U2 W5 Selection Test

• Verb: moving up and down

• Verb: swinging or swaying about loosely

Which of the following words is defined in the entry above?

• lifting

• flapping

• grasping

• floating

Which of the following animals has feathers?

• bird

• dolphin

• fox

• snail

Which word means “put into words”?

• laugh

• practice

• express

• play

The word behave means

• to attend school.

• to be a leader.

• to grow up.

• to act well.

A form of writing that expresses imagination or feelings is

• a poem.

• a rhyme.

• rhythm.

• narrative nonfiction.

Repeating beats in a poem is called

• rhythm.

• narrative.

• rhyme.

• word choice.

Which word rhymes with flea?

• fly

• leaf

• me

• meat

Word choice means

• using words that rhyme.

• using colorful, exact words.

• using words with repeating beats.

• using words with the same sounds.

How are these poems the SAME?

• They both describe turtles.

• They both describe people.

• They both describe living things.

• They both compare animals to cars.

In the poem “Beetles,” what does the poet say beetles are like?

• polish

• an old car

• tiny things

• a freshly painted car