Mini Reading and Vocab test

Wendy woke up _____ a loud crash in the kitchen.

• from
• by
• with
• to

she was ______ guard by the noise and quickly ran downstairs to see what had happened.

• startled in

• caught off

• surprised

• delighted to

it turned out that her cat had knocked _____ a vase.

• down
• over
• off
• away

As she ______ up the mess, the doorbell rang.

• clean

• clears

• was cleaning

• clearing

Wendy wasn't expecting anyone, so she was taken _____ when the doorbell rang.

• surprised
• off guard
• aback
• unawares

Wendy open the door to find a delivery person holding a package for her. It was an out of the _____ delivery she hadn't ordered anything recently.

• red
• shadow

• sight

• blue

Later that morning, Wendy's best friend called her with exciting news. She had won tickets to a concert and wanted to take Wendy with her. Wendy was thrilled and ______ by the surprise invitation.

• exciting

• disappointed
• delight

• blindsided

In the afternoon, Wendy's mom told her they were going to a spontaneous trip to the beach. Wendy was thrown for a _____ as she hadn't packed or prepared for the trip.

• loop
• spin
• twist
• whirl

Wendy decided it was time to surprise her sister. She had _____ it for weeks.

• gone with

• been done

• prepared in

• planned

Wendy's sister walked into her room, she was caught by surprise by the decorations and balloons that her sister had set up for her _____ .

• funeral

• birthday
• cremation

• surgery