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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ladies, please stop the name calling. There is no reason to act uncivil.

a)

rude

b)

crazy

c)

tired

d)

outgrabe

2.

She gives me this look of disdain ever since I cut her favorite doll's hair.

a)

hatred

b)

love

c)

sadness

d)

vorpality

3.

Mrs.Gordon wasn't sure that she cut out the shapes properly. She was afraid that she might have made them uneven, but her student assured her that her shapes were perfectly symmetrical.

a)

slithy

b)

disgusting

c)

equal

d)

rough

4.

Janie was gratified when the teacher used her project as an example for other classes.

a)

disappointed

b)

happy

c)

embarrassed

d)

burbled

5.

The dogs were so hungry that they would have fought one another for a morsel of meat.

a)

crumb

b)

ton

c)

tove

d)

torch

6.

As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.

a)

dinner

b)

jujub

c)

guilt

d)

indifference

7.

The lady decided it was tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend.

a)

ate

b)

shunned

c)

pushed

d)

called

8.
If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story, you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. What is this strategy known as?
a)
text messaging
b)
content origins
c)
context clues
d)
scanning
9.
In the middle of the night
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Run-On
c)
Fragment
10.
The wind blew the leaves in the yard.
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Run-On
c)
Fragment
11.
Found myself a new truck.
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Run-On
c)
Fragment
12.
My uncle plays the drums he is in the band.
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Run-On
c)
Fragment
13.
Everyday after school, Jeff completes his homework.
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Run-On
c)
Fragment
14.
Ate a delicious meal with his family.
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Run-On
c)
Fragment
15.
My grandparents went on vacation, they will be home in two weeks.
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Run-On
c)
Fragment
16.
What is missing in this sentence?
 Was relaxing on the beach.
a)
verb
b)
subject
c)
both
d)
nothing
17.
One way you could figure out the theme is to...
a)
Skim through the story
b)
Just read the beginning of the story
c)
Think about what the character has learned
d)
Read the ending of the story
18.
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower; 
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay. 
What is the central theme of this poem?
a)
Nature and man must get along
b)
Wonderful and beautiful things only last a short while
c)
Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful
d)
Nature and beauty are permanent.
19.
What is the theme of this story? 
a)
Don't be greedy.
b)
Work together.
c)
Respect your elders. 
d)
Don't steal.
20.
Kyle liked Lucy more than any other girl in the school, but he had an odd way of showing it. When she walked ahead of him in line, he kicked at her shoe. When she passed him in the hallway, he caller her "Lame Lucy" He even wrote a mean word on her homework during the bus ride to school. But what puzzled Lucy the most was receiving an invitation to Kyle's birthday party. Figuring that he was just planning a mean trick on her, Lucy decided not to go, and while Kyle eagerly awaited Lucy's arrival, Lucy talked on the phone to Jacob. When Kyle finally realized that Lucy was not coming to his party, he was crushed. 
a)
Don't go to parties if you think you'll be tricked
b)
Being mean to people will let you know that you like them
c)
Always be honest about your feelings, say and do what you think and feel
d)
Treat people kindly