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Katrina heard the ice cream truck outside her house. She called for her brother, and they raced out the front door. It was really hot outside. Katrina and her brother were sweating as they chased after the truck. It finally stopped at the end of their street. Katrina ordered her ice cream, and she could not wait to taste the cold chocolate. Katrina smiled as she took her first lick. She felt great satisfaction when she ate her ice cream cone.

1. What does the word satisfaction mean?

• A. coldness

• B. happiness

• C. curiosity

• D. dismay

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

During the summer, Holly watched the news every night with her dad. Her favorite part of the news was the weather. She liked how the weatherman could predict the weather. The weatherman could make a good guess and tell if it was going to be hot or raining. Holly liked watching the weather to know if she needed her umbrella or her swim suit.

2. What does the word predict mean?

• A. tell the weather

• B. enjoy the rain

• C. make a guess

• D. watch the news

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CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

3. Kevin had been sick for days. He looked worn out. His mom said that he was "white as a sheet" because his usually bright, olive-colored skin was dull and pasty.

What is the meaning of the word pasty?

• A. healthy

• B. shining

• C. pale

• D. clear

. Amy was smiling and laughing. Then, her teacher said, "I hope each of you enjoyed writing your report on James Buchanan. I know he is my favorite U.S. president." Amy's smile turned into a frown. She wrote about the wrong president. It was too late to hide her blunder by writing a new report. She would have to turn in her report about Chester A. Arthur.

Based on the context in which it appears, what is the meaning of blunder?

• A. shame

• B. mistake

• C. homework

• D. sadness

. After eating an excess of chocolate chip cookies, Emma spent the rest of the day with an ache in her stomach.

What does the word excess most likely mean?

• A. too many

• B. a pair

• C. a few

• D.one dozen

6. Sophia was always acting funny. Her brother rolled his eyes and called her loony when she did crazy dances and clucked like a chicken.

Based on the other information in the passage, when Sophia's brother called her loony, he meant that she was

• A. serious.

• B. silly.

• C. sad.

• D. interesting.

7. Nelly was feeling nervous and frightened in the museum. She could not find her teacher or classmates anywhere. One minute she was with her classmates, and the next minute, they were gone. It was not like her teacher to abandon any of the students. She did not know where the class had vanished to.

What is the meaning of the word abandon?

• A. to become lost

• B.to become scared

• C. to leave behind

• D.to walk with

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Doyle thought he had the worst luck. Misfortune seemed to find him much too often. One day, he dropped his ice cream, and it landed scoop down on the sidewalk. On another day, Doyle went to play basketball with his friends. The ball he brought had leaked all the air out. They could not play with the ball anymore. Doyle's bad luck even followed him to the library. He checked out four books, and every book had pages that were missing. Poor Doyle hoped his bad luck would get better!

8. What does the word misfortune mean?

• A. melted ice cream

• B. library books

• C. bad luck

• D. leaky basketballs

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The doctor told Kevin's mom that the shots were the best prevention. They would keep Kevin from getting sick. Kevin hated shots, but he knew that they were the best thing for him to do. Kevin's mom agreed.

9. In the passage above, what does the word prevention mean?

• A. getting hall the shots needed for school

• B. agreeing with doctors on everything

• C. a way to keep something from happening

• D. the best thing to happen to someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Sally enjoyed babysitting. She loved kids, and it was nice to earn some extra money, too. She babysat for many different families that lived on her street. There was one family that Sally did not like to babysit. The McAdams boys did very mischievous things. They colored on the walls, and they tore pages out of library books. Sally hated telling Ms. McAdams that she could not babysit. Sally hoped the boys would behave better the next time she came over to take care of them.

10. What is the meaning of the word mischievous in the passage?

• A. colorful

• B. lovely

• C. naughty

• D. interesting