Thump Time and the Seed-Spitting Contest

Which sentence from the passage contains a word with a Greek or Latin root?

• "For weeks, Jackson prepared for the event." (Paragraph 2)

• "The thermometer read a whopping 93 degrees." (Paragraph 3)

• "Jackson went back outside and saw Luis coming down the street on his bike." (Paragraph 8)

• "Max took a seed out of the jar and stood on the starting line."

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CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

What is the meaning of the root that was in the answer to Part A?

• Pre means "before."

• Meter means "measure."

• Ing shows that action is happening now.

• Start shows that the action is beginning.

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CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Which two pairs of words have the same affix?

• they, table

• remove, return

• would, when

• encouragingly, excitedly

• picked, practice

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CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Which word from the story has a suffix that means "in a certain way"?

• excitedly

• hopless

• practicing

• remarkable

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CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Which two Greek roots can form a word from the passage that means "to take a picture"?

• cir meaning "around."

• form meaning "shape."

• graph meaning "write."

• photo meaning "light."

• Vid/ vis meaning "to see."

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CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

In paragraph 5, what happened when Jackson's mother premade the barbecue sauce?

• She made it ahead of time.

• She made it carefully.

• She made it late in the day.

• She made it quickly.

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CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

In paragraph 13, how does the addition of the suffix -ed change the base word discourage?

• It shows a state or condition.

• It changes the noun into an adjective.

• It shows the verb is in the past tense.

• It changes the verb into a noun.

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Which sentence from the passage contains a word with Greek or Latin roots?

• "They would remove the table and return it to the backyard when the contest was over." (Passage 2)

• "Everything looked okay so he went inside." (Paragraph 3)

• "It was like it was teleported." (Paragraph 19)

• "Jackson held the measuring stick." (Paragraph 21)

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

What is the meaning of the word with Greek or Latin roots in the answer to Part A?

• Remove means "to move again."

• Okay means "all right."

• Teleported means "moved a great distance."

• Measuring means "determined the distance."

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CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Which of the following is the meaning of the word unbelievable?

• not able to be believed

• reversing a belief

• not ready to believe

• full of belief again

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4