3.1.5 Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension Quiz

What does the word 'pouch' mean in the sentence 'Larry put the key into his pouch to keep it safe.'?

• A bag

• B cart

• C desk

• D shoe

What does the word 'globe' mean in the sentence 'The tree was decorated with a glass globe.'?

• A object shaped like a box

• B object shaped like a ball

• C object shaped like a log

• D object shaped like a triangle

What does the word 'murmuring' mean in the sentence 'The students were murmuring to one another about going on a field trip.'?

• A eating with

• B jumping near

• C running around

• D whispering to

What does the word 'mountainside' mean in the sentence 'The family enjoyed a picnic on the mountainside.'?

• A high place

• B dark cave

• C beach

• D outer layer

Which word is a synonym of the word 'footpath' in the sentence 'The people followed a footpath to climb the hill.'?

• A highway

• B map

• C stream

• D trail

Choose the correct spelling for the word 'p_nter'.

• A oi

• B ou

• C OW

• D oy

Choose the correct spelling for the word 'enj'.

• A oi

• B ou

• C OW

• D oy

Which word can be spelled correctly using the diphthong 'ow'?

• A br_n

• B p_nd

• C_t_ch

• D p_ch

The word that has the same vowel sound as the 'oy' in 'destroy' is -

• A around

• B noisy

• C power

• D rely

Which sentence from the selection best tells what weaving sounded like?

• A She would sit at her spinning wheel and loom for hours.

• B They would hear the click, click of the loom as they passed by.

• C Both Arachne and Athena began to weave.

• D Both cloths had the most extraordinary pictures he had ever seen.