What does the word relied mean in the sentence below?

Anthony relied on his older sister to answer his questions about homework.

• depended

• feared

• practiced

• understood

What does the word defended mean in the sentence below?

The soldiers defended the fort from the enemy forces.

• discovered

• helped

• protected

• raised

What does the word swelled mean in the sentence below?

The dog’s leg swelled to twice its size from the bee sting.

• opened up

• grew larger

• grew longer

• became sore

What does the idiom break the ice mean in the sentence below?

When I first met my friend Josh, he told me a funny story to break the ice.

• cause damage

• make fun of someone

• put someone in danger

• get the conversation started

What does the metaphor Thomas Edison is a giant mean in the sentence below?

Thomas Edison is a giant in the history of inventions.

• Thomas Edison is a tall person.

• Thomas Edison is an ignored person.

• Thomas Edison is a frightening person.

• Thomas Edison is an important person.

What does the simile Tony felt like a little frog in a big pond mean in the sentence below?

Although he had always been a leader before, Tony felt like a little frog in a big pond at his new school.

• Tiny felt unimportant.

• Tony felt taller than average.

• Tony felt shorter than average.

• Tony felt more important than others.

In this passage, why does Charlotte have to disguise her identity?

• In the early 1900s, girls were expected to be quiet and shy.

• In the mid-1800s, most girls were not allowed to have jobs.

• In the late 1900s, runaways could be arrested and sent to jail.

• In the late 1800s, most teenagers were not allowed to have jobs.

Which of these sentences from the passage is an example of personification?

• “Thunder growled nearby.”

• “She knew those things by heart.”

• “If the road was hard, the hooves made a hollow, clopping sound.”

• “Charlotte had been proving herself her whole life and wasn’t about to stop now.”

What does the metaphor in the sentence below mean?

It was one of those storms where the rain came down in washtubs.

• It was raining very hard.

• The rain was collected in buckets.

• The rain was clean and refreshing.

• It was raining on and off like a washing machine.

Read this sentence from the passage.

The timbers groaned as the iron- capped wheels clacked

across the wooden planks.

What does the personification in the sentence above suggest?

• The bridge was made from poor- quality timber.

• Charlotte is not brave enough to cross the bridge.

• Charlotte is so feverish that she is imagining things.

• The bridge has weakened and is not strong enough to bear much weight.