Test Prep Practice

Kevin wasn't worried about his book report. He had three whole weeks to get it done. There was no reason to start right away, because he just got a new video game.

Two weeks passed and Kevin still hadn't picked out a book. By the time he finally got to the library, there wasn't enough time to read the book and write the report. Kevin failed the whole assignment.

What is the theme?

• Kevin should have done his report first.

• Don't put things off until the last minute.

• School work is more important the playing.

Cassie was having a wonderful time at summer camp. She made friends with all the girls in her cabin. One day her mom sent her a box of 12 of her best homemade chocolate chip cookies. The girls in her cabin asked if the could share and have some. Cassie decided not to share the cookies with anyone and kept all 12 cookies for herself.

Cassie at all the cookies, but then from now on no of the girls in the cabin wanted to be her friend anymore.

What is the theme?

• You should always share everything.

• Cassie did not share her cookies.

• Selfishness leads to unhappiness.

Use context clues:

Sally hopes her new boss is affable. Her old boss was very cold and grouchy, and it was impossible to talk to him.

What does affable mean?

• female

• friendly and polite

• unfriendly and impolite

• having many years of experience

Use context clues:

My parents decided to update their kitchen. So, yesterday my dad let me demolish the cabinets with a sledgehammer!

What does demolish mean?

• fix

• build

• break apart

• fill up with food

Turner almost wished he hadn't listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. Any other time, he would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.

What can you infer?

• Turner realized that he had a fear of falling radio parts.

• Turner had promised himself that he would do something silly that morning.

• Turner heard a weather forecast that predicted rain.

• Turner planned to trade his umbrella for a bus ride

Jordan and Chris were almost done choosing players for their teams. It was Jordan's turn to choose and only Bentley was left. Jordan said "Bentley."

We can infer that ____________ .

• Bentley is not a very good player.

• Jordan was excited to have Bentley on his team.

• Bentley was the best play for the team.

• Jordan was inconsiderate of Bentley's feelings.

Is there a hairy monster in the Pacific Northwest? Some people think so. They say it lives in the mountains. They call it "Bigfoot". No one knows for sure if Bigfoot is real. Hundreds of people say they have seen the monster, and many more claim to have seen its huge footprints. Reports state that Bigfoot looks like an ape. It doesn't run, but it walks very fast. Bigfoot is said to be a fast swimmer as well. Reports of the strange Bigfoot make the monster an interesting puzzle.

What is the main idea of the text?

• The Pacific Northwest is a nice place to visit.

• Bigfoot looks like an ape.

• Bigfoot is still a mystery.

• Bigfoot's physical features

Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700's. He invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. He also invented the Franklin stove. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. He also invented a special kind of glasses called bifocals. This new kind of glasses helped people read better.

What is the main idea of the text?

• Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod.

• Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin stove.

• Benjamin Franklin invented the bifocals.

• Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.

What is the point of view based off the passage below?

I couldn’t help but think something was going on. Beth was acting strange, making weird excuses why I needed to be out of the house. She had me run to the store for scissors. I knew we had scissors. When I returned to the house and walked through the door I had the biggest surprise of my life! All of my friends and family were in my house yelling “Surprise!” and “Happy birthday!”

• The passage is written in third person limited. (outsider who knows only one character's thoughts)

• The passage is written in second person point of view (narrator is talking to "you")

• The passage is written in third person omniscient (outsider who knows all characters' thoughts and feelings

• The passage is written in first person point of view (character is telling the story)

Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?" So she was considering, in her own mind whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

What is the point of view?

• third person limited

• first person

• third person omniscient

• second person