February 9, 2022 Morning Work

Mommy came home after a hard day of work. She saw her sweet daughter sitting on the carpet. Mommy picked her up and spun her around in the air. The daughter was light as a feather!

What is the meaning of the underlined simile?

• A)The daughter was extremely happy.

• B)The daughter was soft and cuddly.

• C)The daughter didn't weigh very much.

• D)The daughter flapped her arms like a bird.

What does the italicized phrase in this sentence mean?"I don't have all day to talk about this," said Mom, "Just tell me straight if you did it, and stop beating around the bush!"

• A)dancing around beating bushes

• B)abusing plant life in a cruel, aimless way

• C)moving too quickly to the solution of a problem

• D)taking too long to get to the point

Which explains the meaning of the underlined idiom in this sentence?

We moved all of our yard sale items because it was raining cats and dogs.

• A)selling very quickly

• B)selling very slowly

• C)cats and dogs walking everywhere

• D)raining extremely hard

Choose the word that correctly completes this sentence and means 'a section or part of a written work.'

April asked me to share my favorite ___________ from the book. I read her the part about baby kittens.

• A)paraphrase

• B)parentheses

• C)passage

• D)percentage

What do we call a noun which names more than one thing? For example, the word boxes means two or more boxes.

• A)plot

• B)plural

• C)prefix

• D)point of view

Choose the word that correctly completes this sentence. The correct answer means 'a conversation between two or more characters.'

The ______________ between the characters is so interesting in the book, How to Eat Fried Worms. They are always arguing.

• A)decrease

• B)define

• C)diagram

• D)dialogue

Which of these words completes the sentence?

I fell down and hurt my __________.

• A)elbow

• B)pipe

• C)prize

• D)toss

In which sentence does the word hollow mean fake?

• A)The sound of their hollow footsteps filled the empty building.

• B)She watched as the creature began to hollow out a nest in the sand.

• C)Michael was amazed to discover that the door was hollow on the inside.

• D)We knew his apology had been a hollow gesture when he began bullying us again the next day.

I am going on a trip with my family.

Which definition of trip best fits the sentence above?

• A)to fall

• B)to turn

• C)a journey

• D)a mistake

After falling down and hurting himself, the runner ran with a knee wrap.

Which definition of wrap best fits the sentence above?

• A)to cover in paper

• B)to bring something to a close

• C)a type of clothing like a scarf

• D)a covering for an injured body part