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It was one year to the day since Will had accepted the position of team captain for his school’s soccer team.  He had wanted that honor since he had watched his older brother lead the team to a state finals victory three years earlier.  Now that the privilege was his, Will found himself restive and unable to sit still.  It was only the first game of the season, but Will envisioned great things, both for himself and for the rest of his team.  After all, this day had been a long time in coming.

1.     Based on the surrounding text, the word restive most likely means___________.

• Tired

• Pensive

• Bored

• Restless

It was one year to the day since Will had accepted the position of team captain for his school’s soccer team.  He had wanted that honor since he had watched his older brother lead the team to a state finals victory three years earlier.  Now that the privilege was his, Will found himself restive and unable to sit still.  It was only the first game of the season, but Will envisioned great things, both for himself and for the rest of his team.  After all, this day had been a long time in coming.

A word that means the same as envisioned is_______________________.

• Prevented

• Initiated

• Imagined

• Prayed for

The wind was blowing hard as the team took its final time out. The driving rains seemed to be coming sideways. Both teams were exhausted as they dragged themselves back to the field. With just four seconds left on the clock, there was nothing left to do but watch as the football was booted through the air and passed just through the goal post. The crowd roared; the home team had won.

The author’s purpose for this piece is to ________________.

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

• Reflect upon an experience

The wind was blowing hard as the team took its final time out. The driving rains seemed to be coming sideways. Both teams were exhausted as they dragged themselves back to the field. With just four seconds left on the clock, there was nothing left to do but watch as the football was booted through the air and passed just through the goal post. The crowd roared; the home team had won.

Clues in the text tell what the author’s purpose was in writing it.  This text contains mostly _____________________________.

• Strong language, favoring one side of an issue

• Facts and details

• Suspenseful and exciting details

• Thoughts and feelings

The plot of a story is _____________.

• Where and when an event takes place

• The main character’s feelings and thoughts

• The events that take place as characters deal with the conflict

• What happens when the conflict is resolved

The sentence Jose’ couldn’t choose between joining the football team or the hockey team. Is an example of a(n)______________________.

• conflict resolution

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

• Internal resolution

Dillain was an adventurous dog; perhaps it was the pit bull in him, maybe it was the boxer.  Whatever lineage was responsible, nothing could stop him from going after that fox that mocked him from across the river. Of course, despite all the wonderful things that Dillain had grown to become—great friend, watchdog, protector—he had never become a strong swimmer.

    

Upon hearing the quick splashing and the slight whimper in his yelps, I quickly hopped up from the hammock and rushed into the frigid water to help my brave but foolish companion. This happens every year when Dillain and I head up the river toward Maine. But he loves the cool rush of the river, and I love him too much to deprive him of that.

From what point of view is this selection written?

• First-person

• Second person

• Omniscient third person

• Limited third person

Which of the following questions reveals clues to the reader about potential conflict in a story?

• How many people are involved?

• Where does the story take place?

• What helps or doesn’t help a character make a decision?

• Why is this important to the reader?

What is one step you should take if you come across an unfamiliar word as you read a story?

• Stop reading and move on to another story.

• Think of other words that start with the same letter.

• See if you come across the meaning later on in the story

• Make a wild guess.

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

None of the animals in the shelter_________ to anyone.

• Belong

• Are belonging

• Belongs

• Is belonging