Grade 5 Battle of the Grades Quiz 2

Read the sentence.

Playing a musical instrument is a popular pastime for all age ranges.

What does the word pastime mean as used in the sentence above?

• choice

• career

• sport

• hobby

Read the sentence.

Anastasia watched Jaceon as he toiled.

What does the word toiled mean?

• played

• spinned

• worked

• struggled

Read the sentence.

The spider spins his silken web.

Which literary technique does the poet use in the line above?

• simile

• metaphor

• flashback

• alliteration

The poet states that "to cross your path, he wouldn't dare." What does the phrase "cross your path" refer to?

• scaring someone

• running into someone

• stealing from someone

• arguing with someone

Read the sentence.

Ricardo shrugged and looked down at the ground.

The author uses this description to suggest that Ricardo feels -

• angry

• amused

• embarrassed

• terrified

What does the substance antifreeze most likely do?

• make something freeze quicker

• stop something from freezing

• check to see if something will freeze

• freeze something many times

The word periscope is based on the Greek roots peri- and scop-, which mean "around" and "look at." Based on this, what is periscope?

• a tool for measuring distance

• a tool that is easy to find

• a tool for seeing many different ways

• a tool that has been studied

Read the following lines.

Little White Lily

Drooping with pain,

Waiting and waiting

For the wet rain.

These lines suggest that the lily feels -

• confident

• desperate

• calm

• angry