Unit 5 Week 5 - Practice Reading Test (Trashing Paradise)

Vocabulary

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The volcano MARRED the beautiful beach.

• created

• damaged

• stopped

• opened

Plastic water bottles are considered a DISPOSABLE item.

• single-use

• improved

• flexible

• hard to break

There are many things that are created from CRUDE OIL.

• unrefined liquid petroleum

• natural gas

• liquid use

• water form of coal

When you burn trash, some of the smoke may be TOXIC.

• valuable

• harmless

• poisonous

• helpful

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

Which word is a synonym for phenomenon in the sentence below?

An earthquake is a phenomenon that occurs rarely in Indiana.

• problem

• storm

• sunset

• event

Word Study

Directions: Choose the word that has the meaning of the bold faced definition.

TO FIT TOGETHER

• interject

• interact

• interim

• interlock

Word Study

Directions: Choose the word that has the meaning of the bold faced definition.

A PERSON SERVING IN THE PLACE OF ANOTHER

• subject

• subtraction

• substitute

• subterranea

Word Study

Directions: Choose the word that has the meaning of the bold faced definition.

TO PREDICT THE WEATHER BEFORE IT OCCURS

• FORECAST

• FOREBODE

• FOREGROUND

• FOREGONE

Word Study

Directions: Choose the word that has the meaning of the bold faced definition.

TRANSPORTATION FOUND UNDERGROUND

• SUBCONTINENT

• SUBWAY

• SUBJECT

• SUBMIT

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

A reader can use the prefix inter- to determine that the word interview means —

• TO RESEARCH IDEAS

• TO WORK WITH OTHERS

• TO TALK BETWEEN PEOPLE

• TO TALK SOFTLY