Unit 5 Week 2 Progress Check

The magma pushed up through the crust.

• hot ash

• liquid rock

• dust particles

• large boulders

I could read the time on the face of the clock.

• bottom

• inside

• front part

• back side

Wolves were able to reclaim territory in the mountains.

• avoid

• leave

• pass through

• take back

The water gushes out of the fountain.

• drips quietly

• flows quickly

• stops moving

• trickles slowly

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

The lava flow threatened many homes.

• angered

• weathered

• endangered

• excited

The presence of our two best players made us confident we would win.

• being here

• loud cheering

• confusing ideas

• sudden departure

We noticed that the oak tree was absent from the side of the school.

• not here

• arriving soon

• currently here

• growing quickly

I went to the store because of its convenience.

• being easy to get to

• having sales all the time

• having few items available

• being located a great distance away

My father tried to mend the broken plate.

• forgotten

• damaged

• old and not often used

• shiny and fragile to the touch

The suffix -en helps a reader know that the word soften means —

• not soft

• hard to make soft

• to cause to become soft

• hoping to make something become soft