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WorksheetsReading Review 2
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Underground Railroad was a secret organization which helped slaves escape to freedom. Many slaves were able to escape because of the conductors and station masters. The northern states were free states and slaves were free once they arrived in the north. Secret codes and signals were used to identify the conductors and station masters.
a)
to Inform
b)
to Entertain
c)
to Persuade
2.
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867 in Pepin, Wisconsin to Charles and Caroline Ingalls. She met and married Almanzo James Wilder in 1885. She published many books based on her travels to the west. Her writing became the basis for the " Little House" series She died in 1957.
a)
to Inform
b)
to Entertain
c)
to Persuade
3.
Calligraphy is a form of handwriting . A special pen must be used. Letters are formed using up and down strokes. Old documents are usually written in this form. Diplomas , certificates and other awards are written in calligraphy. It is an interesting form of handwriting.
a)
to Inform
b)
to Entertain
c)
to Persuade
4.
Katina and her brother, Jess were playing with the water hose outside one day. Jess was hiding from Katina so she wouldn't squirt him with the water. The back door opened and Katina pointed the water hose toward the door. It was Mom and she was dripping wet!
a)
to Inform
b)
to Entertain
c)
to Persuade
5.
The giant panda is a bearlike animal that has thick white fur with black markings on its ears, limbs, shoulders, and around its eyes. The giant panda feeds on bamboo forests at high altitudes in western China. It also eats bulbs, roots, eggs, and some small mammals. The cubs are born in late winter. The giant panda is an endangered species and is protected by the Chinese government
a)
to Inform
b)
to Entertain
c)
to Persuade
6.
"The Moon ballooning in the sky"
What does the metaphor in the line suggest?
What does the metaphor in the line suggest?
a)
The Moon has a perfect shape
b)
The Moon appears to grow in size
c)
The Moon is brightly colored
d)
The Moon appears to move swiftly
7.
The meaning of the root "luna" helps the reader know that the word "lunar" refers to:
a)
space
b)
planets
c)
the Moon
d)
the Earth
8.
"Cold silence fell across the land."
What does the line most likely mean?
What does the line most likely mean?
a)
It became suddenly very quiet on the Moon
b)
The temperature dropped on the Moon
c)
It was cold on the spaceship going to the Moon
d)
The men talked quietly on the spaceship to the Moon
9.
The meaning of the prefix "trans-" helps the reader know that "transmission" means:
a)
communication above
b)
communication beneath
c)
communication before
d)
communication across
10.
Which word is a synonym for restore?
a)
react
b)
repair
c)
reflect
d)
relate
11.
Which word is a synonym for expanding?
a)
searching
b)
planning
c)
growing
d)
observing
12.
Which word is an antonym for soothe?
a)
relax
b)
agitate
c)
imitate
d)
trasform
13.
"For months he felt puzzled about how to show his gratitude and at last conceived a couplet that delicately conveyed his feeling."
What does the phrase "puzzled" mean?
What does the phrase "puzzled" mean?
a)
wondered about, not sure of
b)
talked about
c)
avoided
d)
believed
14.
"'Tomorrow you must go back to the magistrate and present to him three quite ordinary implements which I shall make ready for you. I will give you certain words to take along with these devices, and you must say them to the magistrate just as I tell them to you.'"
Which word from the sentences BEST helps the reader understand the meaning of the word implements?
Which word from the sentences BEST helps the reader understand the meaning of the word implements?
a)
present
b)
ordinary
c)
devices
d)
words
15.
"...no matter how difficult the problem he took to her, she always thought of a solution. Thanks to her wondrous acumen, the house of Fu-hsing prospered mightily."
What does the word acumen mean in the sentence above?
What does the word acumen mean in the sentence above?
a)
kindness to others
b)
the ability to make good decisions
c)
willingness to work hard
d)
the ability to cause change
16.
main problem; struggle
a)
accelerate
b)
stern
c)
eager
d)
conflict
17.
solution to the problem
a)
emphasize
b)
visualize
c)
dialouge
d)
resolution
18.
a short piece of writing taken from a longer text
a)
strategy
b)
chide
c)
excerpt
d)
permanent
19.
be jealous of
a)
figurative
b)
envious
c)
eager
d)
stern
20.
very complicated or detailed
a)
intricate
b)
visualize
c)
assure
d)
indicate
21.
Timelines are used in Non-Fiction to give you information in what format?
a)
Alphabetically
b)
From most important events to least important
c)
Just to add a new deminsion to the text
d)
They are set up in date order, showing important events in the order that they occurred in the passage.
22.
a good or desirable thing; a benefit
a)
dispute
b)
advantage
c)
coax
d)
detect
23.
give special importance to
a)
feature
b)
detect
c)
emphasize
d)
reveal
24.
not the literal meaning of words; symbolic
a)
insist
b)
permanent
c)
figurative
d)
dialouge
25.
to point out or show
a)
detect
b)
indicate
c)
visualize
d)
dispute
26.
conversation between two people in the text
a)
enhance
b)
permament
c)
visualize
d)
dialouge
27.
following an order or sequence
a)
envy
b)
sequential
c)
insist
d)
detect
28.
to put text in italics, or slanted letters
a)
chide
b)
coax
c)
italicize
d)
permanent
29.
to give special importance to
a)
visualize
b)
emphasize
c)
reveal
d)
detect
30.
to imagine or form a mental picture of
a)
stanza
b)
foreshadowing
c)
detect
d)
visualize
31.
If there is a map what should you look at FIRST to answer a question related to the map?
a)
The paragraph before the map.
b)
The title and key for the map.
c)
The geographic locations on the map.
d)
The colors used for the map.
32.
If a question asks about a photograph then the answer will be directly taken from either what or what???
a)
The paragraph leading up or next to the photograph.
b)
You will have to use text evidence and background knowledge to figure it out.
c)
What you see in the picture and the caption below the picture.
d)
What you know about the picture from reading the passage.
33.
Subheadings or headings are included in Non-Fiction to let the reader know what?
a)
What they are going to read about in each section.
b)
The main idea of the entire selection.
c)
Interesting facts covered in the article.
d)
The theme of the article.
34.
When you see a timeline you should FIRST..
a)
Look at the title and date order
b)
Go search for the question over the timeline.
c)
Look at the things listed
d)
Just skip it and keep reading
35.
Diagrams in NON-FICTION are there to...
a)
Make the article more appealing to read.
b)
Give you a location to a specific area
c)
Show you what something looks like
d)
Label or name all the parts to a specific object, animal, or thing
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