FAST Practice

Don likes to write letters to his friends.

Which word has the same base word as write?

• kite

• real

• writing

Elephants are the largest animals on land. They can be over twenty feet long and twelve feet tall. They have very big ears, long trunks, and short tails. They can move very fast if they need to.

What shows how big elephants are?

• They can be over twenty feet long.

• They can move very fast.

• They has short tails.

Gary lived in a big tree. Like other squirrels, he worked are finding nuts. One day, he found a kind of nut he's never seen before. He could not move it. "Silly squirrel," called the wise old barn owl. "That's a rock!"

Who is this story about?

• A different kind of rock.

• A wise old barn owl.

• A silly squirrel named Gary.

Ana pointed at one of the rabbits in the pen. "That's the one I want," she whispered to her brother. "It's coat is the color of snow."

Which words tell you what the rabbit looks like?

• in the pen

• the one I want

• the color snow

Pam and Sal are good friends that never disagree.

What is the base word in disagree?

• dis

• agree

• gree

In the far corner

close by the swings,

every morning

a blackbird sings.

What is the rhyme scheme?

• ABAB

• ABCB

• AABA

The city YAWNS

And rubs its eyes,

Like baking bread

Begins to

Fill in the blank to create a ABCB poem.

• cook

• eat

• rise

Joe wore a funky frog on the front of his shirt.

What is used in the sentence?

• alliteration

• rhyme

• simile

A tornado is a powerful windstorm. They can cause a lot damage. They are formed by a thunderstorm. They can happen in many different places, but they are more common in some places than others.

What is the text meant to do?

• inform people about facts

• entertain with a funny story

• persuade people to do something

The sky lit up like a thousand candles

What does the simile tell about the sky?

• It was bright

• It was happy

• It was warm