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Supermarket

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

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1.

Reread this paragraph:


"Over half of shoppers, especially women, use a shopping list to make sure they don't forget anything. The average shopping list contains 22 items. Still, over half of what shoppers buy in a store is not on their list."


Which statement correctly describes the connection between the second and third sentences?

a)

The second sentence explains an event and the third sentence explains the event that comes next.

b)

The second sentence describes a cause and the third sentence describes a series of effects.

c)

The second sentence gives a fact and the third sentence gives a fact that shows a difference.

d)

The second sentence presents a problem and the third sentence presents a possible solution.

2.

Which word from the next-to-last paragraph best supports your answer to Part A?

a)

still

b)

items

c)

buy

d)

list

3.

The main idea is what a text is mostly about. Which statement is a main idea of the passage?

a)

Farmers make important decisions

b)

Supermarkets have many vegetables.

c)

Families used to grow their own food.

d)

Supermarkets are very important.

4.

Which detail from the passage best supports your answer to Part A?

a)

"they traded food with one another"

b)

"at a special, necessary, very real place"

c)

"Farmers make decisions every day"

d)

"variety in the fruit and vegetable section"

5.

Which of the following is an effect that the use of ice has on meats and fish?

a)

It makes them unsafe to eat.

b)

It crushes them under its weight.

c)

It makes them less expensive.

d)

It prevents them from spoiling.

6.

Which word from the passage best helps you answer Part A?

a)

sniff

b)

crushed

c)

wrapped

d)

fresh

7.

The word "beds" has many meanings. What is the correct definition of "beds" as used in the text?

a)

layers of a material beneath foods or objects

b)

pieces of furniture used for resting or sleeping

c)

small sections of land prepared for growing plants

d)

various places where animals sleep or rest

8.

Which phrase from the passage best helps you understand the meaning of "beds"?

a)

"cut or grind"

b)

"meats and fish"

c)

"different sizes"

d)

"wrap packages"

9.

What does "rich" mean as used in the following sentence?


"Our food comes from places with lots of sunshine, rich soil, and clean water."

a)

containing a lot of butter, eggs, or sugar

b)

having a shortage of something

c)

possessing a large amount of money

d)

having the ability to produce many crops

10.

Which detail from the passage does not offer a hint to the meaning of "rich"?

a)

on farms

b)

soil

c)

our

d)

growning

11.

Reread the following sentences from the passage. What does the word "zippy" mean as used in these sentences?


"A sweater is handy in the frozen foods section, where the air is coldest. Zippy music makes some people hum along or dance right in the aisle. . . ."

a)

slow and difficult

b)

loud or distracting

c)

made of zippers

d)

lively or happy

12.

Which text clue best supports your answer to Part A?

a)

"right in the aisle"

b)

"hum along or dance"

c)

"is handy in the"

d)

"makes some people"

13.

Select all of the exclamatory sentences.

a)

What a huge stack of cans that is!

b)

Get the cereal from the shelf.

c)

Finish all of the vegetables on your plate.

d)

Oh no, I dropped the milk!

e)

Please go to the next line

14.

Select the correct punctuation.

What a delicious apple

a)

!

b)

.

15.

Select the correct punctuation.


How wonderful the baking bread smells

a)

!

b)

.

16.

Select the correct punctuation.


Please put my groceries in plastic bags

a)

!

b)

.

17.

Select the correct punctuation.


Load all the boxes onto the truck

a)

!

b)

.

18.

Select the correct punctuation.


Wow, this purple radio is awesome

a)

!

b)

.

19.

Match the word with its meaning.


store

a)

clothes

b)

exchanged

c)

a place where things are sold

d)

become bad, not good to eat

20.

Match the word with its meaning.


laundry

a)

clothes that have been washed

b)

thin flat pieces of wood

c)

a place where things are sold

d)

become bad, not good to eat

21.

Match the word with its meaning.


spoiled

a)

clothes that have been washed

b)

exchanged or bartered

c)

became bad, not good to eat

d)

a place where things are sold