Vocabulary Quiz

At the end of the school year, the students celebrated their independence with a picnic.

• middle

• memory

• freedom

• instruction

He struggled to reach the top of the hill.

• fast movement

• calm confidence

• pleasant experience

• difficult effort

Which word is a synonym for confidence in the sentence below? It was with great confidence that Diana announced she would run for class president.

• certainty

• shyness

• progress

• helplessness

Where did the family move from?

• San Manuel, Costa Rica

• Las Vegas, Nevada

• Mexico

• Central America

What did the scenery outside the new house look like?

• Rocks, a cactus, and sand

• Snow and ice

• Green with palm trees

• Mountains and rivers

What season did the neighbors say it was in San Manuel?

• Summer

• Winter

• Rainy season

• Dry season

Who did the narrator want to go to the beach with?

• Their mom

• Their dad

• Their older sister, Linda

• Their friend, Dan

What did the narrator see when they looked out the kitchen window?

• Snow

• Sunshine

• Rain

• Fog

What did the sun do after the rain stopped?

• Stayed behind the clouds

• Set in the west

• Broke through the clouds

• Disappeared completely

What did the raindrops do after the rain stopped?

• Evaporated quickly

• Froze on the ground

• Glistened on the green leaves

• Turned into snowflakes