6th Unit 6: Reading Benchmark

Which meaning of lot is used in the following sentence?

We are not rich, but we are gradually improving our lot in life.

• fortune

• land

• delivery

• group

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the meaning of swarming in the following sentence?

The streets are busy, dirty, and swarming with such a variety of people that

I cannot possibly describe them.

• infested

• crowded

• swimming

• singing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which meaning of simple is used in the following sentence?

People can rise from simple worker to supervisor to owner through hard

work.

• foolish

• easy

• ordinary

• unfussy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which meaning of ways is used in the following sentence?

Your children may learn some new ways that you may not like.

• possibilities

• methods

• routes

• customs

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a synonym of vast, as it is used in the following sentence?

A large number of tribes speaking Algonquin languages lived in the vast woodlands between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.

• productive

• hostile

• dense

• enormous

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the meaning of profound in the following sentence?

Although they lived in similar places and had similar lifestyles, the differences between these groups were unbelievably profound.

• intelligent

• great

• thoughtful

• weighty

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the meaning of utensils in the following sentence?

They made utensils of materials that included stone, wood, bark, and grasses.

• tools

• food

• clothing

• houses

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which meaning of common is used in the following sentence?

A tribe is a relatively small group with a common language and territory.

• ordinary

• widespread

• frequent

• shared

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is a synonym of conflict, as it is used in the following sentence?

The Iroquois political system could not prevent conflict.

• debate

• difference

• interference

• warfare

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is the meaning of elaborate in the following sentence?

Large populations led to an elaborate political organization.

• decorated

• rich

• work-related

• complex

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4