Monday Review Game Week 36

What word would appear on the page with the following guide words? gamut-----garden

• game

• garbage

• gate

What word would not appear on a page with the following guide words? sideways-----silly

• sight

• silent

• silver

What word would appear on a page with the following guide words? plentiful----plumber

• plow

• plummet

• plank

What would be the best resource to use if a question asked for the pronunciation of a word?

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Atlas

What would be the best resource to use if you needed another word for "quiet?"

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Atlas

• Encyclopedia

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.

• Floods damage houses and roads.

• Floods cause mudslides.

People do not really use music to charm snakes. Snakes have no ears, so the snake can't hear a flute. The snake charmer startles the snake by waving a hand near it. The snake lifts its head to look around. The charmer then says back and forth or moves the flute. The snake moves its head to keep an eye on the movement. This paragraph mainly tells:

• why flute music charms snakes

• how people really charm snakes

• why snakes can't hear sounds

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed. But if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well. Bats make sounds that people can't hear. The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things. Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs. People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going. This paragraph mainly tells:

• how bats use sound

• how bats fly toward people

• what things bats often eat as food

Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Josh hung up a big sign that said,"Happy Birthday, Charles!" Mom made spaghetti for dinner.

It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Josh got lots of gifts.

• Charles had a great birthday.

• Charles got a lot of gifts.

Scrabble is a game that provides hours of challenging fun for you and your friends. In this game you use your letters to build new words from words already on the game board. Scrabble is a fun way to learn new words and meanings.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Scrabble is challenging and fun.

• It takes skill to play a good game.

• Scrabble is a good game for building vocabulary.