SOL Practice

The author uses numbered lists to-

• show the steps in order

• inform the reader of what supplies are needed for the project

• teach the reader how to use watercolors

• show that he likes math

According to the text, why is it important to trace around the shoe?

• to create an outline

• to prevent your fish from falling apart

• so you can draw scale shapes

• to make your fish stand out

What should you do just before painting the water blue and green?

• wait until the paint dries

• outline the eyes and scales of the fish

• color the first with light colored paint

• trace the fish shape using a shoe for the outline

Select the word that has the closest meaning to the underlined word as it used the text.

Did you know that an old shoe can help you create an interesting picture?

• squeaky

• fresh

• worn

• popular

When creating the painted fish, a pencil is used to....

• color the fins and scales

• paint the body of the fish

• draw the eyes and scales

• make the outline stand out

Lines 1 through 4 are important to the poem because they -

• introduce the speaker's problem

• describe the setting

• ask the reader important questions

• identify the speaker's friend

The poem is mostly about

• exploring the day at the beach and playground.

• spending the day creating a sandcastle near the water.

• two friends who have a sand castle creating contest.

• a challenging adventure to have a with a best friend.

Read lines 15 and 16 from the poem. These lines emphasize that the speaker most likely feels --

• worried that the sandcastle is not finished

• confused about what will happen to the sandcastle

• surprised by the height of the sandcastle

• pleased to have spent the day working on a sandcastle

Read this line from the poem. Which synonym can be used to replace the underlined word?

To make the sand muddy and damp, to work with it by hand.

• moist

• clumpy

• hard

• bare

In which of the following words from the poem does the suffix -er mean "more"?

• perfect

• fingers

• water

• lower