Unit 2 Week 3 Assessment 10/22

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

I had to handle the vase gingerly.

• A.carefully

• B.firmly

• C.quickly

• D.roughly

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

His father used just one match to ignite the charcoal pieces.

• F.glow and then die

• G.extinguish flame

• H.flickering light

• J.catch fire

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Peter tried to start the campfire, but it just sputtered.

• A.made roaring sounds

• B.made popping sounds

• C.made rustling sounds

• D.made whooshing sounds

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

My brother is painstaking in his preparations to go hiking.

• F.careful

• G.easy

• H.hurtful

• J.thoughtless

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word is a synonym for gratified in the sentence below?

Mia was gratified to learn that her painting had been selected for the school competition.

• A.delighted

• B.embarrassed

• C.annoyed

• D.unhappy

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Directions: Choose the word that has the same r-controlled vowel sound as the boldfaced word.

ar as in sparks

• F.alert

• G.borrow

• H.dirty

• J.perhaps

Directions: Choose the word that has the same r-controlled vowel sound as the boldfaced word.

er as in person

• A.story

• B.horn

• C.shirt

• D.sorry

Directions: Read the question. Choose the best answer.

Who is relating the events of the selection?

• A.Mr. Martin

• B.Alisha's father

• C.An unseen narrator

• D.The neighbor, Mrs. Fairbanks

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Directions: Read the question. Choose the best answer.

The sentence that shows Alisha’s thoughts is —

• F."I want to be an explorer, too."

• G."North," said Alisha.

• H."Okay—here I go,"

• J.When I turn back, I will head west and then south.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Directions: Read the question. Choose the best answer.

The narrator tells us only Alisha’s thoughts and not the other character’s thoughts because —

• A.little is known about the father and his thoughts

• B.Mrs. Fairbanks does not show up until the very end of the story

• C.the story is about Alisha and how she learns to use the compass

• D.Alisha is the only character with thoughts worth sharing

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6