ROCK the Test Week 2

Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well.

What is the main idea?

• Jenny got sick.

• Her grandmother was in the hospital.

• Jenny wants to be a nurse.

• Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

The word that means "opposite"

• antonym

• synonym

• hyperbole

• metaphor

What you need to find in the text to support the answers you've given.

• evidence

• definitions

• genre

• opinions

Part of the story that tells time and place

• genre

• setting

• subheading

• theme

What is the purpose of an informative essay?

• To entertain the readers

• To provide information, or explain steps in a process.

• To tell a story.

• To persuade the reader.

Which part of the sentence below is a prepositional phrase?

The teacher found Gina hiding behind the bookshelf.

• behind the bookshelf

• Gina hiding behind

• found Gina hiding

• The teacher found

A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.

What is the theme?

• Be honest.

• Always share your things with others.

• Don't be greedy.

• Be respectful to others.

For years scientist have wanted to know the spider's secret. The threads of spider webs are so tiny, yet so strong. How can these threads be so strong? Now scientists have found out. The inside of the spider's thread is soft. It helps the web stretch without breaking. The outside of the web is hard and strong. This paragraph mainly tells:

• who makes thread soft

• how spiders make strong thread

• how scientists make strong thread

• why spiders spin webs

Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier were papermakers, but they had been interested in flying for many years. One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea. He was sitting in front of the fire when he saw some small pieces of scorched paper being carried up the chimney. Soon afterwards, the brothers conducted an experiment. They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once, the bag rose to the ceiling. After this, Stephen and Joseph conducted many more experiments, both indoors and in the open air. Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper. On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.

Which sentence in this article provides text evidence for the inference that the Montgolfier brothers used hot air to lift their balloon?

• Eventually, they built a huge balloon of linen and paper.

• On June 5th, 1783, they launched their balloon in the village of Annonay.

• They lit a fire under a small silk bag, which was open at the bottom; at once the bag rose to the ceiling.

• One night, in 1782, Joseph noticed something that gave him an idea.

Big bear mama bear

With big little cubs In the cold of night S

he snuzzles* and tugs

All of her baby bears

Closely, warm with hugs

The description in lines 4-5 helps the reader picture –

• what a bear’s fur looks like

• which cub the mama bear is worried about

• where the mother bear keeps the cubs

• how the mother bear moves the cubs