DWR Ch 9

Using context clues, what word best matches with this sentence? I left the blue flame burning on the stove so the temperature of the pan would go up.

• spectacle

• increased

• debris

• kindling

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the best synonym of the green word of this sentence, "Streetcars stopped three blocks short of the beach, no longer venturing out over the wild surf..."?

• ventilating

• proceeding

• swimming

• returning

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the best synonym of the blue phrase in this sentence? "Startled, I searched the faces around me but didn't see a flicker of concern."?

• didn't have eyesight

• didn't know their location

• didn't have matches

• didn't care whatsoever

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What animal did Seth see everywhere around the flooded town?

• lizards

• snakes

• frogs

• beavers

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Using context clues, what does the word iridescence mean in this sentence, "... and the dawn sky took a mother-of-pearl iridescence unlike anything I'd ever seen before."?

• a colorful effect

• a parent effect

• a dull effect

• a dark effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Using context clues, what word best agrees with this sentence? The three monkeys at the zoo put on a hilarious for all of the people to see.

• spectacle

• increased

• debris

• kindling

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which choice would be the BEST MAIN IDEA of this chapter?

• The construction on the house had to come to an end as the boys were very frustrated.

• Rescuing people in times of trouble is worthy of being celebrated and remembered.

• Many people got really wet from the pouring rain as well as many pets and creatures.

• The rain and tidewater began filling the town as people frantically went to higher ground.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What were many kids hugging onto during the rising waters?

• Kittens and puppies

• Toys and boxes

• Food and candy

• Shoes and socks

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1