Text Comprehension Pre/Post Test

What helps us to determine the meaning of a word or phrase in a text?

• genre

• context clues

• theme

• topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Jack needed five stitches for the laceration on his knee. He got it when he fell off of the horse at his aunt’s house. He still didn’t know how it happened. One minute he was on the horse, and the next minute he was on the ground.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• fall

• cut

• operation

• bruise

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Kara was picking apples from her family’s orchard to sell at the fair. Her school was going to have a booth there. All of the profits would go to buy new playground equipment for her school’s playground. It was fun at first, but now it was just tedious. Four hours of picking apples was just no fun.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• sad

• painful

• exciting

• boring

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Ted was embarrassed when his dad mowed the lawn. The lawnmower he always used had once belonged to his grandfather. It was a real dinosaur. It was made in 1954, and wasn’t even that sharp any more. His dad always complained after using it, and said he really did need to get a new one. He never did.

What does the underlined word mean in this sentence?

• loud

• ugly

• old

• mean

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Rickie loved almost everything his mom made for dinner. He was a big fan of her spaghetti, he loved her baked beans, and he couldn’t get enough of her home made bread! However, he abhorred her purple broccoli and pea surprise. He didn’t think it was any surprise at all. It was more like a kick in the head!

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• hated

• loved

• envied

• feared

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Don didn’t think he would ever be able to put his model ship together. He had already made one mistake after another. He had been working on it for over a month, and most of it was still in the box. He was starting to get a headache about the whole thing. He decided he would not give up! He was going to persevere until he got it right!.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• give up

• stick with it

• fake it

• stop

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

When Fred was hired to help clear out the local garbage dump he didn’t realize it would take over a year. He would need to work at least 12 hours every day too! There were all kinds of things that had been dumped there over the years. Some of the old cars in the dump weighed over three thousand pounds. It was a herculean task! He would have to find some pretty big equipment to get the job done.

What does the underlined word mean?

• difficult

• easy

• long

• hard

• tedious

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Hal loved to look at himself in the mirror. He loved his hair. He loved his face, and he thought his teeth were perfect. He took almost an hour every morning to choose the clothes that would look the best on him. When he walked down the street, he looked into each window and smiled to himself. He carried a mirror with him all the time. He pulled it out to look at himself, even when he was talking to someone. Everyone he knew thought he was a narcissist.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• careful

• happy

• self-centered

• handsome

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Frank woke up in the middle of the night. His stomach was rumbling. He decided that the only thing that would help, was to get up and go to the kitchen. He wasn’t sure what was in the refrigerator. He hadn’t been shopping for over two weeks. When he opened the door, he let out a big sigh. “This isn’t good at all. I’m as hungry as a bear,” he thought.

What is the meaning of the underlined words?

• he needs meat

• he wants honey

• he is a hungry bear

• he is very hungry

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Paul was in a hurry. He could hardly wait to get to the zoo. His dad had promised him all week that they would go to see the new giraffe at the zoo on Saturday. Saturday was finally here! His dad was always slow to finally get into the car. It seemed like there was always one more thing to do. Finally, after waiting at the door for 15 minutes, Paul yelled, “Shake a leg Dad! We’re late!”

What is the meaning of the underlined words?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4