Elementary Grade Round 1 Questions

Read the sentence below from paragraph 9.

We scurried off the porch and into the nearby field just as fast as we could.

What does the word scurried mean as it is used in this sentence?

 

• ate

• marched

• ran

• tumbled

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the sentence below from paragraph 4.

Jane would even alert us if she knew someone was coming.

Which two words have the same meaning as the word alert as used in this sentence?

• hear

• join

• see

• signal

• warn

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the sentence from paragraph 2.

We especially love venturing out at night when we are most likely to find delicious snacks.

What does the word venturing tell the reader about the mice?

• The mice are taking a chance when leaving their hole.

• The mice expect to be away from home for a long time.

• The mice prefer to stay inside their hole when it is dark.

• The mice bring crumbs inside to eat away from the cat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.
 
We attempted to slip back into our hole before she ate us, but the cat, whose name was Jane, was standing right in front of it.
 
What does the phrase slip back mean as used in this sentence?

• fall backwards

• go in a different way

• slide across the floor

• sneak in without being seen

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

I want to set the record straight, so let me tell you what happened to start that rumor.

What does the author mean by the phrase set the record straight?

• Draw a straight line.

• Tell all of the facts of the story.

• Explain why the rumor was true.

• Put the musical disk on a flat surface.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read the sentence from paragraph 8.

I don’t know what was in the bag, but there was a white explosion all around.

What does the word explosion mean as used in the sentence?

• burst

• jab

• noise

• stillness

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which phrase from paragraph 8 helps the reader to better understand what led to the explosion?

• “Jane bounced away. . . .”

• “. . . she dropped a heavy bag on the floor.”

• “. . .we started racing in circles.”

• “Then a long stick started poking at us, . . .”

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3