WorksheetsREADING BENCHMARK REVIEW
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
Look up the word "pass" in the dictionary.
What is the definition of the word pass as it's used in this sentence?
John passed me in the hall and knocked all of my books out of my arms.
to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something : to move past
to run the normal course—used of time or a period of time
to throw or hit (a ball or puck) especially to a teammate—often used with off
to go or make one's way through
Which of these are a correct list of synonyms for the word moist?
wet, damp, humid
thirsty, waterless, scorch
arid, dry, unwatered
drench, drown, sop
Look up RESOURCE in the DICTIONARY...
Read this sentence:
A dictionary is a great resource to help you on the STAAR test.
What is the correct definition for the word resource as it's used in this sentence?
a source of supply or support
a natural feature that enhances the quality of human life, a natural resource
a tool to use to find information
a possibility of relief or recovery
Look up the word secure.
Read this sentence:
My art project fell apart because I didn't secure it carefully.
What is the correct definition of the word secure as it is used in this sentence?
to feel safe
to release from work or duty
to fasten tightly to something else
to place in a safe in a bank
Synonyms of thriving: flourishing, going, palmy, prosperous, successful, triumphant
Antonyms
failed, unsuccessful
Pick a sentence that uses an SYNONYM of thriving correctly.
I was not triumphant when attempting to beat my last score.
I was unsuccessful when I called my mom's name because she didn't come.
My dad's business has been prosperous, it's really thriving!
My garden flowers are really flourishing, and my roses are thriving!
The PLOT of a story is --
the rise and fall of the climax, problem, and solution
the theme of the story
the solution of the story
the characters and setting
A narrative poem is a poem that --
has no real rhythm or rhyme
is funny and entertaining
tells a story, sometimes with characters and setting, rhymes or has rhyming words
has a set number of lines, and a set number of words in each line
Which of these senses describes how ice cream feels?
smooth, cold, melt in your mouth, sweet
Hearing: plop, splat (when it falls on the floor)
mounds, white as snow (vanilla), little crevices, puddles (when it melts)
Wet, cold, slimy, frozen
Which of these sentences gives a THEME of a story?
The trees and flowers waved back and forth in the gentle wind.
Telling the truth was hard, but in the end, I knew it was the right thing to do.
She was trembling from fear, but brave.
My mom was very upset with me for lying to her.
An example of a diagram is --
All of these are diagrams
Which one of these sentences EMPHASIZES the sense of sight?
The cold, hard floor was uncomfortable, but I was tired, so I slept.
The white, fluffy clouds floated across the sky.
The cool water quenched my thirst and made me feel much better.
The brownies in the oven made the most wonderful scent across my house.
As a result of sleeping so well, I felt wonderful all day.
What's a result?
an effect
an outcome
a conclusion
all of the answers are correct
The reader can CONCLUDE that the little girl is funny because she tells jokes all the way through the story.
What does the word CONCLUDE mean?
to infer
draw a conclusion
have the idea
all of these are correct
The 'P' in PQRSA stands for....
Preview and Predict
Play and Piddle
Put all your strategies on your paper
Pick the right answer
Which strategy do we use when reading a FICTIONAL story?
PQRVSA
PQRSA
SWBST
All of these
The 'V' in PQRVSA reminds us to....
VISUALIZE what the POEM is saying, painting a picture in our brain
VISUALIZE what the characters are doing
VISUALIZE what just happened in fiction stories
VISUALIZE how the poem makes us feel
Why do we need to label and complete our SWBST strategy while reading our FICTIONAL story?
It helps us to Preview and Predict, Write a Question, Read 3 times, Write a Summary, and Assess and Answer our Questions
It helps us to visualize what the poem is saying, but also Preview, Predict, Write a question, Summarize, and Assess and Answer the questions
It helps us to Understand, Plan, Solve, and Check our answers
It helps us to summarize WHO the character, WHAT they want, WHAT problem they had, WHAT they did about it, and HOW it was solved.
Dialogue is......
A conversation between characters in a poem
A conversation between characters in a fictional story
A conversation between characters in a fable
A conversation between characters in an expository passage
Expository Passages are.....
Informational
Persuasive
Entertaining
Poetry
All of the following are examples of EXPOSITORY except....
Fictional
Procedural
Persuasive
Non-Fiction
