Multiple-Meaning Words Assessment

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the answer that shows the correct meaning of the underlined word. 1. The gardener created a detailed plot to grow vegetables.

• A secret plan

• A small piece of land

• The main events in a story

• To chart on a graph

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the answer that shows the correct meaning of the underlined word. 2. The test showed a negative result for the virus.

• A person who complains

• A photograph developed on film

• Not positive; absence of something

• A direction below zero

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the answer that shows the correct meaning of the underlined word. 3. She traveled across the country to visit family.

• A rural area

• A nation

• A musical style

• A section of land

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the answer that shows the correct meaning of the underlined word. 4. The king’s staff stood ready to serve him.

• A long stick

• A group of workers

• A symbol of power

• A walking aid

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the answer that shows the correct meaning of the underlined word. 5. The monk prayed quietly inside the temple.

• A building used for worship

• A flat part of the head

• A place of learning

• A style of art

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the answer that shows the correct meaning of the underlined word. 6. She made an advance payment before starting the job.

• To move forward

• A loan or payment before due

• To make progress

• An attack before the enemy

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the answer that shows the correct meaning of the underlined word. 7. The runner began to stagger after finishing the race.

• To walk unsteadily

• To arrange events in time

• To shock or surprise

• To spread payments

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the answer that shows the correct meaning of the underlined word. 8. The detective found a trace of evidence on the glass.

• A small amount

• To follow a path

• To draw an outline

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CCSS.L.5.5C

The children watched the large boat barge down the river.

• A type of flat-bottom boat

• To push roughly into a place

• To intrude in a conversation

• A kind of vehicle

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CCSS.L.5.5C

The soccer team had its final practice before the championship.

• Repeated exercise to improve skill

• A doctor’s office

• A regular custom

• To perform regularly

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CCSS.L.5.5C