Plunk Comprehension

The storm was raging, tossing the boat about as though it were nothing more than a match stick on the waves during the dark night. Captain Don felt completely helpless as he gazed at the churning water, waiting to swallow him should he make even a small error in judgment. Never had he seen the water this turbulent before. Briefly, his mind drifted to the worst that could happen, imagining that he might never see the ___________.

• morning
• seagulls
• weather
• money

Bill and his brother Tom were having an excellent time paddling around the lake, their canoe moving as gracefully through the water as a swan. "Nothing could spoil this peaceful time," thought Bill. But he was wrong. He noticed that his feet were getting wet. When he looked down at the bottom of the boat, he saw a ___________.

• hole
• paddle
• lily pad
• frog

The bull came charging across the open field. Only the fence kept him from running away. The fence was too strong to break, and too high to jump. It kept the people who were watching safe from the huge ____________.

• rainstorm
• building
• wagon
• animal

Big boxes can be used for a lot of different things. You need them to move things like washing machines and TVs. You can also use them to pack your things in if you have to move to a new house. But you can play with boxes, too, and make neat forts or toy cars. Boxes have a lot of different ____________.

• sides
• colors
• uses
• cardboard

Real plants depend on sunlight and water for nourishment to help them live and grow. Their leaves stay green because of a certain chemical called chlorophyll. Artificial plants, on the other hand, can be just as pretty, but they are made of plastic or silk. Since they are not alive, they don't need light or water, and their green leaves have no ______________.

• color
• chlorophyll
• variety
• differences

Jane had a typical teenager's problem. She wanted to go to the homecoming party at school, but she hadn't bought any new clothes in such a long time. She couldn't find anything to wear that didn't look ________________.

• old-fashioned
• new
• stylish
• sloppy

Sam didn't enjoy being the youngest child in the family at all. In some families with lots of children it was a beneficial thing, because all the older brothers and sisters would do creative things to make the youngest child feel special. But it was different at Sam's house. Sam's brothers and sisters always made him go last, no matter what. He couldn't wait until he grew up. At last he would be able to go _________.

• alone
• outside
• first
• also

Rose's mother had taught her how to separate the dark clothes and the light clothes when she did her laundry. On most days, she did a very good job keeping them all sorted. But today she must have put something red in with her load of white clothes. All of her white clothes were now _________.

• pink
• shrunk
• torn
• blue

What kind of business would you start if you could start your own business? Doubtless, it would be a lot of work. You would have to gather all your supplies and materials, use arithmetic to figure out a budget, and perhaps hire people to work for you. You might want to do some advertising. It would be worth all the work, though, if you ended up making ___________.

• mistakes
• clothing
• buildings
• money

The moonlight was casting an eerie glow over the pasture land. The boys could see the outlines of the cows as they grazed, but it was too dark to tell what colors they were. Jim hoped the cows would remain peaceful and uninterested while he and his friend camped in the field. If they did, it promised to be an enjoyable ______________.

• day
• celebration
• night
• afternoon