As many as 50,000 bees live in each hive.

Bees make their own _____ .

• food

• wishes

• homes

• milk

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The landscape of gently rolling hills holds many smalllakes. The lakes are home to different kinds of ducks and geese. In the marshy places along the shore, my sisters and I hunt for cranberries, salmon berries, and blueberries.

The lake _____ life.

• awakens

• sustains

• values

• dictates

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

She always calls me "boy" no matter how many times I tell her my name is Will. William Thomas Emerson, I tell her, but it doesn't do any good. She said that William Thomas Emerson is a distinguished name and I was right to be proud of it.

Actually, she _____ my name.

• admired

• insulted

• lengthened

• forgot

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Mr. Tanner handed me the pig and I took it. She kicked and squealed a bit, but once I held her close up to my chest with both arms, she settled down and licked my face. Her spit was a sad smell, but I didn't care. She was mine.

The pig became _____ .

• calm

• strong

• mad

• uneasy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

An adventure alone is different than an adventure that is shared. I had journeyed into the woods because of Gray Fire's need. He had determined our destination and I had followed willingly, eagerly, trustingly, never thinking beyond our arrival. Gray Fire was my torch in the night, the hand on my shoulder, the voice that would answer when I asked a question. He knew who I was. His presence was the shelter above my head, a path home.

Gray Fire was _____

• inspiring

• thoughtful

• young

• cheerful

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When the pieces are as smooth as possible, Gia Rose takes out her special polishing stones. Some of the stones are special because her grandmother or aunts gave them to her. Others she found in special places. All the stones are special because they are hard and smooth, and when they are rubbed against the pots, they make the pots shiny. Before the polishing begins, the pieces are coated with a thin, wet clay called slip. Then the children pick up the stones and begin to polish their figures and pots. Their hands move quickly before the wet slip dries. They work quietly because they have to pay close attention to what they are doing.

The stones are _____

• sharp

• warm

• useful

• worthless

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The box was first used to store food. When my father was a young boy, he was in charge of keeping the food box safe. When his family went out to hunt or fish, he carried the box from the boat up to the camp and stored it in a safe place. The foods his family had prepared for the journey were kept inside the box—the dried meat and fish, and the hardtack. These were the only foods the family would have to eat while they were camping.

The box was _____ .

• important

• empty

• expensive

• decorative

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Early in 1853 Florence went to Paris, France. There she visited hospitals and watched doctors at work. Later that year she was made the superintendent of The Institution for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen, a small women's hospital in London.

Florence was _____ .

• working

• teaching

• relaxing

• waiting

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4