Reading Exam-Fourth Quarter

Match the word with the definition:

"conceal"

• to change into something different

• to decide to do something

• to hide something

• luck

Match the word with the definition:

"drought"

• top layer of ground that plants grow in

• a member of a small community

• an extended period of dry weather

• very thin

Match the word with the definition:

"parched"

• extremely dry

• hot enough to burn something

• to change into someone different

Match the word with the definition:

"wither"

• to decide to do something

• to hide something

• to show signs of dying, usually referring to plants

• luck

(The River Dragon) Answer the question:

Where does Xiao Long first discover the pearl?

• It was in a jar hidden underneath the grass of the ruins of an ancient temple

• It fills with rice

• He felt as if real flames were inside him

(The River Dragon) Answer the question:

What happens to the rice jar after Xiao Long places the pearl inside?

• It was in a jar hidden underneath the grass of the ruins of an ancient temple

• It fills with rice

• He felt as if real flames were inside him

(The River Dragon) Answer the question:

How does Xiao Long feel after swallows the pearl?

• He felt as if real flames were inside him

• It was in a jar hidden underneath the grass of the ruins of an ancient temple

• It fills with rice

(The River Dragon) Answer the question:

Who transform into a Dragon?

Match the words with the definitions.

"hover"

• to make a loud deep, noise

• to grow, like a plant from the ground

• to move suddenly

• to float in the air

Match the words with the definitions.

"jolt"

• to make a loud deep, noise

• to grow, like a plant from the ground

• to move suddenly

• to float in the air