Unit 4 Vocabulary Strategy Review

"The chair was as cozy as a fluffy pillow." What does as cozy as a fluffy pillow tell the reader about the chair?

• It was a very big chair.

• It was hard to sit on.

• It was stacked with pillows.

• It was a very soft chair.

"Jason felt as worried as a child on the first day of school." What does this sentence mean?

• Jason was not a child.

• Jason was not worried.

• Jason did not like school.

• Jason was very worried.

"The chopsticks were as light as a feather." What does this simile mean?

• The chopsticks were made of feathers.

• The chopsticks did not weigh much.

• The chopsticks flew through the air.

• The chopsticks glowed brightly

"The strange taste was very unfamiliar to him." Which word helps the reader understand what unfamiliar means?

• him

• taste

• strange

• very

"I have some news to brighten your day." Which word has the SAME root word as brighten?

• brightly

• fasten

• rightly

• bringing

Which word has the SAME root word as closely?

• lost

• closer

• closet

• loose

Which word has the SAME root word as walking?

• liking

• waking

• walked

• kings

"I see that Dog is coming. He is running like the wind." Why does Hen compare Dog to the wind?

• to show Dog is angry

• to show Dog is fast

• to show Dog is large

• to show Dog is strong

"The animals have stated that we are now friends." Stated has the root word state, meaning “say.” What does stated mean?

• hated

• hoped

• said

• argued

"The rain was very light. It felt like wet kisses on her skin." Why does the author compare rain and kisses?

• to describe how kisses feel

• to describe how the rain feels

• to show that rain is a lot like light

• to show that rain is different from kisses