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Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Transport", "translate", "transparent". You can guess that "trans-" means:

a)

hold

b)

across, through

c)

hold

d)

roll, turn

2.

"Nonviolent", "nonfat", "nonverbal". You can guess that "non-" means:

a)

see, visual

b)

not

c)

light, shine

d)

big

3.

"Bicycle", "binoculars", "bicep". You can tell that "bi-" means:

a)

again

b)

before

c)

all

d)

two

4.

"Thermal", "thermometer", "hypothermia". You can tell that "therm-" means:

a)

foot

b)

heat

c)

nature

d)

before

5.

"Multiply", "multiplex", and "multiple". You can tell that "multi-" means:

a)

many

b)

below

c)

break

d)

see

6.

The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.

a)

loud

b)

tiring

c)

easy

7.

I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.

a)

hungry

b)

thirsty

c)

sleepy

8.

The delightful aroma of food cooking in the kitchen made my mouth water.

a)

smell

b)

color

c)

wealth

9.

The parking lot was so congested, it took half an hour to get out.

a)

empty

b)

hot

c)

crowded

10.

Pete was envious of his brother's new bicycle.

a)

jealous

b)

confident

c)

comfortable

11.
a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

12.
a)

box

b)

toe

c)

tax

d)

tucks

13.

plankton

a)

picture gallery - pig latin

b)

paid - palette

c)

plane - pledge

d)

person - petal

14.

What order are the words in a dictionary listed in?

a)

Alphabetical

b)

Numerical

c)

Subject

d)

Dewey

15.

television - would be between what two words?

a)

flipper-garage

b)

palace - roof

c)

outstanding-pianist

d)

spaces - traded

16.

The alarm buzzes at six o'clock. I hear the pitter-patter of rain and my mother's voice in my head, "If it rains before seven, it will clear before eleven." I predict my soccer game will not be cancelled. Mother's weather proverbs continue to race through my head, so I open my digital diary and type.


Date: April 3

Mother's Weather Proverbs

*Rain foretold, long last. Short notice, soon will pass.

*When clouds appear like towers, the Earth is refreshed by frequent showers.

*Rain from the south prevents the drought, but rain from the west is always best.

*When the rooster goes crowing to bed, he will rise with a watery head.

*If the bull leads the cows to pasture, expect rain; if the cows precede the bull, the weather will be uncertain.

*When rabbits are fat in October and November, expect a long, cold winter.


I had always thought Mother's proverbs were silly. As I dress in my uniform, I realize the accuracy of Mother's weather advice. I decide to continue recording the proverbs to share with my own children someday.


Q: What information supports the author's prediction about the soccer game?

a)

The time

b)

The date

c)

The place

d)

The sound

17.

The alarm buzzes at six o'clock. I hear the pitter-patter of rain and my mother's voice in my head, "If it rains before seven, it will clear before eleven." I predict my soccer game will not be cancelled. Mother's weather proverbs continue to race through my head, so I open my digital diary and type.


Date: April 3

Mother's Weather Proverbs

*Rain foretold, long last. Short notice, soon will pass.

*When clouds appear like towers, the Earth is refreshed by frequent showers.

*Rain from the south prevents the drought, but rain from the west is always best.

*When the rooster goes crowing to bed, he will rise with a watery head.

*If the bull leads the cows to pasture, expect rain; if the cows precede the bull, the weather will be uncertain.

*When rabbits are fat in October and November, expect a long, cold winter.


I had always thought Mother's proverbs were silly. As I dress in my uniform, I realize the accuracy of Mother's weather advice. I decide to continue recording the proverbs to share with my own children someday.


Q: Read this proverb from the digital diary. When the rooster goes crowing to bed, he will rise with a watery head. What is the meaning of the proverb?

a)

When it rains at night, the rooster crows.

b)

When the rooster crows at night, it will rain before morning.

c)

When it rains on the rooster, he begins to crow.

d)

When it rains in the morning, the rooster crows.

18.

The alarm buzzes at six o'clock. I hear the pitter-patter of rain and my mother's voice in my head, "If it rains before seven, it will clear before eleven." I predict my soccer game will not be cancelled. Mother's weather proverbs continue to race through my head, so I open my digital diary and type.


Date: April 3

Mother's Weather Proverbs

*Rain foretold, long last. Short notice, soon will pass.

*When clouds appear like towers, the Earth is refreshed by frequent showers.

*Rain from the south prevents the drought, but rain from the west is always best.

*When the rooster goes crowing to bed, he will rise with a watery head.

*If the bull leads the cows to pasture, expect rain; if the cows precede the bull, the weather will be uncertain.

*When rabbits are fat in October and November, expect a long, cold winter.


I had always thought Mother's proverbs were silly. As I dress in my uniform, I realize the accuracy of Mother's weather advice. I decide to continue recording the proverbs to share with my own children someday.


Q: The author's use of the words "race through my head" emphasizes that--

a)

Mother's job is to forecast weather

b)

the author must hurry to her game

c)

the author has a good memory

d)

Mother has shared many proverbs with the author

19.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

The sweet perfume of the flowers filled the room.

a)

sight

b)

touch

c)

taste

d)

smell

20.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

The sun's rays warmed my face as I stepped outside.

a)

smell

b)

sight

c)

touch

d)

taste

21.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

The warm juicy burger felt like heaven on my tongue.

a)

taste

b)

touch

c)

sight

d)

smell

22.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house.

a)

sound

b)

sight

c)

touch

d)

taste

23.

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

The monster had bright green, scaly skin with purple freckles, and orange tufts of fur on his head.

a)

taste

b)

sight

c)

touch

d)

smell

24.

Define foreshadowing.

a)

A flashback of what happened previously

b)

A hint at something that will happen later

c)

Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things

d)

Comparing two unlike things using like or as

25.

Make an inference: what is the paragraph foreshadowing?

"Peter I don't think we should jump out of a plane like this."

"Allison relax I'm the King and you're my general. What could go wrong?"

a)

Something goes wrong

b)

Nothing goes wrong

c)

Allison inherits the throne

d)

they jump off a plane

26.

In the movie, Jaws, when a young man is laying on a float in the ocean, and the camera angle is shown underwater getting closer to his legs with intense music playing in the background, this would be an example of what?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Flashback

27.

anyone or anything that is part of the plot's development in a literary work

a)

flat character

b)

static character

c)

direct characterization

d)

character

28.

the character who can represent evil in some plots, but who primarily presents obstacles for and who works against the story's main character

a)

Dynamic Character

b)

Round Character

c)

Protagonist

d)

Antagonist

29.

the principal character in a literary work; a leading character, often represents good

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

static character

d)

round character

30.

a character who, as a result of the events of the plot, changes during the course of the story

a)

round character

b)

static character

c)

dynamic character

d)

flat character

31.

It's raining cats and dogs out here!

a)

alliteration

b)

idiom

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

32.

Margo made marvelous muffins.

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

internal rhyme

33.

Buzz, pop, click

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

34.

He was as wise as an owl.

a)

metaphore

b)

internal rhyme

c)

simile

d)

personification

35.

Buzz, pop, click

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

36.

She is the sunshine of my life.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification