myView G4 Unit 1 Week 1 Progress Check Up

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The coach admired the team’s determination to finish the game even though it was cold and raining.

• will / desire

• idea / thought

• respect / admiration

• promise

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

At the end of the school year, the students celebrated their independence with a picnic.

• middle

• memory

• freedom

• instruction

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The veterinarian explained that she specialized in large farm animals.

• grew up

• found out

• focused on

• played with

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

He struggled to reach the top of the hill.

• fast movement

• calm confidence

• pleasant experience

• difficult effort

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

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

It was with great confidence that Diana announced she would run for class president.

• certainty

• shyness

• progress

• helplessness

Directions: Choose the word that completes the sentence.

Yesterday, I _____ to get to soccer practice on time.

• try

• tried

• trying

• tries

Directions: Choose the word that completes the sentence.

When I got home, my sister was _____ her trumpet very loud.

• played

• playing

• plays

• play

Directions: Choose the word that completes the sentence.

She won the race because she was the _____ runner.

• fasted

• fastest

• fasts

• fasting

Directions: Choose the word that completes the sentence.

My teacher said that our class was ____ than my sister’s class.

• quieter

• quietest

• quieting

• quieted

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

The word that shows an action that happened in the past is —

• believed

• believes

• believing

• believer