Skill Practice #1

If August is "as hot as an oven," what does that mean? Pick the BEST answer.

• It is so hot that you feel like you are being baked alive.

• It is so hot you that feel like you want to eat a muffin.

• That your oven is on.

• It means that it is very warm outside.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"But the wood had a sleeping, outward appearance that made you want to speak in whispers." What does this mean?

• You can only whisper in Treegap.

• The Tucks like to sleep.

• The wood was a quiet place.

• The Tucks like to whisper.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Winnie was near her boiling point the day she left her home and went to the wood. What does "boiling point" mean?

• the limit or edge

• when water starts to boil

• to melt

• the lowest point

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

When the text said that Jesse was swinging around in the tree like a monkey, what was he doing?

• trying to get bananas

• climbing the tree

• working out

• trying to impress Winnie

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

If people knew about the spring in Treegap, the text says that "they'd all come running like pigs to slops. They'd trample each other trying to get some of the water." What does that mean?

• They'd be so thirsty for the water.

• The people are hungry.

• They'd be really excited.

• They look like pigs.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

All of the following are true except:

• Mrs. Stolpa teaches Language Arts.

• Mrs. Kasprowicz is retiring.

• Mrs. Bartel is the literacy specialist.

• Mrs. Jones teaches Science.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

All of the following are true except:

• Mr. Newcomer says The Pledge very slowly.

• Mr. Hanrahan coaches volleyball.

• Mr. Dusso is tall and has three daughters.

• Mr. Pomeroy is a Phy Ed teacher.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

All of the following are true except:

• Winnie's last name is Foster.

• Winnie's last name is Tuck.

• The story takes place in Treegap.

• The story takes place in the wood.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

All of the following can accurately describe the man in the yellow suit except:

• mysterious

• handsome

• sneaky

• manipulative

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which is more significant?

• Sheila can tap dance.

• Sheila speaks 3 foreign languages.

• Sheila likes Culver's.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2