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MLK Break Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most TRAGIC part of the movie was the war, which caused many people to lose their homes.

Tragic means:

a)

fantasy, dream

b)

disastrous, awful

c)

extremely happy

2.
Each student was ALLOTTED two tickets to the dance.
Allotted means:
a)
allowed
b)
joyful 
c)
taken 
d)
fed
3.

Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word obedient?


The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.

a)

Followed her mother's requests

b)

Folded her clothes

c)

Brushed her teeth

d)

That night

4.
Which type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike and different?
a)
Chronological
b)
Cause & Effect
c)
Problem & Solution
d)
Compare & Contrast
5.

Which type of text structure describes events in sequential order?

a)

Chronological

b)

Cause & Effect

c)

Problem & Solution

d)

Compare/Contrast

6.

Anderson wiped sweat from his forehead, cheeks, and nose. Heading across the long stretch of sand, he felt as if each foot weighed 10 pounds. His throat was dry as the sun beat down on him. Anderson couldn’t remember the last time he'd drank a sip of water ­ or had even seen water. His skin burned more with each passing minute, and he wondered if he’d ever find shade or see night again. "Ah!" Anderson gasped, sitting up in an instant. He stared left, right, up, and down, blinking in the pitch ­black darkness.

Peering outside, Anderson spotted thick snowflakes tumbling from the sky and sticking to the window. Snuggling into his pillow, Anderson pulled his fluffy blanket up to his chin, smiling even as the cold pricked his forehead, cheeks, and nose. He was asleep a minute later.

Compared to paragraph 1, the setting in paragraph 2 makes Anderson feel...

a)

happy and secure

b)

excited and secure

c)

happy and excited

d)

secure and lonely

7.

The first thing we did at summer camp was take a swim test. Anyone who passed got to take the sailboats out on the lake whenever they wanted. After taking five years of swimming lessons, it should have been easy.

However, the lake was ice cold, and when I dove into the water, I felt like my whole body turned into a freezer pop. I swam to the floating island and back, shivering the whole time. I was so cold I could hardly move my arms. When I finished, the coach said I wouldn’t be allowed to go sailing. “Safety first,” he said.

Somehow, I had to convince the coach to let me try again. “Hold on,” I said. “Let me take the test again in five minutes.” The coach gave me a curious look, but said, “Okay.” Immediately, I took off running. I ran along the shore of the lake, building up as much body heat as I could. Then, feeling warmed up, I ran back to the coach. “Ready,” I said. The coach smiled.

After I easily passed the test the second time, the coach shook my hand. “Didn’t anybody tell you the lake was freezing cold?” he laughed.

How should the first paragraph be summarized?

a)

The narrator arrives at summer camp and asks to take a sailboat out on the lake.

b)

The narrator takes a swim test so he can go swimming with his friends afterward.

c)

The narrator is a confident swimmer after taking five years of swimming lessons.

d)

The narrator expects to pass a swim test that will allow him to go sailing.

8.

A comparison using the words "like" or "as" is a

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Character Trait

9.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a simile?
a)
My heart beat like a drum.
b)
My cat is as black as the night.
c)
Her eyes are fire!
d)
Like a thief in the night
10.

"Sally sells seashells on the seashore" is an example of what?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

11.
"The pages of the book jumped out at me" is an example of what?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
12.
When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to CLARIFY them.
Clarify means:
a)
remove
b)
call
c)
explain
d)
stop
13.
Were you born after 1985? If so, how long do you expect to live? Most people born after 1985 can expect to live more than 70 years. Of course, this is just a guess based on past records. By the way, females can expect to live about six years longer than males. That’s taken from past records too!
What is the paragraph mostly about?
a)
how long you might expect to live
b)
about the health of females
c)
why people live to be 70
d)
tells that people live to be 100
14.

Read the sentence.


Unlike lions, leopards are solitary and antisocial animals.


Which word or phrase BEST states the meaning of antisocial?

a)

friendly and likeable

b)

enjoying groups

c)

extremely hungry

d)

not sociable

15.

What does the affix bio mean?

a)

plants

b)

life

c)

environmental science

d)

death