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Unit 1, Week 3 quiz (I)

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Jim saw the cat’s tail twitch as it watched a bird.
What does the word "twitch" mean in this sentence?
a)
 wave hello
b)
make small, jerky movements
c)
remain motionless
d)
move in slow motion
2.
Their camping gear protected them.
What does the word "gear" mean in this sentence?
a)
collection of photographs and paintings
b)
metal parts on a bicycle
c)
equipment needed for an activity
d)
 food and drink
3.
She liked to sit under the willow.
What does the word "willow" mean in this sentence?
a)
a type of tree with narrow, long branches
b)
a type of yellow, shiny rock
c)
a rain cloud
d)
a porch swing
4.
Keith yanked open the heavy door.
What does the word "yanked" mean?
a)
pulled with a sudden movement
b)
pulled with a gentle movement
c)
kicked with the feet
d)
was unable to move
5.
James and his family had a splendid vacation.
What does the word "splendid" mean in this sentence?
a)
long and tiring
b)
scary and frightening
c)
terrible and unhappy
d)
great and excellent
6.
Wear your parka when you go out.
What does the word "parka" mean in this sentence?
a)
two-piece swimsuit
b)
warm, heavy jacket with a hood
c)
wrap-around sunglasses
d)
ladies’ flip-flop sandals
7.
Tina did not cry when she went to the doctor, but she __________ when her doll broke.
a)
cryed
b)
cried
c)
criyed
d)
cryied
8.
Jake’s hope was to get a new bike for his birthday, but his twin brother was __________ for a baseball bat.
a)
hoping
b)
hooping
c)
hopping
d)
hopeing
9.
Jason’s house was not just big, it was __________ than all the other houses on his block.
a)
biger
b)
biggerer
c)
bigyer
d)
bigger
10.
If you thought that last comic was funny, you’ll think the next one is the __________ ever.
a)
funnyer
b)
funnyest
c)
funniest
d)
funerer
11.
Mom doesn’t need to shop for shoes today because she went __________ yesterday.
a)
shopping
b)
shooping
c)
shoping
d)
shopopoing
12.
It __________ Grandma very much that little Tammy remembered to say “please” and “thank you.”
a)
plesed
b)
pleased
c)
pleasd
d)
pleesed
13.
Which of these is a declarative sentence?
a)
I baked a cake last night.
b)
Did you go to the store?
c)
Bring me your homework.
d)
Ouch! I stubbed my toe!
14.
Which of these is an interrogative sentence?
a)
There's a snake in my boots!
b)
She walked to the library.
c)
Where did you buy your bicycle from?
d)
Bring me the mail from outside please.
15.
Which of these is an interrogative sentence?
a)
Did you do your homework?
b)
I sat by the ocean.
c)
Alexis, stop that!
d)
Go to the store and buy some donuts.
16.
Which of these is a declarative sentence?
a)
Who ate my last piece of chicken?
b)
Someone stole my pizza!
c)
We watched a movie last night.
d)
Don't interrupt during class time.
17.
(Use your reading for this question) 
What event happened before Edison’s family moved to Michigan?
a)
Edison invented the electric light.
b)
Edison got his first patent.
c)
Edison was born in Ohio
d)
Edison worked on a train.
18.
(Use your reading for this question) 
Which word best describes Thomas Edison?
a)
lazy
b)
wicked
c)
hard-working
d)
alone
19.
(Use your reading for this question) 
In what year did Edison get his first patent?
a)
1847
b)
1868
c)
1870
d)
1931
20.
(Use your reading for this question)
What happened soon after Edison got a job on a train?
a)
His mother taught him some things.
b)
He worked at other jobs.
c)
He made a machine that helped with voting.
d)
He set up a lab in a train car.
21.
(Use your reading for this question)
Why did Edison call himself a “two-shift man”?
a)
because he liked to drive
b)
because he worked very hard
c)
because he did not go to school
d)
because he had two jobs
22.
(Use your reading for this question)
What did Edison do while he was working at other jobs for five years?
a)
He set up his first lab on a train car.
b)
He invented the stock-ticker.
c)
He spent a lot of his time on his ideas for machines.
d)
He built his first shop in New Jersey.
23.
(Use your reading for this question)
What genre is this story?
a)
fiction
b)
mystery
c)
nonfiction
d)
comedy
24.
What is the plural of the word "baby"?
a)
babies
b)
babys
c)
babyes
d)
babeys
25.
What is the plural of the word "flower"?
a)
flower
b)
flowers
c)
floweres
d)
floweries
26.
What is the plural of the word "tray"?
a)
traies
b)
traes
c)
trays
d)
trayes
27.
What is the plural of the word "family"?
a)
familys
b)
familyes
c)
famileys
d)
families
28.
What is the plural of the word "eagle"?
a)
eagles
b)
eagleys
c)
eaglies
d)
eagls