QUARTER 1 REVIEW

If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story, you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. What is this strategy known as?

• text messaging
• content origins
• context clues
• scanning

The graduates marched down the aisles and filled in their seats in an orderly procession.

• when a group of people move together in an orderly way
• a graduation speech
• people at a party
• when a group of people wait in line to get into a party

After waiting for his call for two nights in row, Cassie grew impatient with Henry and decided that she would call him first.

• patient
• lazy
• restless
• happy

Alice was not happy with the product's promise of gradual weight loss. She wanted to lose all of her fat immediately.

• speedy
• slow
• extreme
• poor

If we use the red napkins, my mom will be happy but my dad will be discontent.

• no text
• unhappy
• not mad
• no feelings

Our class has a strategy for raising money for our class party.

• guess
• door
• plan

The man walked down the long corridor in the dark building.

• table
• fan
• hall

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

• A. Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces. 
• B. Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces. 
• C. Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.

The impudent boy was rude to the policeman

• handsome
• carefully 
• poor
• bold

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

• gloomy 
• red
• shining 
• fun