3rd-ELA-Prepost-ELSummer24

The word “turns” is a multi-meaning word. Select the correct meaning for “turns” according to the sentence in the passage. “Members of the group also take turns watching out for threats from other animals while the group finds food.”

• In the passage, turns means to move or cause to move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point.

• In the passage, turns means to change in nature, state, form, or color; become.

• In the passage, turns means to an act of moving something in a circular direction around an axis or point.

• In the passage, turns means an opportunity or obligation to do something that comes successively to each of a few people.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. If any dangerous animal comes towards the group, the meerkat will bark a warning.

• B. Meerkats live in groups to help each other.

• C. The meerkat or suricate is a small mongoose found in southern Africa.

• D. Meerkats are good hunters and are sometimes tamed for use as rodent-catchers.

Select the following question(s) that the teacher will ask the students according to the passage:

• Why do meerkats live in large groups?

• What do the meerkats eat?

• What do they do when they want to warn others of danger?

• Who is the leader of the pack of meerkats?

Relate frequently occurring words to their antonyms (also synonyms/homographs in progression).

“If any dangerous animal comes towards the group, the meerkat will bark a warning.”

Select the word (s) that means the same as the word in bold print.

• a. Ignore

• b. Alert

• c. Tell

• d. None of the above

Relate frequently occurring words to their antonyms (also synonyms/homographs in progression). Select the word(s) that means the same as the word in bold print. “If any dangerous animal comes towards the group, the meerkat will bark a warning.”

• a. Harmless, non-threatening

• b. Bad, threatening

• c. Nonthreatening, bad

• d. Harmless, threatening

What is the main idea of this passage?

• The main idea of this passage is James and Anna did many things at the carnival.

• The main idea of this passage is James and Anna rode the merry-go-round, the roller coaster, and the Ferris wheel.

• The main idea of this passage is James and Anna spent so much money on rides and food at the carnival.

• The main idea of this passage is James and Anna stomach will hurt from eating so much junk food.

Which sentence is not a key detail of this passage?

• They rode many rides.

• They saw many exciting shows.

• They ate while at the carnival.

• They went to the carnival on Sunday.

Anna drank lemonade and ate an apple. Select the correct homophone for the word ate.

• Eat

• Will eat

• Eight

• Eating

Based on the story, which question(s) would help the reader understand the passage?

• Who were the characters in the story?

• What did they do at the carnival?

• Why were they so tired?

• Where did they go on Saturday?

• All questions would help the reader understand the passage.

The word “saw” is a multi-meaning word. Select the correct meaning for “saw” according to the sentence in the passage. “They saw many exciting shows.”

• In the passage, saw means a hand tool for cutting wood or other materials.

• In the passage, saw means to cut something using a hand tool.

• In the passage, saw means to be a spectator of a film, game, or other entertainment; watch (past tense of see).

• In the passage, saw means to make rapid to-and-fro motions in cutting something or playing a stringed instrument.