Chapters 4-20

Read the following sentence and pick the sentence that tells the same as the sentence.

Myra’s head is as empty as a flowerpot.

• Myra is very intelligent.

• Myra is not good with flowers.

• Myra is not smart

• Myra likes planting flowers.

Madame Zeroni warned that if he failed to do this, he and his descendants would be doomed for all of eternity.

Choose the option that means the same as the underlined word.

• Unfortunate

• Fortunate

• Lucky

• Happy

Stanley took a long, deep breath. He couldn’t afford to dawdle. He was way behind the others, and the sun just kept getting hotter. It wasn’t even noon yet. But he didn’t know if he had the strength to stand up.

Choose the word that best describes the underlined word.

• work fast

• Waste time

• Dance

• Have fun

Read the following paragraph.

Mr. Pendanski climbed back into the truck without filling Stanley’s canteen. Stanley waited for him to drive away, then took another look at his hole. He knew it was nothing to be proud of, but he felt proud nonetheless.

Why couldn’t Stanley feel proud about finishing his first hole?

• Because it was an easy task.

• Because being in camp was not something to brag about.

• Because he was the last to finish.

• Because he missed his mom.

The sun wasn’t yet up, but its rays arced over the horizon and brought light to the sky.

Choose the option that best describes the underlined word.

• Curved trayectory

• Splash

• Jumped

• Swallowed

Stanley started to go, but Mr. Sir lay in the way. Stanley could see the muscles on his face jump and twitch. His body writhed in agony.

Based on the text, what does writhed mean?

• Good

• Twisted

• Laughed

• listened

He was awakened one night by a strange noise. At first he thought it might

have been some kind of animal, and it frightened him. But as the sleep cleared from his head, he realized that the noise was coming from the cot next to him.

Based on the text, what is cot?

• Boy

• Room

• Bed

• Pillow