Reading Inventory Practice Problems

Wolves howl for a few reasons. Sometimes a wolf howls to call it's family together. Other times it howls to let its family know where it is. It also might howl to warn other wolves to stay away. Wolves make other sounds too. They bark when they are surprised and growl when they are angry. They whine and squeak when they are feeling happy, are playing, or eating.

The animals ______________ themselves.

• decorate

• admire

• express

• brace

Since the 1940's more and more people have moved to Washington. Many took jobs in the logging industry. Puget Sound's suburbs became good sized cities. Electronics and computer software companies started in these new cities.

People found __________ there.

• Sadness

• success

• danger

• fame

Cameron traded with the Navajo and other native people for artifacts. Artifacts are made by humans. They are usually used for practical tasks. She collected these artifacts and gave them to Canadian museums.

She wanted to __________ the artifacts.

• copy

• sell

• share

• build

Sully Gomez was known as a nice guy. I just hoped I was also known as a good detective. I stretched my right leg and shook it a little. The leg felt better. "Sit down, LaTosha," I said. "I need to know a few other things before I can get started."

Sully and LaTosha need to ____________.

• hide

• talk

• hurry

• cook

Dad had been right about the wind. The minute we turned the corner onto Broadway an icy blast roared up the back of my jacket. I didn't care, though. I was too excited.

I did not mind the ________________.

• cold

• traffic

• horse

• rain

He could not cross the Pacific alone. He needed five strong men to help. Thor found four of them in Norway. Their names were Knut, Erik, Torstein, and Herman. The other man, Bengt, came from Sweden.

They would go _____________.

• outside

• quickly

• together

• hungry

Cal stepped up to take his turn. He was a good bowler, Jenny saw. He took the game more seriously than the other three.

Cal was ___________.

• competitive

• helpful

• edgy

• tall

"You'll have to clean up some when we get there, Bill," Curt laughed. "Or they won't let us in to eat anywhere! And we can't miss Natchez catfish! Best there is!"

Bill is too _____________.

• dirty

• sleepy

• noisy

• heavy

At first, nothing seemed to go well at Kitty Hawk. The building the brothers worked in blew down in a storm. So they had to put up another building. Then this building was almost lost in another storm!

The building was ____________.

• pretty

• ruined

• cold

• painted

Cherokees respected shamans. People went to see shamans if they had problems.

People went to see shamans for ___________.

• gifts

• help

• luck

• food