HMH Animal Behaviors Review

Read the sentence : "Koko would carefully pet the cats and let them climb on her lap." Think about the suffix -ly. What is the meaning of carefully as it is used above?

• without worry

• in a gentle way

• in a quick way

• without excitement

Read the sentence : "Hearing Koko's story helped people see that it was important to protect gorillas living in the wild." Which word best matches the way protect is used in the sentence?

• block

• cover

• guard

• hide

Read the sentence: "We were uncertain about how to start, but Mr. Yu pointed us in the right direction." Think about the prefix un-. What is the meaning of uncertain as it is used above?

• lost

• bold

• not sure

• not able

Read the following sentences: I remembered seeing orange butterflies with black spots near the school. Those are called monarch butterflies, and they move like beautiful dancers. What simile does Harold use?

• He compares the butterflies' movements to beautiful dancers

• He compares the butterflies' black spots to zebras

• He remembers seeing orange butterflies

Read the sentence: At first, that was a concern because there are a lot of trees in our school yard, but Mr. Yu told us that it is good to have some trees. Which word best matches the way concern is used in the sentence?

• alarm

• care

• trouble

• worry

What text feature is this?

• bold print

• glossary

• diagram

What text feature is this?

• bold print

• heading

• diagram

Read this sentence : Last weekend, Mr. Yu got the plants and flowers we would need. Now we are ready to plant our garden! We can’t wait to see all of the butterflies that will call our school home.

What is Harold’s tone in the article?

• He is upset that the garden does not have the right flowers.

• He is jealous that Jade is chosen to plan the butterfly garden.

• He is surprised that Mr. Yu wants his class to learn about butterflies.

• He is excited that there will be a butterfly garden at his school.