EOY Reading Inventory

: Money amounts are often written with two digits following the decimal point. The two digits after the decimal point may be read as cents. For example, $1.25 may be read as "one dollar and 25 cents." These digits _____ an amount of money

• provide

• represent

• spend

• divide

: In 1965, Sherman Poppen bolted two wood skis together side-by-side to create another early version of the snowboard. It looked like a very wide ski. Called the Snurfer, Poppen's invention had a rope attached to the nose which the rider grasped for balance and to help steer. Steel tacks poked up through the Snurfer's deck to hold the rider's boots in place. Poppen's design was _____ .

• innovative

• impractical

• popular

• useless

: Kenya and Tanzania have set up wild game preserves where animals roam savanna and forest freely. Tourism in these game parks and along the beaches brings in millions of dollars each year and provides much needed jobs. Domesticated herds of cattle, sheep and camels also roam here. Nomadic tribes follow them across the savanna. The game preserves have many _____ .

• costs

• benefits

• conveniences

• risks

: A few feet away from the building, Martinez saw his secretary, Llamas. The little man was standing with a group of people, pulling at his ear and talking nervously. "Llamas!" Martinez yelled. Llamas's head snapped around. When he saw the president, he ran toward him. Martinez was Llamas's _____ .

• boss

• teammate

• teacher

• driver

A cloud of pungent steam burst from the kettle of herb tea as Polly lifted the lid and sniffed professionally. Just right. She replaced the lid, eased the kettle into a basket padded thickly with straw and newspapers, and bustled around her tiny kitchen assembling the rest of the things she would need for her patient, Mary Dawson's girl, Katy. Coconut candy. Porcelain spoon. Doll. Polly was a _____ person.

• helpful

• courageous

• needy

• bothersome

: Igloos did not need to last long. Hunting conditions forced Eskimos to move often, abandoning their old igloos and building new ones. An igloo was used for an average of one month, but it usually could be made to last as long as it was needed. It did not take long to build and gave excellent protection from a hostile climate while it lasted. Igloos were _____ .

• collapsible

• affordable

• functional

• comfortable

In modern times, advanced technology helps in the search for usable groundwater. Hydrogeologists employ their knowledge of rocks and land, as well as photos taken from the air, to identify likely spots. Scientists hook up special devices that measure how electricity travels through rocks. These specialists also record the speed with which shock waves go through the earth. These tests help hydrogeologists to find rocks and other formations that could hold water. Hydrogeologists seek to _____ water.

• confine

• move

• locate

• heat

The softball club boasts that it has grown the most over the past 20 years. The soccer club does not agree. They claim to have gained the most new members of all the clubs. The clubs are _____ .

• arguing

• shrinking

• cooperating

• advertising

Amy could not possibly know that her pack were caribou wolves. She had been born in a caribou famine. These big Arctic deer had failed to come to Avalik territory for many years. The pack had taken what food they could find—a musk ox killed by a grizzly bear, rabbits, lemmings. Late in the fall they were able to add an occasional moose to their diet, but by March of her first year Amy's pack was starving again. The moose were gone. The wolves grew thin. They tired easily. They were in need of _____ .

• ambition

• direction

• rest

• nourishment

Cooperative ownership combines the advantages of home ownership with the convenience of apartment living. Under the cooperative form of ownership, an apartment building is managed and run as a corporation. The buyer purchases stock in the corporation that runs the building and, thereby, receives an apartment. The value of the apartment determines the amount of stock purchased. The buyer receives a lease that grants them exclusive right to possession of the apartment. It is meant to be a _____ arrangement.

• fulfilling

• artificial

• beneficial

• disagreeable