1. Read the sentence from paragraph 3. Streams, stream banks, and the low lands around them provide important habitat for animals and plants that share the urban/suburban landscape with us.

What does the word habitat mean as it is used in the sentence?

• area

• environment

• shelter

• territory

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

2. Read the sentence from paragraph 5.

Instead it hits impervious surfaces like hard pavement and rooftops and has no chance to infiltrate the soil.

What is the meaning of the word impervious as it is used in the sentence?

• affected

• cracked

• exposed

• resistant

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read the sentence from paragraph 7.

If all this extra water is diverted directly into a stream channel, several important changes will occur.

What is the meaning of the word diverted as it is used in the sentence?

• pushed

• sped forward

• brought together

• redirected

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read the sentence from paragraph 1.

As he sat on the grass and looked across the river, a dark hole in the bank opposite, just above the water’s edge, caught his eye, and dreamily he fell to considering what a nice, snug dwelling-place it would make for an animal with few wants and fond of a bijou riverside residence, above flood level and remote from noise and dust.

What does the word remote mean as it is used in the sentence?

• bothered

• delayed

• isolated

• reserved

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read the sentence from paragraph 12. Then he held up his fore-paw as the Mole stepped gingerly down.

What does the word gingerly mean as it is used in the sentence?

• angrily

• carefully

• clumsily

• quickly

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read the sentence from paragraph 3. Workers carved sandstone from the hillside for walls and salvaged floor tiles from the ruins of an old Spanish fort.

What does the word salvaged mean as it is used in the sentence?

• abandoned

• harmed

• increased

• recovered

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A

Read the sentence from paragraph 1. He rode through the streets demurely enough, but on reaching the open country roads his spirits broke forth into wild jubilation, and, urging the butcher’s horse to full gallop, he dashed away in true cowboy fashion.

What does the word jubilation mean in the sentence?

• boldness

• joyfulness

• playfulness

• sadness

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Part B Which quotation from the passage is another example of jubilation as it is defined in Part A?

• A. “ . . . urging the butcher’s horse to full gallop, he dashed away. . . .” (paragraph 1)

• B. “Then he wanted still more liberty. . . .” (paragraph 2)

• C. “ . . . he yelled and whooped to his heart’s content.” (paragraph 2)

• D. “This was unexpected.” (paragraph 4)

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the sentence from paragraph 2 in “Changing Attitudes.” At first, Colonial men did not intend to launch a full-scale rebellion against Great Britain.

What does the word rebellion mean as it is used in the sentence?

• activity

• change

• opposition

• retreat

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Paragraph 2: At first, Colonial men did not intend to launch a full-scale rebellion against Great Britain. Forming Sons of Liberty groups, they tried to bring about change through organized protests and acts of resistance to British policies. In 1768, they decided to boycott British-made products, such as cloth and tea, to force Parliament to repeal certain taxes. The men knew that the only way to get their boycott to work was to enlist their wives, sisters, and mothers. After all, women were the ones who shopped for and used the products.

Part A What is the meaning of boycott as used in paragraph 2 of “Changing Attitudes”?

• blame

• deny

• dismiss

• reject

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4