RI Practice

Sheep jump and bump their knees. Tables tip. Teacups smash. Tea drips. Dishes crash. Dishes break.

What a _________!

• wish

• mess

• help

• smell

We packed all our clothing. We loaded all our furniture and we took our pets, too. The trip took a while.

We were _______.

• resting

• playing

• moving

• rushing

Everyone looked at Mr. Rack. He put his hand over a bump on his head. But everyone could see the bump.

He tried to ________ the bump.

• take

• save

• stop

• hide

Real trains do work for us. But some trains are fun to play with, too. They are toy trains. Many boys and girls play with them. So do a lot of grown-ups, too.

They _______ trains.

• sell

• paint

• enjoy

• throw

Some people did not think Helen could learn anything. Her mother did not agree. "Helen is very smart," she said. "But how can we reach her? She is locked up inside herself."

Her mother wanted to _______.

• play

• sing

• help

• rest

We started out as soon as it was light. Our neighborhood was quiet and the houses dark. The sun shone on the pond. The town was empty and the stores still closed.

It was _________.

• early

• noon

• winter

• spring

Everybody was writing and writing, except Jacob. He put his head down on the desk and started worrying. "In second grade, you have to be much smarter than in first grade. You have to work, work, work, every minute! I can't do all this hard work!"

Jacob thinks second grade is ________.

• fun

• difficult

• useful

• boring

Hair is part of your skin. With a magnifying glass, you can look at the hair that grows out of your skin. Short hairs grow on your arms and legs. Long hairs grow on your head. Each hair grows out of a little hole called a follicle.

Our body has ______ hairs.

• many

• gray

• thick

• soft

"Fuzzy is perfect." And Fuzzy was. Fuzzy played Captain Plunger with Owen. Fuzzy helped Owen become invisible. And Fuzzy was essential when it came to nail clippings and haircuts and trips to the dentist.

Owen ______ Fuzzy.

• saved

• loved

• missed

• chased

One day, Little Red hen said, "I want Pig to help clean the house. But Pig will not help. Pig wants to play with Duck."

Pig hates to _______.

• rest

• run

• work

• cook