Reading Comprehension High School

In the sentence above, “meandered” most likely means…

• Ran

• Jogged

• Hurried

• Wandered

Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word obedient? The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.

• “Followed her mother’s requests”

• “Brushed her teeth”

• “Folded her clothes”

• “Went to bed”

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online.

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence? The room was as cold as ice.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

The car was exhausted from the long journey home.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence? The wind was a blanket of cool silk.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

In the passage, what does the word 'elaborate' most likely mean?

• Simple

• Complicated

• Brief

• Unclear

Read the passage below. Which word best helps you understand the meaning of the word 'meticulous'? The meticulous artist spent hours perfecting every detail of her painting.

• Artist

• Spent

• Perfecting

• Hours

Which piece of evidence could BEST support this claim: Reading regularly improves vocabulary skills.

• Reading is a popular hobby among teenagers.

• Many students enjoy reading fiction books.

• Studies show that students who read regularly have a larger vocabulary.

• Some people prefer watching movies to reading.

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence? The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration