Reading Comprehension

The clown pulled silly faces to make the children laugh. The word silly means...

• funny

• bad

• tricky

• scary

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The sentence below does not have any punctuation. Choose the option with the correct punctuation.

• i am a good runner.

• I am a good runner

• Im a good runner.

• I am a good runner.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Emily has three dogs and two cats. They are all brown, but one of the dogs has spots. His name is Spot.

• Emily has three animals in total.

• Emily has more cats than dogs.

• All of Emily’s dogs have spots.

• None of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Once Jane lifted her pen and made a start, writing the essay became easy.

If we change the start of the sentence to:

Writing the essay became easy........

• after starting.

• after lifting her pen.

• once Jane lifted her pen and made a start.

• once she lifted her pen and made a start.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The boy’s incorrigible behavior puzzled his sister.

The word incorrigible

in this sentence means:

• appalling

• reformed

• incurable

• frustrating

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the option which will best replace the underlined words in the sentence to make it correct.

She done it to quick, so it came out looking rough.

• done it too quickly

• quick

• did it too quickly

• did it to quickly

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The sentence below does not have any punctuation. Choose the option with the correct punctuation.

one of these days said mary youll get into trouble

• One of these days, said Mary, you’ll get into trouble.

• “One of these days”, said Mary “you’ll get into trouble”

• “One of these days”, said Mary. “You’ll get into trouble.”

• “One of these days”, said Mary, “you’ll get into trouble.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

We all love to win. However, we also have to know how to accept defeat.

If we change the above into a single sentence and begin:

We have to know how to accept defeat........

• however, we all love to win.

• but winning is better.

• so we can also love to win.

• even though we all love to win.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

You cannot be a hero without being a coward

What does this sentence suggest?

• Heroes are transformed cowards.

• To be truly heroic, you first have to know the meaning of fear.

• Heroes are cowards in disguise.

• You can never be one or the other; it is always a combination of both.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The sentence below does not have any punctuation. Choose the option with the correct punctuation.

whos going to fly qantas to sydney and use its special return offer

• who’s going to fly qantas to Sydney and use it’s special return offer?

• Who’s going to fly Qantas to Sydney and use its special return offer?

• Who’s going to fly Qantas to Sydney and use it’s special return offer?

• Whos going to fly Qantas to Sydney and use its special return offer.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A